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24 January 2019 / Dr Paula Moffatt , Melanie King
Issue: 7825 / Categories: Features , Profession , Training & education
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Future prospects

Are some law schools more equal than others & how can they influence your success? Dr Paula Moffatt & Melanie King report

 
  • What should students be looking for when deciding which law school to pick?
  • What do employers want from law schools and law students?

One of the most wonderful aspects of modern life is that we are all presented with so many choices. Yet for many of us, the range of options on offer can sometimes appear overwhelming; something which has resonance for many students applying to law school. So what should students be looking for when deciding which law school to pick? And how can law firms, as employers, differentiate between the various law schools when it comes to recruiting graduates? The answer lies in taking a careful look at the overall educational experience on offer to the students, for it is this that will ultimately affect their academic success and their employment prospects.

The student perspective

From the student perspective,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

NEWS
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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