Tips for international students applying to law school in the US
WTOP NEWS — Because the U.S. is a global hub of legal education and practice, American law schools attract many foreign applicants. Most commonly, applicants come from countries with similar common law legal systems, like Canada, the United Kingdom, India and English-speaking nations in Africa and the Caribbean. But growing numbers of applicants from Asia, Latin America…
Read More about Tips for international students applying to law school in the USAlmost 50 percent of law schools will mandate vaccines for staff and students
REUTERS — Students at nearly half of the law schools in the nation will need to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to set foot on campus this fall, including at all the so-called T-14 elite schools, according to a higher education publication’s list of vaccine mandates at universities and colleges.
Read More about Almost 50 percent of law schools will mandate vaccines for staff and studentsTips for success for incoming students
NATIONAL JURIST — If you’re beginning your first year with the goal of being a top law student, you’re not alone. Many of your classmates will have that same ambition. To set yourself apart, you’ll need to have a strategy for success from the start.
Read More about Tips for success for incoming studentsAdvice for law school applicants amid competitive admissions environment
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Current statistics from the Law School Admission Council, known as LSAC, show that nearly 71,000 people applied to law school for the 2021 enrollment year, roughly a 13% increase from the prior year. Those applicants submitted nearly 481,000 law school applications in total, about a 27% increase from last year.
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RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — While some high school students have spent their summer by the pool, a group of ambitious would-be law students learned the virtues of a career in law through a new Rutgers summer academy offered by the Office of Summer and Winter Sessions at Rutgers-New Brunswick. Rutgers Law School led the two-week, Pre-College…
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JD SUPRA — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In our milestone 300th episode today, we reflect on things that we’ve learned over the years from doing the podcast and working with students, and we answer some listener question on topics that commonly show up.
Read More about Podcast: Balancing law school and well-beingCase Western Reserve Law launches summer JumpStart program for incoming first-year law students
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — With its new JumpStart program CWRU School of Law is providing incoming 1L students the opportunity to begin their law school career a few months early. The JumpStart program offers an eight-week summer experience designed to help students excel in law school and beyond.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law launches summer JumpStart program for incoming first-year law studentsGeorge Washington University offers free summer study program for LSAT takers
GW HATCHET — Officials will launch a free study program on the Law School Admission Test this summer. The LSAT study cohort, housed under Academic Commons, will provide interested students with practice problems and study plans during weekly meetings from June 20 to September 19, according to the University’s website.
Read More about George Washington University offers free summer study program for LSAT takersWillamette Law and University of Alaska develop guaranteed admissions program for qualified students
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS — The University of Alaska Anchorage has announced a new partnership with a university in Oregon to expand opportunities for current and future students interested in law degrees. Qualified students in Alaska who meet certain academic requirements will be guaranteed admission.
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SPECTRUM NEW 9 — It’s a passion project for Stetson Law’s first black dean, Michele Alexandre, to impact that school to prison pipeline.
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