--- title: Off the Record - Seton Hall Law's Official Blog | Faculty description: Faculty | Seton Hall Law professors, students, administrators and alumni share advice and experiences about law school and life beyond the bar exam. --- Off The Record ![Seton Hall Law Logo](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/logos/logo.png) # [The Virtue of The Work](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/the-virtue-of-work) Posted by [Paula Franzese](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/paula-franzese) on 11/27/24, 10:45 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/franseze-at-orientation-600x260.jpg)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/the-virtue-of-work) *A reminder for all of us fortunate enough to have work to do. * Continue to be grateful for the work. It will always be your safe harbor against the heartbreaks and sorrows of this life. Keep in mind that you do it not so much for your own sake but on behalf of the countless people and constituencies, most still nameless and unknown to you, who nonetheless are waiting for you to use your emerging expertise to make their lives better. And you will. [READ MORE](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/the-virtue-of-work) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/the-virtue-of-work#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Life](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/student-life), [Faculty](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/faculty) ![Paula Franzese](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/franzese-paula-profile-sq.jpg) Written by [Paula Franzese](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/paula-franzese) Professor Paula Franzese, the Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law, is one of the country's leading experts in property law as well as government ethics. Nationally renowned for her excellence in teaching, a recent book names Professor Franzese one of the 26 "best law teachers in the United States." # [Law Schools Invested in the Community Foster Close Connections after Graduation](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/law-schools-invested-in-the-community-foster-close-connections-after-graduation) Posted by [David Opderbeck](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/david-opderbeck) on 12/1/16, 2:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/Opderbeck_600x300_blog.jpg)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/law-schools-invested-in-the-community-foster-close-connections-after-graduation) A few years ago I had the opportunity to lecture at a law school in Jérémie, Haiti. Seton Hall Law has a special partnership with this school in Haiti. One of Haiti’s ongoing problems is that its legal system, particularly at the local level, often functions poorly because of lack of resources and corruption. As the law school in Jérémie began to produce graduates who attained positions as judges and local political leaders, the situation in that city, though still very difficult, began to improve. Good lawyers, trained to live out core values of justice and respect for the rule of law, support good communities. I share this story because it shows the unique value of a law school invested in giving back to its community. [READ MORE](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/law-schools-invested-in-the-community-foster-close-connections-after-graduation) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/law-schools-invested-in-the-community-foster-close-connections-after-graduation#comments-listing) Topics: [Admissions](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/admissions), [Student Life](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/student-life), [Faculty](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/faculty) ![David Opderbeck](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/opderbeck-176x220_1-373898-edited.jpg) Written by [David Opderbeck](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/david-opderbeck) David Opderbeck is Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology. His work focuses on intellectual property, cybersecurity and technology law and policy. # [How Should Working Professionals Prepare Before Going to Law School?](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/how-should-working-professionals-prepare-before-going-to-law-school) Posted by [Jon Romberg](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/jon-romberg) on 11/7/16, 11:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/JRombergProfImage-sq.jpg)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/how-should-working-professionals-prepare-before-going-to-law-school) While the majority of law students come to law school directly from college, there are a significant number who come from the workplace. If you are someone who started working after graduating from college and are now considering going to law school, you may be nervous about whether it’s a problem that you don’t really remember everything you learned in college. And you may be wondering what you can or should do to [prepare for law school](https://law.shu.edu/part-time-jd-degree/index.cfm). The answer is—pretty much nothing. Your college experience, whatever it was and whenever it took place, will not hold you back. And your work experience is an asset, not a liability. [READ MORE](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/how-should-working-professionals-prepare-before-going-to-law-school) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/how-should-working-professionals-prepare-before-going-to-law-school#comments-listing) Topics: [Admissions](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/admissions), [Faculty](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/faculty) ![Jon Romberg](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/JRombergProfImage-sq.jpg) Written by [Jon Romberg](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/jon-romberg) Professor Jon Romberg is a long-term public interest lawyer and scholar with wide-ranging interests in civil rights, contracts, complex litigation, and federal appellate practice. He is a clinical professor in the Impact Litigation Clinic and also teaches Contracts. 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