Part Time Law School

I will be attending law school part-time in the fall, however I am planning on transferring to a better school the following year. Is it possible to transfer from part-time at a law school to part-time/full-time at another law school?

Yes, it's possible, but the slots are few and far between Law schools with larger class sizes tend to have more seats available for transfer students than law schools with a smaller study body.

As the poster above me explained, you need to be in the top of your class in law school (top 10-20% depending on where you want to transfer). Also, when you transfer, your GPA from your previous school will essentially be erased and you'll be starting over at the new school. There are some disadvantages to transferring, I've heard, like losing scholarships and contacts. Also, because you have no GPA for your 2L year, law firms doing OCI at your new school won't have grades for you. Finally, some schools block transfers from going on law review.

There are advantages, though, like graduating from a better school and having superior job prospects.

I'm going to post a website source for you to check out on transferring. It's really helpful. Good luck.

P.S. Most transfers say that it's a lot easier to re-take the LSAT to get into a better law school than it is to finish top 10% of your class in law school because of how subjective the grading curve. Just a fair warning.

2010-05-19 05:40:30 by Alex

Part-time student Darren Nichols manages a career and family life while enjoying the strong sense of community from his peers and faculty at Lewis ...

If I get accepted into a part time program, can I take a full load of classes (as if I was a full time student)?

Depends on the school. I was also accepted part time. At the time I did not know what this meant so I called the admissions office. You should do the same. At my school part time meant that I could take up to 12 credits a semester for the first year and then if I was in good acedemic standing (pass all classes with a C or better) I was free to switch to full time.

Call the school you have been accepted to.

2008-06-11 17:59:41 by David H

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I'm interested in going to law schoo part time next semester.People are telling me that law school is harder than hard, and there's no social life period during your first year, so my answer is going to law school part time and working full time.Will it ease up the workload?

You wish. Law school will be the only thing you'll be doing. Good luck.

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I recently went to an orientation and they said 20 hours, but that's impossible for me, lol. Plus, when doing my undergrad, they said no more than X amount of hours and I worked full-time and went to school full-time (12 units) and did just fine. My social life suffered, but that's about it - I still got decent grades. But I know law school is all about having time, so...

Anyone have any success stories of going to law school part-time and also working, say, 30 hours a week?

Most of the evening students at my program have full-time jobs. I can't say for sure that they all work forty hour weeks, but I'm assuming so. Are you sure the information given out at orientation was intended for part-time students? There are ABA regulations about how many hours a full-time student can work (and I think the limit is 20 hours), so it's possible you got that information by mistake.

Working full-time and going to school is no joke, but it can be done. Especially once you've finished your first year, there are usually lots of options for Saturday and summer classes if you need to keep your class load a little lighter. You should also plan your work schedule carefully because classes generally begin pretty early in the evening, so if you have a long commute or have to work late some nights it might not work out. Keep in mind that most law students spend 4-5 hours a day outside of class studying, so you're going to be very, very busy. You also might have trouble fitting in other opportunities offered by your school like moot court/mock trial, journals, special programs and events, etc. These are always open to evening students but time-wise sometimes it just isn't feasible.

2010-05-07 13:30:49 by Joseph

I have always dreamed of becoming a lawyer or doing something with a law degree but will need to begin working sooner and take law school part time, instead of going into a full time JD program. I just don't know if I will have time to do both because law school, even if attending part time, is very time consuming. Also, how will the JD help to further my career? Is doing this a waste of time?

If you are already licensed CFP, law school is good especially in the corporate and taxation area. If you have a goal to be the best damn tax lawyer, your CFP will work well to your advantage. This might include an LLM in tax down the road.

Best to not have to travel too far to get to law school - save yourself time - maybe 1 subway switch at most.

2009-09-08 12:23:06 by cowboys fan