By Brian Reid At some point in the law school application process, you will have to answer the most important question – where will you attend? Determining what law school is the right fit for you is crucial, and the best way to decide is a personal visit. Visiting the law schools you are considering [...]
By Samantha Moppett Currently, some of the hot-button phrases in the legal field are “access to justice” and “closing the legal aid gap.” Yet, the issue of how to address the failure of the justice system to adequately serve all people irrespective of wealth and position is largely neglected in the law school curriculum. To [...]
By Sabrina DeFabritiis In anticipation of Massachusetts’s adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), Suffolk Law is incorporating into the first-year legal writing program a Capstone, modeled after the Multistate Performance Test (MPT). Historically the Massachusetts Bar Exam has been comprised of the Multistate Bar Exam and 10 state specific essays. July 2018 will be [...]
By Brian Reid When deciding what law school to attend, there is a lot to consider. As a law school recruiter, I’m often asked what should prospective students look for in a law school. It’s no longer enough to ask if you will get a good education and if you will get a job. In [...]
Suffolk Law recently expanded its Ireland summer program to include a two-week academic program to complement its existing Ireland Public Interest Externship Program. We asked Professor Sara Dillon, director of the Ireland study abroad program, and Practitioner in Residence Christine Bustany, director of the international externship and legal practice programs, to talk to us about [...]
By Anne-Marie Beliveau “Where are you from?” Sitting nervously around a table with fellow interns, anxiously awaiting to start our first day at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, I started chatting with an intern from the Czech Republic. She just so happened to have lived outside of Ottawa, the city I [...]
By Cherina Wright If you are embarking on a profession in the legal field, applying to law school is the first step and it’s important to maintain a level of professionalism from day one. This means showing you are competent, efficient and considerate—skills valued in the legal field. From your interactions with law school faculty, [...]
By Brian Reid One of the most frequent questions I get from prospective students is whether they should retake the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). The answer is different for everyone, but there are some factors to consider when you are deciding whether to take the LSAT again. Did you prepare for the LSAT? You [...]
By Meghan E. Hall I was nervous, tempted and skeptical about signing up for the 2L Day-3L Evening Mock Trial Competition during my second year at Suffolk Law School. I thought, “I have no experience conducting an opening statement or trial practice for that matter; this could be anything but fun.” I was wrong. The trial [...]
By Kathleen Elliott Vinson Professor of Legal Writing and Director of Legal Writing, Research, and Written Advocacy Ahhh . . . the lazy days of summer. Not exactly if you are a law student. Most law students are busy during the summer at jobs, internships, clerkships, and associateships. However, relaxation and renewal are important too. [...]
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