Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:To your knowledge are admissions standards more difficult for women than men? A friends son at a top 10 worked in Law Schools admissions and suggested that this seems to be the case (3.9 GPA is a given for many women applicants so their LSATs need to be even higher generally....
I wonder if more women want to go right after undergrad? And it’s harder for that reason, not for gender.
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for offering your expertise! Any thoughts about the role undergraduate major plays in admissions? Specifically, for STEM majors, many of the "weeder" classes (looking at you, O-chem) can take a toll on the grade point average. For an applicant who is interested in IP law, is any allowance made for a few more B's along the way in the highly challenging courses?
Anonymous wrote:Thank you for taking the time to answer questions here. Other than the GPA and LSAT score, what do T14 law schools look for in a student?
Anonymous wrote:Hi Prof, I am a lawyer and have two seniors that are twins studying for the LSAT. 3.92 and 4.00 GPAs. They really don't want to take time off but it seems all T14 de facto require it
When I went to law school in the mid nineties, about 1/3rd of my class took time off. Now at top schools it seems to be 2/3rds.
Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Is there a cut off age when you believe an adult should not go to law school? If so, what is that age?
Example - is a 40 year old paralegal, (BS) too old?
Anonymous wrote:Do the T14 look more favorably on elite undergraduate college applicants, all other things (gpa, lsat, extras) being equal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, your thread starting post suggested that prospective law school applicants should shadow lawyers before deciding whether or not to pursue the practice of law. I disagree.
I disagree because most lawyer activity occurs in the head of the attorney and watching a lawyer think, read and write for 9 or 10 hours a day really does not convey what lawyers do in furtherance of their clients' interests.
Shadowing a medical professional--such as a doctor--is quite different as many functions can be appreciated simply by being present & watching.
Continuing:
Arguably there is some career insight to be gained by shadowing a litigator (trial attorney) at a deposition or at a motions hearing or during a trial. But I doubt that many attorneys or law firms want non-lawyer/non-legal related professionals observers at their depositions. With respect to trial matters heard in court, there is no need to shadow as most hearings are open to the public.
Even though I see little value in shadowing an attorney, there is value in speaking to a variety of attorneys during lunch or any other free time to discuss the profession and that attorney's duties within his or her practice.
But watching an attorney think, read, and write for 10 hours a day provides insight that could be communicated in a quick conversation.
Anonymous wrote:Hi Professor Spitzer!
Anonymous wrote:Do you really think a LSAT score tells you anything about a prospective lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Why do law schools do rolling admissions? Don’t they run the risk missing great candidates who can’t apply early?
Anonymous wrote:Did you practice law? What area? What type of firm or agency? How long?