preLaw Magazine - Winter 2008 - (Page 33) specialties DISPUTE RESOLUTION “Join your local bar association as a student,” Naimpally said. “You’ll get a taste for what kind of work is involved, talk to attorneys, and may even get some business cards.” Nickla recommends taking specialized intellectual property courses in law school. After graduating law school, he went back for his LL.M. and graduated with honors at Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2007. “It was more targeted to what I wanted to do and more interesting,” said Nickla, crediting his advanced and specialized degree with landing his current position. Intellectual property, especially in the area of biotechnology, can be a tough area to break into without an advanced degree in the sciences, and Nickla said his LL.M. distinguished him from other candidates. The practice area is continuing to grow, said Naimpally. “As companies innovate, there is always more intellectual property,” he said. What is Advocacy and Dispute Resolution law? In every small business, problems can arise from time to time between businesses, their customers, suppliers, partners and employees. Most can be resolved quickly and efficiently with a common sense approach. In a world drawn ever closer by globalization, yet still fractured by historical and cultural division, evolution in conflict resolution management is critical, said Jim Coben, a law professor at Hamline University School of Law. Coben, who also serves as director of the school’s Dispute Resolution Institute, said students are taught the art of negotiation because it is central to both making and saving deals. “We teach our students arbitration because it is the global forum of choice for business,” he said. “We offer a window into new ways of conceptualizing and delivering justice, ranging from the challenge of implementing the healing focus of restorative justice practices to the practicalities of online dispute resolution.” Students studying advocacy and dispute resolution are encouraged to actively explore questions of professional identity so they can seek the satisfaction that comes IN DECIDING WHICH LAW SCHOOL TO ATTEND, CONSIDERTHIS: Quinnipiac University School of Law ranks among the top 100 law schools in such categories as full-time student LSAT scores (median – 158); admission acceptance rates; student/faculty ratio (13:1); and employment rates after graduation. Not to mention, we offer merit scholarships ranging from $3,000 to full tuition. Before you decide which school to attend, make sure you review the facts. To learn more, visit law.quinnipiac.edu, email ladm@quinnipiac.edu or call 1-800-462-1944. LAW.QUINNIPIAC.EDU HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT Winter 2008 33 http://law.quinnipiac.edu http://LAW.QUINNIPIAC.EDU http://LAW.QUINNIPIAC.EDU
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