law school profiles
School Profiles of W&M Law, Columbia Law, and Cornell Law School
The Marshall-Wythe School of Law, or more commonly called the William & Mary Law School, was founded in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson and is the oldest existing law school in the US. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, the W&M Law School is part of the College of William & Mary, which is the second oldest college [...]
Law School Profiles: Charleston, CUNY, and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
The Charleston School of Law or CSOL was founded in 2003, and is one of the only two law schools found in South Carolina. Charleston Law dedicates itself to producing intellectually competent lawyers with high moral character. The school is host to three student publications that aim to provide a venue for students, law practitioners, [...]
Law School Profiles: Campbell Law, Case Western Reserve Law, and Chapman Law
Founded in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law or Campbell Law is one of the graduate schools of Campbell University and is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school offers a JD-MBA program, as well as the JD-MTIM (Masters in Trust and Investment Management) degree. The JD-MTIM degree is offered to students [...]
Law School Profiles: BC Law, BU Law, and Brooklyn Law School
Boston College Law School or BC Law was founded in 1929 and is one of the graduate schools of Boston College in Newton, Massachusetts. BC Law is known for its programs in the fields of social justice, human rights, and public interest law. The school is also known for having a highly selective admissions process. [...]
Law School Profiles: Albany, Washington, and Appalachian School of Law
Albany Law School is known as the only law school found within the Capital Region of New York, and is the nation’s oldest independent school of law. Founded in 1851, Albany Law was also the very first law school in the US to publish a student-edited law review, the Albany Law School Journal. Albany has [...]
Law Education at Sandra Day O’Connor, Ave Maria, and Baylor Law Schools
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is the law school of the Arizona State University and was renamed in 2006 after former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The school first opened its doors in 1964, and offers not only JD degrees but also hybrid ones like JD-MD, JD-PhD in Law and Psychology, JD-MBA, [...]
US Supreme Court Notables: Holmes, Cardozo and Scalia
US Supreme Court justices have been a source of inspiration and instruction for most law students. Here’s a look back on three famous judges turned justices who have left their mark on the face of the country’s judicial process. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Chief Justice Holmes, who authored The Common Law, is an icon that [...]
Tips on Breezing through the Law School Admission Interview
You may have proven your aptitude with the LSAT as well as the entrance exam to a certain law school. You may have passed an impressive personal statement law school essay along with the two letters of recommendation from people who know you well. But still, the law school you are applying to requests for [...]
Climbing the Political Ladder by Getting a Law Degree
Not all lawyers can be good politicians and not all politicians are required to have a law degree to be able to lead a district or a nation. However, the traits of a good lawyer or law-degree holder can also be good makings of a good politician. A better understanding of the law can help [...]
Politics: The Larger Courtroom
Lawyers, by training and profession, are experts in the judiciary or execution of the laws, edicts and rights as prescribed by the Constitution. Lawyers and law graduates bring to the legislative table skills that can make a good public servant if they choose to do so. Lawyers on policy-making Ideally, experience in upholding the law [...]