July 22, 2010
Boston College announced yesterday that George D. Brown, a nationally recognized expert in government ethics and federal-state relations, will serve as the interim dean of the law school once John Garvey leaves this post to fulfill his appointment as president of Catholic University.
Brown, who was named Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Professor of Law in 2006, is not new to the role of administrator as he previously served as the associate dean of academic affairs under two different deans. A graduate of Harvard Law School and a member of the Boston College community for nearly 40 years, Brown has served his fellow Bay Staters on numerous occasions. In the mid-1990s he was appointed by Governor Weld . . . → Continue Reading
February 1, 2010
In the wake of Haiti’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, the White House granted Temporary Protected Status to existing Haitian immigrants, allowing them to remain and work in the United States for 18 months. Subsequently, two law schools with sizable local Haitian populations have stepped up to provide legal support for obtaining such status.
In South Florida, the University of Miami School of Law recently conducted a filing session to interview and screen applicants, and to facilitate application paperwork.
“As lawyers, none of us can administer field medicine, and we aren’t logistics experts,” said JoNel Newman, the director of the law school’s Health and Elder Law Clinic. “But this is a way we can help. It . . . → Continue Reading
November 4, 2009
Responding to student concerns regarding a limited summer legal job market, Boston College (BC) Law School is considering breaking recent tradition and implementing summer study classes in 2010.
In a letter to 1L and 2L students, BC Law School’s Associate Dean, Michael Cassidy, said: “We have not, within several decades, offered summer law courses here at the law school.” However, after hearing some student input, Cassidy indicated that the administration is weighing summer study and that “some students might find this option very attractive.” The letter was printed in an Above the Law article.
As part of the school’s consideration, the administration created an online survey to more accurately measure student interest.
And while . . . → Continue Reading
October 28, 2009
For all those applicants who have recently opened a calendar to plot out the next few months only to realize they can’t possibly fit in campus visits on top of jobs, school, and personal statements, never fear! It’s true that traveling to a school’s campus is an ideal way to learn about their law program, but visiting is often not a viable option for applicants who are located remotely or unsure of their level of interest in a given school. The good news is that law schools might very well come to them. Many law schools hit the road and embark on worldwide tours to dispense information and recruit qualified applicants. Such events offer a great opportunity for interested students to . . . → Continue Reading
May 27, 2009
This past weekend, 3Ls, LLMs and SJDs from Yale, Boston College and Columbia University, graduated from their respective law schools in ceremonies that included a few surprises. Chief among these was the presence of Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton `73 at YLS’s commencement on Memorial Day, who was there to receive an honorary degree from her alma mater. In accordance with Yale’s tradition of keeping secret the names of each year’s honorary degree recipients until the day of the commencement ceremony, neither students nor media outlets were informed of the decision to honor Secretary Clinton until the day before commencement when the Yale Daily News . . . → Continue Reading
May 8, 2009
Below is a list of the early decision deadlines (when applicable) and application review periods for the leading law schools:
Berkeley / Boalt
Application Period: October 1 – February 1
Boston College
Application Period: Mid-September – March 1
Boston University
Application Period: September 1 through March 1
Chicago
Early Decision Deadline: December 1
Application Period: September 1 – February 1
Columbia
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September 1 – February 15
Cornell
Early Action Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September 1 – February 1
Duke
Early Decision Deadline: November 5 (Round I) and January 7 (Round II)
Application Period: September 1 – February 15
Emory
Application Period: September 1 – March 1.
Fordham
Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September 1 – March . . . → Continue Reading
May 8, 2009
The Boston College Personal Statement is as follows:
Personal statement: Please provide us with a personal statement that reflects on your capacity for legal study and your desire to enter the legal profession. In crafting your essay, you may choose to address one of the following topics, to the extend you believe it reflects on your characters and fitness to study the law: a) a major life experience that has colored your world view; b) significant course work undertaken in college which reflects on your ability to succeed as a law student; c) unique personal characteristics or traits that you will bring to the BC . . . → Continue Reading
