Items tagged with "Legal Careers"
There are 42 items tagged with "Legal Careers".
Lawyer-Alumni and Pre-Law Network
A great many UMass Amherst students considering legal careers don’t know any lawyers personally—none in the family, no family friends, really no one to connect with in the field in order to learn more about the profession. A great many...
A great many UMass Amherst students considering legal careers don’t know any lawyers personally—none in the family, no family friends, really no one to connect with in the field in order to learn more about the profession. A great many...
Networking
What is networking? In essence, it’s being friendly with a purpose. If that sounds crass to you, then, to be blunt, you might want to rethink a career that is based largely on building and maintaining strategic professional relationships. Lawyers...
What is networking? In essence, it’s being friendly with a purpose. If that sounds crass to you, then, to be blunt, you might want to rethink a career that is based largely on building and maintaining strategic professional relationships. Lawyers...
Learning more about legal careers
These pages outline only the very barest of information about legal careers. There are three basic ways to find out more, listed here in declining order of helpfulness:work in one or more law offices, talk to practicing attorneys, and read more...
These pages outline only the very barest of information about legal careers. There are three basic ways to find out more, listed here in declining order of helpfulness:work in one or more law offices, talk to practicing attorneys, and read more...
What legal careers are available?
Presumably, you’re thinking about law school because some aspect of the law interests you. But there are so many different types of law – different fields (or “practice areas”), different types of law office (“practice settings”) – that it’s sometimes hard to get...
Presumably, you’re thinking about law school because some aspect of the law interests you. But there are so many different types of law – different fields (or “practice areas”), different types of law office (“practice settings”) – that it’s sometimes hard to get...
No joke: More on law school employment numbers
Yesterday, I might have fooled some of you with my “LSAT waiver” prank, but today, I am forced to be serious again. It’s about those post-grad legal employment numbers. “Bleak” continues to be the best word...
Yesterday, I might have fooled some of you with my “LSAT waiver” prank, but today, I am forced to be serious again. It’s about those post-grad legal employment numbers. “Bleak” continues to be the best word...
The Coming Crash in Legal Education
That’s the title of a new article from University of Baltimore Law Professor Richard Bourne, detailing the long slow train wreck that the combination of the rising costs of legal education and the stagnant-to-receding market for legal jobs...
That’s the title of a new article from University of Baltimore Law Professor Richard Bourne, detailing the long slow train wreck that the combination of the rising costs of legal education and the stagnant-to-receding market for legal jobs...
New law school employment data index
The good folks at Law School Transparency (LST) have published a new index of law schools evaluating their transparency with regard to their employment numbers. LST staff reviewed the websites of every ABA-approved law school during the first...
The good folks at Law School Transparency (LST) have published a new index of law schools evaluating their transparency with regard to their employment numbers. LST staff reviewed the websites of every ABA-approved law school during the first...
Internship opportunitiy: The Boston Lawyers Group
The Boston Lawyers Group‘s mission is to “support the efforts of its member organizations to identify, recruit, advance and retain attorneys of color.” Its member organizations are law firms and legal organizations in and around Boston. One...
The Boston Lawyers Group‘s mission is to “support the efforts of its member organizations to identify, recruit, advance and retain attorneys of color.” Its member organizations are law firms and legal organizations in and around Boston. One...
Must read: Online Forum on Legal Education
The National Law Journal recently convened an online forum of educators and others interested in the future of law school and the legal profession. The forum is a must-read for anyone considering law school—both the main entries...
The National Law Journal recently convened an online forum of educators and others interested in the future of law school and the legal profession. The forum is a must-read for anyone considering law school—both the main entries...
Lawpalooza! Next week’s many law-related events
What a crazy conglomeration of events we’ve got scheduled next week, all catering to the legal eagles out there. I’m out of breath just listing them all. Here’s the rundown: *Just added* Vermont Law...
What a crazy conglomeration of events we’ve got scheduled next week, all catering to the legal eagles out there. I’m out of breath just listing them all. Here’s the rundown: *Just added* Vermont Law...