NYU Law - Enviromental LL.M
Starting 2010, NYU Law is planning to offer a unique LL.M. in Enviromental Law intended foor students planning a career focusing on environmental and land use law. This could be a good fit whether you are considering continuing your career in private practice, public services and even acedmia.
Joint MBA / JD Degree
If you are brave enough to consider doing a joint MBA and JD degree, you might want to listen to this podcast and hear the following guestspeakers:
- David E. Van Zandt, Dean of Northwestern University School of Law
- Edward B. Rock, University of Pennsylvania Law School, The Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law and Co-Director of Institute for Law and Economics at Wharton
- Wendy Siegel, Director of Recruitment and Marketing, New York University School of Law, Office of Career Services
- Pamela Mittman, Assistant Dean of Career Services and Student Activities, New York University Stern School of Business
- John Amer, Client Partner, Legal, at Korn Ferry International
- Blair Ciesel, Recruiter at International Consulting Firm; JD/MBA Graduate from Northwestern University Law School/Kellogg School of Mangement.
- Rob Neal, Executive Director of Tournament Golf Foundation; JD/MBA Graduate from Emory University
10 Free Online Resources for Law Students
From social networks and discussion boards to informational and news sites, the web provides a wide range of useful resources for law school applicants, current students, and recent graduates. Here are 10 free online resources for law students to explore.
ABA Law Student Division - The Law Student Division of the American Bar Association provides information about legal education, admissions to the bar, scholarships, grant programs, legal publications, and much more.
ILSA - The International Law Students Association is a non-profit association of law students and lawyers. The ISLA offers education and career resources as well as information on conferences and international events.
LSAC - The Law School Admissions Council is a non-profit organization that provides admission-related services to law schools and applicants. The site offers information about choosing a law school, applying to law school, financing law school, the LSAT, and much more.
FindLaw - Created for legal professionals, this site also offers resources for law students. Notable resources on FindLaw include legal news, cases and codes, job and career boards, research materials, and lists of law student associations.
Law School Discussion - This online forum is a great place for pre-law and current graduate students to discuss law schools, admissions, news, and much more. The site also offers books, blogs, and other resources.
Law School Numbers - Law School Numbers (LSN) is a social networking site for law school applicants, students, and recent graduates. The site is an excellent place to discuss the various aspects of admissions, law school, and career processes.
About Law School - This About.com site is dedicated entirely to law school. Resources include a blog, forum, and articles about preparing for law school, choosing a law school, applying to law school, surviving law school, the bar exam, and much more.
NALP Directory of Law Schools - The NALP Directory of Law Schools provides a listing for nearly every ABA-accredited law school as well as several Canadian schools.
Best Law Schools - This law school ranking from U.S. News displays a list of the best 184 accredited law school programs based on expert opinions and the quality of each law school's faculty, research, and students.
LawCrossing - LawCrossing is a large meta site that pulls legal job listings from around the web and places them in one easy-to-navigate place.
Guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online classes for OnlineClasses.org.
ABA Law Student Division - The Law Student Division of the American Bar Association provides information about legal education, admissions to the bar, scholarships, grant programs, legal publications, and much more.
ILSA - The International Law Students Association is a non-profit association of law students and lawyers. The ISLA offers education and career resources as well as information on conferences and international events.
LSAC - The Law School Admissions Council is a non-profit organization that provides admission-related services to law schools and applicants. The site offers information about choosing a law school, applying to law school, financing law school, the LSAT, and much more.
FindLaw - Created for legal professionals, this site also offers resources for law students. Notable resources on FindLaw include legal news, cases and codes, job and career boards, research materials, and lists of law student associations.
Law School Discussion - This online forum is a great place for pre-law and current graduate students to discuss law schools, admissions, news, and much more. The site also offers books, blogs, and other resources.
Law School Numbers - Law School Numbers (LSN) is a social networking site for law school applicants, students, and recent graduates. The site is an excellent place to discuss the various aspects of admissions, law school, and career processes.
About Law School - This About.com site is dedicated entirely to law school. Resources include a blog, forum, and articles about preparing for law school, choosing a law school, applying to law school, surviving law school, the bar exam, and much more.
NALP Directory of Law Schools - The NALP Directory of Law Schools provides a listing for nearly every ABA-accredited law school as well as several Canadian schools.
Best Law Schools - This law school ranking from U.S. News displays a list of the best 184 accredited law school programs based on expert opinions and the quality of each law school's faculty, research, and students.
LawCrossing - LawCrossing is a large meta site that pulls legal job listings from around the web and places them in one easy-to-navigate place.
Guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online classes for OnlineClasses.org.
Fordham Law school - LLM update
If you are thinking about an LLM in the US, you should absolutely consider applying to Fordham Law school. The program is a highly diverse one and has been around for 20 years, with a strong alumni network of 1,140 graduates from 90 countries.
Fordham currently offers five programs withint the LLM degree:
1. Banking, Corporate & Finance Law
2. Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law
3. International Business & Trade Law
4. International Law & Justice
5. U.S. & Comparative Law
To get more details about the application and the faculty visit Fordham website.
Fordham currently offers five programs withint the LLM degree:
1. Banking, Corporate & Finance Law
2. Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law
3. International Business & Trade Law
4. International Law & Justice
5. U.S. & Comparative Law
To get more details about the application and the faculty visit Fordham website.
Best Law Schools - US News ranking
Best Law Schools per US News and World Report - follow the link below to read the full profile of the school in US News and World report website. In the upcoming posts I will review the programs in more details.
1. Yale University
2. Harvard University
3. Stanford University
4. Columbia University
5. New York University
6. University of California - Berkeley
7. University of Chicago
8. University of Pennsylvania
9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
10. Duke University
1. Yale University
2. Harvard University
3. Stanford University
4. Columbia University
5. New York University
6. University of California - Berkeley
7. University of Chicago
8. University of Pennsylvania
9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
10. Duke University
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