Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out of State
Schools
Eileen Doyle Crane
PLANC National Conference
Boston, MA
June 11, 2004
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Main Issues:
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Future Employment Opportunities
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Regional vs. National Schools
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Quality of Life Issues
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Methodology to Resolve Issues:
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Collect information
Identify important school characteristics
Mobility
Cost of attendance and living
Special programs
Alumni support for new law grads
Personal visits to school and region
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Collect Pertinent Information
ABA/LSAC Official Guide:
http://officialguide.lsac.org/
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NAPLA/SAPLA Book of Lists
Law Placement Data from NALP:
http://www.nalp.org/recentgraduates
Cities Ranked and Rated
http://www.bestplaces.net/crar/
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Identify Important School Characteristics
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LSAC and Law School Websites
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Catalogues + other external information
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Researching Law Schools form and
spreadsheet
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Mobility
Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law
Schools:
Bar Passage—states/percentage
 Placement Data—states/foreign countries
 Judicial Clerkships—number/percentage
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Cities Rated: Quality of Life Issues
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Cost
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Tuition: In-state vs. Out-of-state
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Placement Statistics
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Special Programs
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Alumni Association Support
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Evaluating Law School Programs
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Clinics
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Law Journals & Publications
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Special Programs
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Joint Degrees
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Applying to Out-of-State Schools
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Alumni Associations
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Law School Outreach:
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Loyalty, service to school by former graduates
Career Services Offices
ESPN News: ND alumni associations
224 groups
 22 countries
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Lists of former students: email
database