The Newsletter of the Carnegie Mellon University Pre-Law Program |
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Interest in public service lawyering is growing, and studies show the work to be most rewarding. Learn which schools lead the pack when it comes to preparing students for public interest work, government jobs or clerkships.
Racial justice has been at the forefront of legal education since the murder of George Floyd more than a year ago. The outpouring of news, anger and sympathy presented a unique opportunity for schools to educate future lawyers about legal inequalities and to pave the way for change.
Female enrollment is up, costs are up and African Americans are still not getting any where close to the percentage of admissions offers to the nation’s law schools as compared to white people.
A number of schools closed when applications fell and the ABA cracked down on suspect admission
practices. But closures have slowed to a trickle since then.
It’s a great time to be a lawyer, especially if your focus is on compensation. Or, to be blunt, money. Big Law salaries went up not once but twice this summer.
St. Mary’s to break new ground with fully online J.D. program
St. Mary’s University School of Law will become the first law school accredited by the American Bar Association to offer a J.D. program completely online.
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Events
Constitution Day 2021: “African American Workers and the U.S. Constitution: Past and Present” with Professor Joe William Trotter, Jr.
Wednesday, Sept. 22
5 to 6 p.m. EST, Remote
Join us in welcoming Professor Joe William Trotter, Jr. as featured speaker for our annual Constitution Day event, highlighting how Black working people embraced and deployed constitutional principles to reinvigorate American constitutionalism. (Virtual Event)
START SMART LAW: How to Structure Your Capital Raise – Part 1 – The Fundamentals
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 5 to 6:30 p.m. EST via Zoom
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST
Learn about the legal and economic/business issues associated with raising capital through Friends and Family, Seed Funding and Series A rounds. This session is a prerequisite to understanding and participating in Part 2 – Negotiating the Term Sheet.
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Opportunities
Bates White Summer Consultant Internships
Bates White is an economic consulting firm located in Washington, DC.Ranked the #3 consulting internship by Vault, our Summer Consultant Program is an intensive 10-week program offering rising seniors a robust professional, educational, and social experience. Summer Consultants analyze data and conduct research to develop rigorous, high-quality economic analyses and reports for our clients. From day one, you will be staffed to a real case and work alongside full-time Consultants. Learn more about the Summer Consultant experience here.
We recruit students from diverse academic backgrounds with the following attributes:
- Exceptional quantitative, analytical, and research skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Creativity, independence, self-confidence, and tenacity
- Ability to work well independently and in a team in a deadline-driven environment
- Coursework in economics is helpful, but not a requirement
- Graduating between December 2022 and spring 2023
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The University of North Carolina School of Law is the second most prestigious school in the Carolinas. It has high entering GPA and LSAT credentials to prove that point. But, as a public school, it is far less costly. Students from out of state can apply for residency after living in the state a year.
Duke University School of Law is the most prestigious law school in the Carolinas, and one of the most prestigious law schools nationwide. Times Higher Education ranked it as the No. 1 law school in the world in 2017. It has the highest median LSAT and GPA in the region, making it difficult to gain admission.
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Now that school has started, many of you may be thinking about your major. What are the best majors for law school? In short, any major is perfectly fine. You may be surprised to hear this, and think that you have to be on a pre-law track.
Surviving Law School
Answers to frequently asked questions.
Five secrets to succeeding in law school
Success in law school isn’t just about bragging rights -- it’s about opportunities. The best law students tend to have the best chance of receiving scholarships, the best chance of passing the bar, and the best chance of landing their dream law job.
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Pre-Law Advising Office
Dr. Joseph E. Devine
University Pre-Law Advisor
Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. Student Pre-Law Society
Mahima Aggarwal
Senior, Ethics, History & Public Policy
President, Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. Student Pre-Law Society
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