Pepperdine because of its connections through the Nootbar Institute, and with the International Justice Mission and Worldvision, and the Asylum or Special Education or Investor Advocacy Clinics.Danteshek wrote:Loyola because of its walking distance proximity to Legal Aid, ACLU, Public Counsel etcedf2011 wrote:How about this --choosing between Loyola and Pepp. Interested in Public Interest Law only--zero interest in big law. Finances not a factor in decision nor is location within LA. The only limiting factor right now is a need to remain stateside after graduation--no exotic ports of call. If you're not sure which particular practice area you'll end up in within the generic 'public interest'--healthcare, environmental, financial fraud, crim etc. Which do you choose?
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1ferret!
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LiveFreeOrLaw
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Lulz. Flawless.Danteshek wrote:Loyola because of its walking distance proximity to Legal Aid, ACLU, Public Counsel etcedf2011 wrote:How about this --choosing between Loyola and Pepp. Interested in Public Interest Law only--zero interest in big law. Finances not a factor in decision nor is location within LA. The only limiting factor right now is a need to remain stateside after graduation--no exotic ports of call. If you're not sure which particular practice area you'll end up in within the generic 'public interest'--healthcare, environmental, financial fraud, crim etc. Which do you choose?
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General Tso
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lol @ the guy who thinks the LA job market will not absorb 300 UCLA grads. it's not like its the 2nd largest US city and one of the 5 largest legal markets, or anything. truth be told, there is a job market for people attending T2s like Pepperdine and Loyola...it's just not a very glamorous one.
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edf2011
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hows the alumni network in the public interest fields? I know pepp's got a rep for a strong public interest network but it seems to be heavy on the international side....
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Danteshek
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Law practice is not glamorous...General Tso wrote:lol @ the guy who thinks the LA job market will not absorb 300 UCLA grads. it's not like its the 2nd largest US city and one of the 5 largest legal markets, or anything. truth be told, there is a job market for people attending T2s like Pepperdine and Loyola...it's just not a very glamorous one.
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