These are uncertain times for the promise of equal access to justice for all. Particularly now, it is important that we the lawyers show up to do what we can do: wield our unique expertise to be instigators, catalysts and defenders of the rule of law, the power of reason and the promise of mercy.
In Defense of Hope: Resolutions for Lawyers and Law Students in the New Year
Posted by Paula Franzese on 12/27/16 8:55 AM
Topics: Advice and Tips, Student Life, Faculty
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Paula Franzese
Guidance For Current Students Looking For Outside Scholarships
Posted by Capri Reid on 12/8/16 4:26 PM
Finding outside scholarships was much easier than I expected. I was surprised to learn how much funding is available for current students. Each scholarship has a different criterion. Sometimes scholarships are geared towards students pursuing an area of law, such as health law, criminal law or public interest. Sometimes scholarships are geared towards a category of students such as women, first generation law students, or New Jersey residents.
Topics: Advice and Tips, Financial Aid
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Capri Reid
How to Prepare for Law School While You Are Still in College
Posted by Claudette St. Romain on 9/27/16 7:49 AM
College students considering law school often ask which major will prepare them for success in law school. The answer is simple: choose a major that challenges you, requires you to think deeply, broadens your horizons, and sparks your passion.
Topics: Advice and Tips, Classes and Courses, Admissions
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Claudette St. Romain
Turn Your Judicial Clerkship Interview Into a Job Offer
Posted by Gregory L. Acquaviva on 7/13/16 11:00 AM
Congratulations! You have a judicial clerkship interview. You studied hard, earned good grades, wrote a stellar judicial clerkship cover letter, and submitted an application that rose to the top of a very large pile. Now what? How do you land that coveted clerkship? These tips will help you stand out for all the right reasons:
Topics: Internships/Jobs, Advice and Tips
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Gregory L. Acquaviva
Students planning to attend law school have a variety of success indicators they should consider when choosing where to apply, and many resources with which to consult. Most of these are based on raw data: location, numbers, scholarship retention, rankings, and employment rates. But one is not. It’s a factor that no internet source, brochure, or twitter feed can give you information about, and may, in many cases, be the most important factor. Let’s get to the data first:
Topics: Advice and Tips, Admissions
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Katya Valasek
One of the most sought-after credentials for students currently in Law School, is Journal membership. How many Journals a particular Law School may host varies considerably, but Seton Hall Law School is home to only three: The Seton Hall Law Review, Seton Hall Circuit Review, and the Seton Hall Legislative Journal. All three Journals are tremendously prestigious, and the small number ensures that only truly worthy members will be invited to join.
Topics: Advice and Tips, Law Journals, Student Life, Writing
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Benjamin Heller
I was a member of the Interscholastic Moot Court Board while I was a student at Seton Hall Law, and I competed in three moot court competitions during that time. Moot Court enables students to compete against other schools to learn how to present issues and mock arguments before panels of practitioners and real judges. The students get scored on their performance. Through Moot Court, we learned the essential skill of presenting our case, speaking persuasively and clearly before an appellate panel. The process involves getting questions from professors and practitioners, who probe the issue that the students are to present before the mock appellate panel.
Topics: Advice and Tips, Student Life, Experiential Learning, Alumni
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Victor A. Afanador
Working While in Law School is a Worthwhile Balancing Act
Posted by Jason Dominguez on 3/3/16 9:00 AM
Students walk out of law school, for the most part, in a similarly privileged position: with one of the most respected degrees and earning potential beyond what most of the country could dream. We do not all walk into law school so privileged. At Seton Hall, I know just as many students whose parents are attorneys as students whose parents never received a Bachelor’s degree (a group which I am included in). Accordingly, the journey through law school looks different for each student: some enjoy the ability to work non-paid internships, while others work weekends at coffee shops and restaurants.
Topics: Internships/Jobs, Advice and Tips, Student Life
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Jason Dominguez
Attending law school is equally challenging and fulfilling. Speaking as a (very) recent alum of Seton Hall Law’s evening program I understand the pressures and uncertainty that every student feels, especially in today’s legal market.
There is always that nagging feeling you aren’t doing quite enough to ensure the journey ends with whatever success you hope to achieve. These challenges are daunting enough to a full-time student whose primary responsibility is to go to class and do the reading. Evening students, like myself, feel the same anxiety; we just happen to have career or family obligations on top of it.
Topics: Advice and Tips, Admissions, Student Life
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Michael De Jianne
Well, it’s that time of year again. With the holiday season comes law school exams, and the anxiety that inevitably comes along with that. It is important, however, not to let stress carry you away. You have worked hard all term. Think of exams not as a trial but as a chance to demonstrate your mastery, to show your professors just how much you know about Contracts, Civil Procedure or whatever else has filled your brain over the last few months.
Topics: Advice and Tips, Classes and Courses, Writing
Written by
John Kip Cornwell