Why Is Hastings Law School Rushing to Cut Enrollment?
Q & A with Hastings's dean and chancellor Frank Wu about downsizing legal education. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 1:38 PM on May 30, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (0)
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Tips for Summer Associates on Getting an Offer
What can you do to snag that offer at the end of your summer program? Guest blogger and author of Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks offers some tips. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 8:47 AM on May 29, 2012 in Advice, Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (2)
Your School Debt is Forever; Indiana Gets Cash Cow; Cleveland-Marshall Cuts Class by 30 Percent
Law school news brief: Bankruptcy and law school loans; another new law school; more cuts in law school enrollment. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:55 PM on May 24, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (1)
GW and Hastings Cut Enrollment while Bottom-Ranked Cooley Adds Another Campus
George Washington Law School joins Hastings in cutting enrollment. But Cooley isn't following that path. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 1:19 PM on May 17, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (4)
Interview Tips that You Won't Get from Your Career Counseling Office
Why follow the conventional interview rules? Sometimes it pays to be a bit bold and outrageous. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:32 PM on May 9, 2012 in Advice, Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (3)
Your Debt for Law School Will Exceed $200,000; Plus,15 Law Schools to Cross Off Your List
Law school news roundup—debt for law grads keeps growing; 15 law schools to avoid; Cooley grad sues (not the school, for a change). Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 8:18 AM on May 7, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (5)
Fordham Law Offers a Marketing Class—Will Other Schools Follow?
Forget torts and con law, maybe what you really need to learn in law school is marketing. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 11:57 AM on April 30, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools, Money/Power | Comments (3)
The Silence of the Lambs—Why Yale Law Women Are So Quiet
In the classrooms of the most selective law school in the nation, men still dominate. Probably not a good sign for gender equality in the future. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 12:06 PM on April 26, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools, Women | Comments (5)
Munger Tolles Hiring Partner Says Diversity Is Still Elusive
Munger Tolles is often touted for its diversity, but hiring partner Bart Williams says that just shows how far the legal profession still has to go. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:40 PM on April 25, 2012 in Advice, Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (0)
Eight Interview Tips
Don't be unnerved by the mind games that interviewers often play. Tips on acing the interview. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:00 PM on April 12, 2012 in Advice, Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (2)
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- Why Is Hastings Law School Rushing to Cut Enrollment?
- Tips for Summer Associates on Getting an Offer
- Your School Debt is Forever; Indiana Gets Cash Cow; Cleveland-Marshall Cuts Class by 30 Percent
- GW and Hastings Cut Enrollment while Bottom-Ranked Cooley Adds Another Campus
- Interview Tips that You Won't Get from Your Career Counseling Office
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