Go to Lunch With Your Law Professor: Get Personal
I always find my professors a little intimidating the first couple of weeks of class before I get to know them a little better. I’m especially afraid of them when they use the Socratic method…but this semester I got a head start. My secured transactions professor offered to take us out to lunch in small groups and put out a sign up sheet the very first class. A couple of friends and I decided to take him up on his offer and went out with him last Wednesday after class. The day that we were scheduled to go out to lunch with him, our Professor started class by saying how disappointed he was in us as a group. I thought he was going to say something about us not understanding the material or something but instead he said that no one had signed up for lunch with him for the rest of the semester. I felt relieved and glad that he really wanted us to sign up for lunch with him. Professor Kaufmann insisted that we had to pick the restaurant so of course we went with Thai food, our favorite. We walked to 9 Tastes in Harvard Square.
The walk over was full of small talk and long awkward pauses because none of us knew what to ask or say at first. About halfway there we came to an understanding that we would just alternate asking questions. By the time we got to 9 Tastes we knew what everyone was doing for the summer and that our professor had clerked for Justice Rehnquist on the Supreme Court. Our conversation in the restaurant was much less awkward. We slowly became more and more comfortable talking. Professor Kaufmann told us how he came to write a biography of Justice Cardozo, what the law school was like forty years ago, and how he came to teach secured transactions. We got to know our professor on a more personal level as well, which was really nice.
I sometimes forget that my professors are people who go home after work and have normal lives. I find that my professors intimidate me less the moment after they mention a child or spouse in an anecdote they tell in class. So getting to know my professors helps me to get over my fear of the Socratic method, which Professor Kaufmann definitely loves to use, and just focus on learning the material rather than freak out because I might be called on next. I definitely think the rest of my class should take advantage and sign up for lunch as soon as possible. Teachers who have been around as long as Professor Kaufmann have a lot of wisdom to share and not taking advantage of that seems just silly.
[thanks to nicmcphee and hls in focus via cc]
Law School Humor: Unemployed 3L Law Student Consolation
We at Career Services would like to send out consolations to all the 3Ls who remain uncommitted to an employer at this stage of the semester.
We would like to remind you that the Juneau Alaska Public Defender’s office still has an opening this fall. This is a fantastic opportunity, people! The pay may be modest, but after a few years you’ll be experienced enough defend moose poaching cases privately.
While it is disheartening that there are more applicants than positions available, you must keep in mind that you have spent the last three years in one of the most rigorous graduate programs available. You can use the skills you learned here in any employment you find, legal or not. For example:
- Lots of legal issues out there remain unresolved. Is the flurry of contracting in today’s business community creating more employees with all the requisite worker’s compensation and OSHA regulations or is it creating Posner’s nimbly efficient labor market? The law doesn’t have to be just theoretical anymore. As a day laborer, you can get hands on experience with this and other legal issues (matriculation in Immigration Law preferred. Se habla, por favor)
- Gentlemen, draw up your own release of custody agreements when you donate your 1400+ SAT score sperm to lesbian couples. Remember, this isn’t the character and fitness bar so feel free to throw a few more inches on your height during the application process. It’s a buyer’s market out there.
- Those latin phrases we taught you won’t go to waste. Your knowledge of root words will keep you sharp. You’ll know right away that when you serve the Venti coffee at Starbucks that “Venti” actually refers to the number of ounces (20) and is not Italian for extra large like Thad, your art school student coworker, says.
Due to the massive increase in as-of-yet-unemployed law students our own Career Services office will be hiring. An Anne Frank-esque attitude of optimism in the face overwhelming hopelessness is required, but you’ll be able to afford more than an attic on a Law School salary. Come join the team! If you can’t be invited to OCI, you can at least schedule it.
[thanks to editor b and russ via cc]
Top 100 Law Schools in America for 2010
Here is the rankings list of the 2010 top 100 law schools in the United States of America. Whether you’re looking for the top 10, top 50, or top 100 in Tier 1 law schools they’re all in the list below. The rankings are structured like this:
(Ranking) (Name of University)
(Location)
(2008-2009 Tuition)
(Total Full-Time Student Enrollment in Fall of 2008)
If we’re looking at Yale University, for example:
1 Yale University
New Haven, CT
Full-time: $46,000 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 588
Then this means that Yale is ranked #1 in the United States, located in New Haven, CT, had a 2008-2009 tuition of $46,000 per year and has a total full-time student enrollment of 588.
Any comments, questions, or opinions make sure to leave a comment at the end!
