Cornell University Law School Brochure - (Page 20a) For the 2006-2007 academic year, Learn from a Committed and Available Faculty If you can’t find a professor in his or her office, just try the library. While Cornell Law School professors often testify before state and federal legislative bodies and serve as expert witnesses, their primary contribution to the life of the nation is through their teaching and their scholarship. Their students and published works are evidence that their ideas come first. Cornell Law School faculty members are prolific legal scholars, and produce widely used texts and oft-cited commentary. Most faculty members are published authors and/or editors of empirical studies, economic analyses, historical studies, philosophical inquiries, doctrinal investigations, or CD compilations. Many have written or edited casebooks and treatises on a variety of aspects of American law, contributing to the dialogue not only in Ithaca but also at virtually every law school in the country. What does all of this mean for you? This abundance of research and writing engenders a lively exchange of ideas—and provides wonderful opportunities for law students to serve as research assistants. Just ask any of our students: Cornell Law School professors are committed to the classroom. 84% of courses had an enrollment of under 50 students and 76% of courses had an enrollment of under 40 students. Dedicated. Prolific. Scholarly. Personal attention Our low student/faculty ratio encourages an informal advising system, matching likeminded professors and students. You’ll be encouraged to drop in on your professors, and it’s not uncommon for your first-year smallsection professor to become your informal advisor. You won’t just be a number: professors will quickly learn your name and become interested to hear about your coursework, curriculum, and career plans. 5
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