Could someone who has more of an idea about law schools, give me more information about the following institution
Admissions - JD, LLM, SJD - American University Washington College of Law
Or recommend some good ranking law schools in the US?
Re: American law schools
Harvard law, Georgetown (I don't think it's ivy league) but it's ranked high, yale....trying to think, use the ranking list. Unlike med and dental schools, I think for lawyers' salary, it's all based on what school they went to, so it's very important to choose the right school.
Re: American law schools
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I can’t comment on the the school you’ve mentioned but its definitely a good idea to look at the rankings mentioned in the other post. A tier one school (the first 50) are considered the better schools but for the most part are private schools and more expensive. The next 50 on the list are tier two schools and are pretty decent. The quality of education is likely comparable. The faculty for the schools generally come from tier one schools so academia is well represented in terms of instruction received in the schools.
The other poster mentioned you get better salaries based on better schools - that’s not necessarily the correlation. The higher salaries are offered by the larger big city law firms. You can have different branches of the same law firm in two different cities and the salaries are different based on where the law firm is located. You can also have a poorly performing student at an Ivy League student who makes far less than a well qualified graduate of a tier two school.
As for the large firm hiring practices, yes a large firm may hire more candidates from the tier one schools (that’s where they may spend a greater amount of time recruiting) - but scouts for the law firms go to most of the tier one and tier two law schools and interview based on the academic and extracurricular merits of the law school student. They generally offer 2L (second year) summer associate jobs (which if you prove your mettle may become an offer of a post-graduation 1st year associate contingent on passing the bar) based on the the grades earned in the first year and half of law school.
Don’t know that the information help answer your question - but again, I’ll direct you back to the rankings. Look at cost, location and any specialized programs that meet your interests from among the tier one and tier two schools. Also a really important indicator is the hiring percentages - what percentage of graduates secured jobs immediately upon graduation and within a 6 months.
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Does anyone know some (desi) lawyer practicing in the state of Colorado? Someone who practices in real estate law would be an advantage.
I am looking for desis as they might be a little more affordable than the non-desis :-)
Does anyone know some (desi) lawyer practicing in the state of Colorado? Someone who practices in real estate law would be an advantage. I am looking for desis as they might be a little more affordable than the non-desis :-)
send me a private message regarding the above please.
Re: American law schools
I think its more important that you describe what are your law related interests and what you want to do after the degree?
There are some top notch law schools in the US, even then you need to focus on their respective sub field strengths.
I think its more important that you describe what are your law related interests and what you want to do after the degree?
There are some top notch law schools in the US, even then you need to focus on their respective sub field strengths.
Sorry I think I should have started a separate thread! I'm not interested in a career as a lawyer. Infact, I need some lawyer's advise on a real estate matter. So, I'm looking for someone who practices in the state of colorado!
Sorry I think I should have started a separate thread! I'm not interested in a career as a lawyer. Infact, I need some lawyer's advise on a real estate matter. So, I'm looking for someone who practices in the state of colorado!
Slight misunderstanding. I was asking the person who started the thread.
Unfortunately, I don't know a good lawyer in Co. Maybe you should open a new thread for some responses.
I think its more important that you describe what are your law related interests and what you want to do after the degree?
There are some top notch law schools in the US, even then you need to focus on their respective sub field strengths.
Human Rights related/specialisms.
Human Rights related/specialisms.
Definitely recommend Yale, NYU, and Berkeley.
I think you should do the best as you can on the LSATs, and apply to some excellent schools.