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I am interested in election law and am looking for a university or a program in election law.

New to the forum but really appreciate all the help.

Don't go to a school for a specific program. Go to a school that is either highly ranked or places well in the market you wish to live in.

I am interested in election law and am looking for a university or a program in election law.

Everywhere and nowhere. Almost nobody specializes exclusively in election law. It's one small step above unicorn law in obtainability for a new law graduate.

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nealric wrote:

I am interested in election law and am looking for a university or a program in election law.

Everywhere and nowhere. Almost nobody specializes exclusively in election law. It's one small step above unicorn law in obtainability for a new law graduate.

This.

Georgetown offers a few election law courses. What do you have in mind when you ask that question? If you plan to work for the FEC, then you should study administrative/constitutional law. If you plan to become a political operative, then you should not go to law school at all. You should go to grad school to study political management.

William & Mary has an election law society/program.

tbldc2009 wrote:If you plan to become a political operative, then you should not go to law school at all. You should go to grad school to study political management.

Hmm... I know of three people who went to grad programs in "Applied Politics" and two of them aren't doing so hot. I think one is substitute teaching and the other is straight unemployed. The person that did manage to get a political job had previously worked in elections and party politics for several years. Honestly, she probably would have gotten the same job without the MA.

HTH

The Gentleman wrote:

tbldc2009 wrote:If you plan to become a political operative, then you should not go to law school at all. You should go to grad school to study political management.

Hmm... I know of three people who went to grad programs in "Applied Politics" and two of them aren't doing so hot. I think one is substitute teaching and the other is straight unemployed. The person that did manage to get a political job had previously worked in elections and party politics for several years. Honestly, she probably would have gotten the same job without the MA.

HTH

If you're not already in politics, then it's a bit late to get in the game.

nealric wrote:

I am interested in election law and am looking for a university or a program in election law.

Everywhere and nowhere. Almost nobody specializes exclusively in election law. It's one small step above unicorn law in obtainability for a new law graduate.

It's not that completely unobtainable. I interviewed with a firm that had an election law practice. The associates in the group were very qualified (one I interviewed with was a COA clerk) but nothing completely ridiculous.

JG Hall wrote:

The Gentleman wrote:

tbldc2009 wrote:If you plan to become a political operative, then you should not go to law school at all. You should go to grad school to study political management.

Hmm... I know of three people who went to grad programs in "Applied Politics" and two of them aren't doing so hot. I think one is substitute teaching and the other is straight unemployed. The person that did manage to get a political job had previously worked in elections and party politics for several years. Honestly, she probably would have gotten the same job without the MA.

HTH

If you're not already in politics, then it's a bit late to get in the game.

True. However, a formal program can help you in terms of networking.

Yeah I am not trying to specialize in it or anything just curious about maybe one or two electives about it and maybe some student groups that work in the field.

boom_cs wrote:Yeah I am not trying to specialize in it or anything just curious about maybe one or two electives about it and maybe some student groups that work in the field.

Then Isacharoff is at NYU now, Persily at CLS, Karlan at Stanford... T6 or bust.

Gerken at Yale

Anywhere. But where will you go afterward?

My first 6 weeks at NU have convinced me that I should be a campaign manager.