Roseland Heights Community Association
Are you/someone you know interested in law school?
Greetings:
It's that time of year when individuals interested in law school start submitting
their applications. If you or someone you know is interested, my hope is to put
Wake Forest University School of Law on your, or their, radar. Wake Forest has
the distinction of:
their applications. If you or someone you know is interested, my hope is to put
Wake Forest University School of Law on your, or their, radar. Wake Forest has
the distinction of:
-
being a top-40 law school (jumped 8 spots
last year) -
having a Dean (African American) who was
ranked the 13th most influential person in legal education last
year. -
having a student-centered program--e.g.,
faculty with open-door policy, new professionalism course -
strong bar-passage and job-placement
numbers -
diverse student-body
-
diverse faculty--e.g., 9 African
American, more than half of whom are members of black fraternities and
sororities
If interested in the program, please direct your questions to the School of Law's
Dean of Admissions, Jay Shively (shivelrj@wfu.edu). Ask Dean
Shipley to waive that application fee, and tell him I sent you.
Dean of Admissions, Jay Shively (shivelrj@wfu.edu). Ask Dean
Shipley to waive that application fee, and tell him I sent you.
One other point, prospective law students frequently ask me if law school
is a wise investment. To this, I say, it depends. I think it is wise if you plan
or have buckled down to do the best you can on the LSAT, your all for three
years in law school (which is very demanding), are entreprenurial (seek out and
develop your own professional network through professors and professionals),
have a vision for what you want
to do with your career and asemble the needed tools to accomplish that, remain
professional in your conduct and interactions...then law school is a wise
investment. If you plan to go to law school because you can't figure out what to
do next with your life, want to go to law school because other people told you
to go, and plan on spending three years spinning your wheels, don't go to law
school.
is a wise investment. To this, I say, it depends. I think it is wise if you plan
or have buckled down to do the best you can on the LSAT, your all for three
years in law school (which is very demanding), are entreprenurial (seek out and
develop your own professional network through professors and professionals),
have a vision for what you want
to do with your career and asemble the needed tools to accomplish that, remain
professional in your conduct and interactions...then law school is a wise
investment. If you plan to go to law school because you can't figure out what to
do next with your life, want to go to law school because other people told you
to go, and plan on spending three years spinning your wheels, don't go to law
school.
Note
that we have a new, 1-year MSL program. Also, my bit of advice before going to
law school is to read three books: one on how to succeed in law school,
especially during the first year, one on how to write a law school exam, and one
on legal career options.
that we have a new, 1-year MSL program. Also, my bit of advice before going to
law school is to read three books: one on how to succeed in law school,
especially during the first year, one on how to write a law school exam, and one
on legal career options.
Best,
Gregory
Parks, JD, PhD
Parks, JD, PhD
Assistant
Professor of Law
Professor of Law
Wake
Forest University School of Law
Forest University School of Law
Posted
by ctucke20 on 10/08/2013
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