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Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out of State Schools

Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out of State Schools. Eileen Doyle Crane PLANC National Conference Boston, MA June 11, 2004. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools. Main Issues: Future Employment Opportunities Regional vs. National Schools

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Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out of State Schools

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  1. Thinking Outside of the Box:Applying to Out of State Schools Eileen Doyle Crane PLANC National Conference Boston, MA June 11, 2004

  2. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Main Issues: • Future Employment Opportunities • Regional vs. National Schools • Quality of Life Issues

  3. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Methodology to Resolve Issues: • Collect information • Identify important school characteristics • Mobility • Cost of attendance and living • Special programs • Alumni support for new law grads • Personal visits to school and region

  4. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Collect Pertinent Information • ABA/LSAC Official Guide: http://officialguide.lsac.org/ • NAPLA/SAPLA Book of Lists • Law Placement Data from NALP: http://www.nalp.org/recentgraduates • Cities Ranked and Rated http://www.bestplaces.net/crar/

  5. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Identify Important School Characteristics • LSAC and Law School Websites • Catalogues + other external information • Researching Law Schools form and spreadsheet

  6. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Mobility Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools: • Bar Passage—states/percentage • Placement Data—states/foreign countries • Judicial Clerkships—number/percentage Cities Rated: Quality of Life Issues

  7. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Cost • Tuition: In-state vs. Out-of-state • Placement Statistics • Special Programs • Alumni Association Support

  8. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Evaluating Law School Programs • Clinics • Law Journals & Publications • Special Programs • Joint Degrees

  9. Thinking Outside of the Box: Applying to Out-of-State Schools • Alumni Associations • Law School Outreach: • Loyalty, service to school by former graduates • Career Services Offices • ESPN News: ND alumni associations • 224 groups • 22 countries • Lists of former students: email database

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