[Hamp-law] Northeastern U School of Law
Carin Rank
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Pre-Law Advisor Newsletter, February 2016
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/Northeastern's Newsletter for Pre-Law Advisors/
/February 2016/
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In this issue:
* Dual Degree Programs: What Students Should Know <#Advice>
* Northeastern Named a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U <#Change>
* Faculty Spotlight: Daniel Medwed <#Survey>
* DiscoverLaw at Northeastern <#Discover>
* Important Dates & Deadlines <#Dates>
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Dual Degrees: What Students Should Know
When considering law school, many prospective students have questions
about dual-degree programs.
Here are five things those students should know:
1. *Don’t rush it.* Definitely check out a law school’s dual-degree
programs to see if they match up with your interests. That said, it
may be better to wait until you are on campus to apply to a second
program — it’s stressful enough getting your JD applications in, and
many dual-degree programs don’t start until the second year of law
school. Also, once you plunge into the first-year curriculum, you
may find your career interests shifting.
2. *Talk to students in the program. *Get into the nuts and bolts and
find out if you think the curriculum is in line with your interests.
3. *Do the math. *Dual-degree programs can add another year of school
beyond the JD. Can you afford to pay the tuition or absorb the debt?
Is there scholarship money available? Weigh the value of the debt
and degree against joining the work force earlier.
4. *Explore the alternatives. *Research law schools that offer other
types of interdisciplinary study opportunities. You may be able to
obtain similar expertise by cross-registering for electives in other
schools within the university.
5. *Do some career research. *Speak to professionals in the type of
legal career you hope to pursue. Find out if they have a special
degree in the field — does it help to have that second degree? Does
it matter if you don’t have that second degree? How will the degree
help position you to obtain a job?
Now, don’t get us wrong: we are proud of our dual-degree programs
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here at Northeastern. And our students who enroll in the dual-degree
programs are uniformly happy with their decisions and often find their
job prospects are improved by having that second degree. So, a
dual-degree may be just the perfect choice … after you have gone through
the above steps and know it’s the right path for you.
Northeastern Named a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U
As part of a campus-wide team, the law school’s NuLawLab
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has secured the coveted Changemaker Campus designation by Ashoka U
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the world’s largest global convening for social entrepreneurship
education. Northeastern joins a network of just 35 campuses worldwide
that are recognized for embedded social innovation as a core value and
supportive environments for changemaking across the entire institution.
Northeastern is the first Changemaker Campus to have fully incorporated
social innovation into its law school.
Faculty Spotlight: Daniel Medwed
Professor Medwed
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teaches Criminal Law, Evidence, and Advanced Criminal Procedure. His
research interests and pro bono activities revolve primarily around the
topic of wrongful convictions. His book, /Prosecution Complex: America’s
Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent/ (New York University
Press, 2012), explores how prosecutors may occasionally and
inadvertently contribute to wrongful convictions because of cognitive
biases and an overly-deferential regime of legal and ethical rules.
Professor Medwed is an official Legal Analyst for WGBH News, Boston’s
local NPR and PBS affiliate. He is frequently asked to weigh in on
high-profile criminal cases including those of Adnan Syed
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(the subject of the first /Seriel/ podcast), Steven Avery
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(whose case was documented in the Netflix series, /Making a Murderer/),
and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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(the recently convicted Boston Marathon bomber).
DiscoverLaw at Northeastern
Northeastern University School of Law will be hosting an exciting event
for prospective law students in conjunction with LSAC's DiscoverLaw
Program
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The mission of DiscoverLaw is to /encourage racially and ethnically
diverse students to discover career opportunities in law and choose a
path in undergraduate school to help them succeed. /Our event is
directed towards students who are in community college, or the first two
years of undergraduate school; however, all students interested in
learning more about the legal profession are welcome.
If you are in the greater-Boston area, please encourage your students to
attend this informative event. Details are as follows:
Northeastern University School of Law
65 Forsyth Street, Boston, MA 02115
Thursday, March 10, 2016
5:30 PM
RSVP
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/Refreshments will be served/
The program will begin with a panel discussion composed of Northeastern
community members, who will be discussing legal issues and law school in
general, followed by dinner with current students & faculty members, and
capped with a brief tour of campus. Over the course of the evening
students will learn about the experiences of actual law students,
discover different types of legal careers, and receive information about
preparing for law school.
Learn more about other upcoming DiscoverLaw-sponsored events around the
country here
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Important Dates & Deadlines
*Tuesday, March 1* - Priority Application Deadline
*Thursday, March 10* - DiscoverLaw at Northeastern
*Tuesday, March 15* - Prospective Student Online Chat
*Friday, April 15* - Application Decision Deadline
*Friday, May 20* - Women in Law Conference
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