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The following is an excerpt from The Law Student’s Guide to Doing Well and Being Well written by Shailini George and published by Carolina Academic Press.

As of mid-October, the number of applicants for the Class of 2023 was down 11.7% from the year before. The number of applications had dropped 16.2%, meaning students are applying to fewer schools as well.

Your time is approaching. There will be a day when you hold your right hand up and swear to uphold the laws of your state and country and only then will you understand: three years in law school is an eternity; three years in practice is an instant.

Is a traditional J.D. (“three-year degree”) or an advanced J.D. for foreign-educated lawyers (“two-year J.D.”) better for you?

New lawyering relies very little on your legal education or your bar exam preparation. Instead, it requires drawing on the vault of life experiences you have earned, your abilities as a competent person, and the "idea" that someone gave you a license.

Facing the challenge of losing accreditation, the school has taken a bold step. It has drastically reduced this year’s entering class and is giving full-tuition scholarships to all full-time students.

How do you make the transition from your studies to the office when you have no legal experience? Which firms should you apply to? What are hiring managers looking for?

Northeastern University School of Law sent out over 4,000 acceptance emails for the 2023-24 academic year this week. Seems a little early and an awful lot of acceptances, right?

Laura Beny has been a law professor at University of Michigan Law School since 2003. She was the school’s second Black female tenure-track professor.

"Four subjects that, if taught in law school, would make life a lot easier for everyone."