Plаnnіng tо apply to law ѕсhооl? Trаdіtіоnаllу, thе fіrѕt unavoidable reality оf thе law school application process was рrераrіng fоr аnd tаkіng thе LSAT. But change ѕееmѕ tо bе afoot. A grоwіng number оf law ѕсhооlѕ аrе nоw ассерtіng thе GRE, аn еxаm most commonly associated wіth аррlуіng fоr MBA рrоgrаmѕ. From ultrа еxсluѕіvе law ѕсhооlѕ lіkе Hаrvаrd Lаw to lеѕѕ еѕtаblіѕhеd schools lіkе Texas A&M University Sсhооl of Lаw, аdmіѕѕіоnѕ роlісіеѕ аrе beginning to…

The field of law is as broad as it is diverse – as are the related earnings. As one might expect, lawyers working in state government earn significantly less than their counterparts in the private sector. According to PayScale.com’s data for 2014, the median annual salary of lawyers in the United States is $75,803. This article breaks down the numbers by specialty to give you a general idea of what lawyers who practice in a…

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized test that is designed to measure abilities and skills that are considered key for success in law school. So what exactly is on the LSAT? Test Format The LSAT consists of multiple-choice questions divided into five 35 minute sections (only four sections count towards your final score because one section is experimental) in addition to an unscored 35 minute writing sample. The LSAT is scored on…

The LSAT consists of five 35-minute multiple-choice sections, and a writing sample. One of the multiple-choice sections is an ungraded experimental section (this section looks so similar to the other multiple-choice sections that you will probably not be able to tell which one it is). The 4 LSAT sections that contribute to your score include: Logical Reasoning I, Logical Reasoning II, Analytical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension. How is the LSAT Scored? There are approximately 100 scored…