Hillary Mantis Esq.

Hillary Mantis works with prelaw students, law students and lawyers. She is the assistant dean for the prelaw advising program at Fordham University and author of several career and law school admissions books. You can reach her at Hillary.Mantis@yahoo.com.

Starting salaries down for Class of 2010

It’s probably not a huge surprise that starting salaries dropped substantially for the Class of ’10 law...

The bright spots in today’s job market

There are a few small bright spots in a still somewhat dismal job market for lawyers, according...

I think I want to go to law school

By Hillary Mantis “So, what should I be doing now?”  Susan, a freshman, sat anxiously in my office,...