Do you have what it takes to be a successful lawyer? Katharine M. Chen, associate director of the Career Planning Center at Fordham University School of Law, breaks down the attributes—other than legal knowledge and skills—that lead to success, including:
- Keep learning and stay curious.
U.S. News has recently released its second annual ranking of law schools by the percentage of the 2008 class that was employed as clerks by federal judges. Federal clerkships are considered the most prestigious of judicial clerkships, and clerkships in general can provide lawyers with tremendous experience and significant contacts, giving them an advantage in the difficult legal job market.
U.S. News has also published the percentage...
As previously reported, law schools are trying to do their part in assisting their students with their job search in this daunting economic climate. Many schools have pushed their on-campus interview weeks earlier from the fall to August, so that their students have first dibs on potential job openings. Some schools offer stipends for unpaid internships or even law firm jobs.
The New York Times sheds light on the latest method employed by law schools—grade inflation. At least 10 law school...
Here's the latest law school admissions news:
- The law school at the College of William and Mary has seen a 26 percent rise in applicants this year, receiving close to 6,300 applications for only 200 plus spots, as reported by the Daily Press. The school has had a 48 percent increase in applications since 2007. William and Mary has also experienced an increase in applications volume at other professional a...
Despite the dwindling legal job market, law school applicants have increased by 3% nationwide from last year, as reported by The National Law Journal. According to the Law School Admissions Council, the number of law school applications has risen by 7%, with applicants probably applying to several schools.
The state of Pennsylvania is doing its part to sustain the public service sector. The Pennsylvania Bar Foundation and the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board are initiating a new statewide school loan repayment program, offering “one-year loans to qualifying attorneys at IOLTA-funded legal services organizations that can be used to repay undergraduate and law school debt and will be forgiven at the end of each year,” as reported by New York Lawyer.
The goal of the progr...
