Sentences with phrase «law school admissions»

One of the common questions for law school admission essay writing is «Why do I want to become a lawyer».
Prior to becoming a law professor, I spent almost 10 years working in law school admissions.
As law school admission deadlines approach, prospective students around the country will start to hear back from the schools that want them (and the ones that don't).
The «custom essay writing services» are there to guide you through the dull and monochromatic task of writing a «law school admission essay».
This strikes me as an honest admission that there's a built - in conflict of interest for law school admissions staff.
While law school admissions are at an all - time high, law jobs are disappearing.
-- Perhaps a better warning for law school admissions counselors, this one will go a long way to increase the competence of the licensed.
Material on the internet can remain there indefinitely and can be accessed by anyone anywhere — including law school admissions staff and prospective employers.
Below are a few law school admissions tips to help your application stand out.
There are several steps that stakeholders could take now to explore and improve the status of women in law school admissions.
Over the last 15 years, the demand for law school admission has significantly increased as has law school tuition.
Compare Brief for Law School Admission Council as Amicus Curiae 12 («LSAT scores... are an effective predictor of students» performance in law school») with Brief for Harvard Black Law Students Association et al. as Amici Curiae 27 («Whether [the LSAT] measure [s] objective merit... is certainly questionable»).
University of St. Thomas law prof Jerry Organ takes the time to crunch the numbers on Law School Admissions Test scores, law school enrollment and even American Bar Association employment numbers, identifying important trends.
Our profession essentially places the initial screening process for a population of more than a million lawyers in Canada, the US and the UK in the hands of several hundred members of law school admissions committees.
Fortunately, the Supreme Court did not eliminate the use of race as a factor in the University of Michigan Law School admissions process (see the full text of the court's decision here).
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All agree that its ratings has had a significant impact on law school admission policies; many believe it has perverted the process in ways that may not be the best for the profession.
Perhaps the first one is really no choice at all — the LSUC has no power over law school admissions committees, and it has little standing to turn away qualified foreign lawyers.
We were recently granted permission from the BCCA to intervene in Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University and Brayden Volkenant, the ongoing case about Trinity Western University's («TWU») proposed law school admission policy.
Although I don't believe in blaming the law schools, it's worth considering this graphic by Andrew Langille, depicting Ontario law school admissions for the past 5 years:
Over half of law school admission officers (54 percent) reported cutting the size of their entering classes for 2013 - 2014, and a quarter intend to do it again for 2014 - 2015.
The case, Trinity Western University and Brayden Volkenant v Law Society of British Columbia, concerns TWU's proposed law school admission policy.
A recent survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep revealed that, while the number of law school applicants has declined in the past few years, the quality of the applicant pool is increasing, making law school admissions more competitive than ever.
Since law school admissions in 2011 were 44,495, up from 42,673, this bold move by a tiny handful of law schools is likely to make no difference whatsoever.
Strategic change within higher education bureaucracy is rarely easy, but given the current economic climate (and the possible impending law school admissions bubble), there has never been a better time for a thoughtful realignment of career services priorities.
It's something very different from the Potemkin village that law school admissions departments like to portray to its eager applicants.
Orin Kerr links the Harvard Law School Admissions Blog, which looks and reads like a slick brochure (nary a scent even of the beer on the floor at Lincoln's Inn).
A source who had been on the Harvard Law School admissions board revealed that with Kerry's bad military record he was turned down for admission though clearly qualified because they didn't want to admit someone who they thought would be unable to pass the bar.
Complaints with the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind requesting investigations of nine law schools for violating the civil rights of blind and other print - disabled law school applicants by requiring applicants to apply online through the inaccessible Law School Admissions Council website.
Would increasing the number of law schools and law school admissions work in societies favour?
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Berkeley professors Marjorie M. Shultz (law) and Sheldon Zedeck (psychology) released a report last September, only now picked up on by the New York Times, that releases the results of a study done with a newly devised law school admission test and that recommends that this line of inquiry be pursued on a larger scale, with an eye to replacing the standard LSAT.
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Law school admissions decisions are largely based on two criteria: undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and LSAT score.
The current number of lawyers is expected to decline by half by 2030 as law school admissions decline and technology starts to play a bigger role in the industry.
This increase is very likely the product of increased law school admissions, increased NCA numbers and somewhat diminished large firm growth.
By «editing and managing» do you watching Project Runway re runs and getting hammered on rum and prank calling law school admissions and career services offices?
I didn't see it that way then but the low LSAT scores, rejected law school admissions, rejected transfer applications after first year, initial OCI rejections, and eventually the HB meltdown have all made me a more realistic lawyer.
1; Redish, Preferential Law School Admissions and the Equal Protection Clause: An Analysis of the Competing Arguments, 22 UCLA L.Rev.
These studies highlight some of the significant shortcomings of traditional law school admissions and pedagogue, and Christensen states,
Ian Holloway, Dean of Law at the University of Calgary, said law school admissions should be screening for people «who can flourish in the new world.»
The non-profit organization Law School Admission Council (LSAC) based in the United States was penalized $ 7.7 million USD to compensate over 6000 students from the past 5 years for application to accommodate.
it makes sense in a way, since the lsat dominated law school admissions process mostly eliminates the value of any characteristic other than abstract reasoning skills.
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