Location, Location, Location
- Where you attend law school can have a big impact on where you end up practicing law. Unless you attend a "name-brand" school like Columbia , Georgetown , USC, or other nationally recognized schools, you may find that your greatest number of job opportunities will be within your school's region.
- In addition to considering which part of the country a school is located, it is also important to see what kind of town, city or area the school is in. Attending a private school not affiliated with a four-year university in a densely populated urban area is going to be a different experience than attending a school in a small college town where the law school is part of a larger undergraduate campus.
- If at all possible, visit the schools you are seriously considering. They will all have their own distinctly different styles and moods, even between two nearby schools with similar enrollment statistics.
- Considering the amount of time you will be spending at the school over a three-year period, it is important that you feel comfortable in the environment. While visiting, sit in on a class. See how the students and faculty interact and what kind of students are in the classroom. Is there homogeneity or heterogeneity among the student population?
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