Cornell, Georgetown, UCLA & Vanderbilt Forum

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Cornell Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
UCLA School of Law
Vanderbilt Law School

1. What areas of law are the above law schools famous for?
2. Which law school should I attend if I'm interested in international law and working for the United Nations after graduation?

[Mikey]

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=206299

[cavalier1138]

Oh, didn't realize you'd posted two threads. Go ahead and ignore my response on the other one.

1. This is a ridiculous question that doesn't really have any good answers.

2. Out of the four, Georgetown is known for having a stronger international program. But you will not work for the UN after graduation. That's just a simple fact. Getting any international human rights work right out of school is already difficult; getting into the UN at all, let alone right out of school, is a pipe dream that is really only possible for people who attend HYSCCN. And most people at those schools still won't get it. Hundreds of people sit for the test to be an attorney working with the UN every year. Maybe one or two are accepted out of that group.

So in addition to providing way more information about what your financial considerations are (as requested in the prior reply), you probably need to adjust your career goals to be slightly more realistic. There's nothing wrong with aiming for the UN, but when you don't get it, what are you going to do? And if you can't get work at one of the very few highly competitive international NGOs doing human rights work, what are you going to do then?

[Rigo]

What's your plan B?