Articles tagged with: law school
Federal Reserve Policy Implicates Grad Student Decisions
By Arthur Saakian
Quantitative Easing is the Kool-Aid that America is drinking—at least until 2014. Manufactured by the Federal Reserve at the start of the Great Recession in 2008, Quantitative Easing–or QE–is a monetary policy used by the Fed to increase …
LRW: Behind the Curve?
By Jonathan Foster
You’ve heard it before: “Legal Research and Writing is the most important class of your first year.” It’s a sentiment that is frequently repeated in law schools and law firms across the country. Professors of other subjects often …
Grade Distribution Lags, Leading to Student Concerns Regarding Employment
By Thomas Renkes
For many students, the weeks after finals can be just as nerve wracking as the weeks leading up to finals. With the prospect of applying for jobs, preparing resumes for the Public Sector Recruiting Program (PSRP), and deflecting …
Law School Should Teach Us to Be Lawyers, Not Just to Think Like Them
By Michael Joseph Williams
On my first day of law school, Professor Schechter told my torts class that the purpose of his course was not to teach us tort law, but to teach us how to think like lawyers. Torts law …
Simple Things: Individual Lockers for All
By Katherine Mereand
First year students at GW Law should have their own lockers, and until they do they should be upset that they do not have them. It is a simple thing, and mundane enough that it is hard as …
The New STD: Students Taking on Debt
by Joe Cramer
The loan doctor will see you now.
Sit down. We need to talk about your condition. Let’s start with the bad news – your condition is serious and it’ll take several years before you’re completely cured. The good news …
Applicants and Enrollment at GW Law Decline in 2011 by Alex Giannattasio
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to publication, the following correction to this article was issued:
The article…incorrectly states that the only Ivy League schools represented by the entering class of 2014 are Princeton, Yale and Penn. This error was due to a misreading …
