preLaw - Back To School 2008 - (Page 24) “A lot come back saying that they had the single most challenging experience. When you help a student find a passion for their practice for law, you are helping a generation. When students are getting more experiential opportunities, it benefits them, the institution and the profession.” —Charles Rose, Stetson Law profession.” Clinical education is the future of the law school profession, he added. The challenge is getting everyone involved. Stetson Law professors go out and find internship opportunities for students. Rose said the staff has a vested interest in the programs being successful. The end result is that students see both sides of what it means to be a lawyer. “We’ve placed students in some great jobs,” he said. “We believe that over a third of our intern and clinical participants get job offers based on their experience LAW. LIVEIT. TM and performances.” For pre-law students, there are more than just clinical opportunities to take into consideration when choosing a law school. Heather Struck, pre-law director at Binghamton University in New York, said most pre-law advisors look at the whole picture when advising a student. And it always varies person to person. “There are a lot of factors to take into consideration,” she said. “If they have a particular interest, I’d have them look at the course offerings. It ends up being an individual set of discussions.” She said the Carnegie Report is important, but it hasn’t changed her way of advising. She still has to get to know the student and what’s important to them. “Sometimes they really don’t know, and we are often raising possible criteria for them,” Struck said. “We’re often showing them things like clinical programs and course offerings. I don’t single out one factor as one place to look at.” Scherr said if a student knows for sure what area of law he or she wants to go into, it’s definitely worthwhile to look at schools Earle Mack School of Law Scientia, Ars, Officium • Knowledge, Skill, Duty Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law gives students the knowledge and skills to practice law and the savvy for successful careers. Beyond their coursework with our faculty, students gain practical experience through pro bono work, trial advocacy opportunities and co-op placements that prepare them for courtrooms, boardrooms and beyond. For more information 215-895-1-LAW or visit www.drexel.edu/law 24 preLaw http://www.drexel.edu/law http://www.drexel.edu/law
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