1 Yale University
New Haven, CT
Full-time: $46,000 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 588
2 Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Full-time: $41,500 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment:1,730
3 Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Full-time: $42,080 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 539
4 Columbia University
New York, NY
Full-time: $45,674 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,266
5 New York University
New York, NY
Full-time: $42,890 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,423
6 University of California–Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
In-state, full-time: $30,944 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $43,189 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 865
6 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $41,835 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 593
8 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time: $44,330 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 786
9 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
In-state, full-time: $41,500 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $44,500 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,151
10 Duke University
Durham, NC
Full-time: $42,938 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 611
10 Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $45,332 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 779
10 University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
In-state, full-time: $36,800 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,800 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,155
13 Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Full-time: $46,670 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 591
14 Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Full-time: $42,065 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,631
15 University of California–Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
In-state, full-time: $31,103 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,624 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,012
15 University of Texas–Austin
Austin, TX
In-state, full-time: $23,427 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,697 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,233
17 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Full-time: $42,206 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 578
18 University of Southern California (Gould)
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time: $44,510 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 605
19 Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Full-time: $40,436 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 831
20 Boston University
Boston, MA
Full-time: $38,266 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 822
20 Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Full-time: $39,776 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 697
20 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
In-state, full-time: $24,686 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,089 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 780
23 Indiana University–Bloomington (Maurer)
Bloomington, IN
In-state, full-time: $19,988 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,373 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 612
23 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
In-state, full-time: $31,262 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,262 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 587
23 University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Full-time: $37,650 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 558
26 Boston College
Newton, MA
Full-time: $38,450 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 799
26 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
In-state, full-time: $17,916 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,684 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 616
28 College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)
Williamsburg, VA
In-state, full-time: $20,146 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,346 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 626
28 George Washington University
Washington, DC
Full-time: $40,100 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,398
30 Fordham University
New York, NY
Full-time: $42,076 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,229
30 University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
In-state, full-time: $12,564 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,158 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 481
30 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
In-state, full-time: $15,045 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,867 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 735
30 University of Washington
Seattle, WA
In-state, full-time: $19,585 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,809 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 534
30 Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Full-time: $36,297 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 391
35 Ohio State University (Moritz)
Columbus, OH
In-state, full-time: $20,919 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,869 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 670
35 University of California–Davis
Davis, CA
In-state, full-time: $28,511 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,756 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 578
35 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
In-state, full-time: $13,090 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,940 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 660
35 University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI
In-state, full-time: $14,730 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,654 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 788
39 University of California (Hastings)
San Francisco, CA
In-state, full-time: $28,864 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,089 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,244
40 Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Full-time: $33,950 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 463
41 Brigham Young University (Clark)
Provo, UT
Full-time: $18,480 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 458
41 George Mason University
Arlington, VA
In-state, full-time: $18,732 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,948 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 454
43 University of Arizona (Rogers)
Tucson, AZ
In-state, full-time: $19,584 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,221 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 469
43 University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
In-state, full-time: $22,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,323 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 714
45 American University (Washington)
Washington, DC
Full-time: $39,402 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,235
45 Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Full-time: $38,724 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 746
45 University of Colorado–Boulder
Boulder, CO
In-state, full-time: $22,048 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,560 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 520
45 University of Utah (Quinney)
Salt Lake City, UT
In-state, full-time: $13,371 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,593 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 385
49 Southern Methodist University (Dedman)
Dallas, TX
Full-time: $36,546 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 527
49 Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York, NY
Full-time: $42,570 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 975
51 University of Florida (Levin)
Gainesville, FL
In-state, full-time: $12,339 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,704 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,224
52 Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
In-state, full-time: $12,352 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,364 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 771
52 University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
In-state, full-time: $19,362 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,764 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 361
52 University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT
In-state, full-time: $18,480 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,976 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 479
55 Arizona State University (O’Connor)
Tempe, AZ
In-state, full-time: $16,294 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,858 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 539
55 Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Full-time: $36,674 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 624
55 Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Full-time: $37,590 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 640
55 University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
In-state, full-time: $15,258 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,436 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 395
59 University of Houston
Houston, TX
In-state, full-time: $18,447 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,977 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 748
59 University of Tennessee–Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
In-state, full-time: $12,084 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,304 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 468
61 Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time: $42,375 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,211
61 Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)
Portland, OR
Full-time: $30,436 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 523
61 University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Full-time: $39,204 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 795
61 Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Full-time: $33,490 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 744
65 Baylor University (Umphrey)
Waco, TX
Full-time: $36,080 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 418
65 Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
In-state, full-time: $10,674 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,330 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 472
65 Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson)
University Park, PA
In-state, full-time: $31,942 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,942 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 547
65 Temple University (Beasley)
Philadelphia, PA
In-state, full-time: $16,758 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,702 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 773
65 University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
In-state, full-time: $15,033 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,376 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 489
65 University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
In-state, full-time: $15,984 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,486 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 448
71 Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time: $38,450 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 992
71 University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Full-time: $36,594 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,205
71 University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
In-state, full-time: $16,766 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,695 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 517
71 University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
In-state, full-time: $24,162 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,306 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 698
75 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge (Hebert)
Baton Rouge, LA
In-state, full-time: $13,143 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,239 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 565
75 University of Nevada–Las Vegas (Boyd)
Las Vegas, NV
In-state, full-time: $11,032 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,332 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 371
77 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $35,741 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 705
77 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden
Camden, NJ
In-state, full-time: $23,191 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,385 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 545
77 Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Full-time: $33,784 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 812
77 Seton Hall University
Newark, NJ
Full-time: $41,160 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 717
77 University of Denver (Sturm)
Denver, CO
Full-time: $33,780 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 839
77 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
In-state, full-time: $11,593 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,693 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 346
77 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
In-state, full-time: $20,570 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,610 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 531
77 University of Richmond (Williams)
Richmond, VA
Full-time: $31,510 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 477
85 Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time: $1,225 per credit
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 732
85 University at Buffalo–SUNY
Buffalo, NY
In-state, full-time: $14,685 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,485 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 739
87 DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $35,500 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 909
87 Indiana University–Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
In-state, full-time: $19,473 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,911 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 638
87 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $35,334 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 638
87 Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time: $31,020 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 563
87 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark
Newark, NJ
In-state, full-time: $23,007 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,777 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 582
87 St. John’s University
Jamaica, NY
Full-time: $40,600 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 719
87 University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
In-state, full-time: $17,718 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,490 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 682
94 Catholic University of America (Columbus)
Washington, DC
Full-time: $36,400 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 592
94 Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Full-time: $38,514 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 615
94 St. Louis University
St. Louis, MO
Full-time: $33,382 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 784
94 University of Arkansas–Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR
In-state, full-time: $357 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $712 per credit
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 403
98 University of Louisville (Brandeis)
Louisville, KY
In-state, full-time: $13,744 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,292 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 351
98 University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Full-time: $35,880 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 521
100 Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Full-time: $30,263 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 545
