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Monday, Feb 29 2016

dinobunny576

Thank you 7Sage and Free stuff

So I just got my Feb score, not particularly high but it’s good enough to get me into the school I desire. During my study, I benefited enormously from this community. So I’d like to say thank y'all and in return I have a couple of things to give: a 180watch, a copy of the Trainer, PT 69 & 70. I thought, to be fair, I’d like to offer these to the first person to contact me who is eligible for an LSAT waiver. Please just private message me. Again thanks and good luck everyone on your future endeavors!

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Tuesday, Nov 17 2015

Exactly. If you look up faculty in any law school you will find most of them hold a JD, and most of them do not have a PhD. But JD is neither sufficient nor necessary (although typically required, depending on the area of practice) for a teaching position at a law school as I explained earlier, especially for clinical prof positions. As for what they are looking for, here is an ad from Columbia Law hiring an associate prof of law:

J.D. or J.D./Ph.D. required. At a minimum, a candidate for the position is expected to have high levels of educational attainment appropriate to law teaching, including a strong academic record.

Applicants should demonstrate the capacity for original and high quality scholarship (as demonstrated through prior work or works in progress), to have shown an ability to engage in clear and effective teaching (through prior experience and/or through a presentation to the faculty of law), and to have attained a high reputation among those in the scholarly community (as determined through recommendations). Law journal experience; judicial clerkship, especially Supreme Court; significant practical experience and expertise in law practice; academic honors and fellowships.

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Tuesday, Nov 17 2015

Hi there, I work in higher education and here is my two cents: I think it would be good if you can decide what discipline you'd like to teach first, you can then choose your degree program accordingly. Most law prof have a JD but not PhD (note a JD by itself def not enough to get a teaching position in law school), but some have JD & PhDs (e.g. interdisciplinary work with policy studies, psychology, psychiatry). Some PhDs do teach in law school (whether full-time, adjunct or clinical) but they usually have something really special, e.g. Elizabeth Loftus deals with psychology & law (her work is about memory & false testimony). Teaching in most disciplines do require a PhD degree and most institutions prefer those graduated from elite schools. I.e. you will need to take GRE, which is way easier than LSAT. With 167 you totally have the capacity to do well in GRE. And of course there some disciplines require only MA and those profs almost always have specialties or professional experiences, such as in the field of journalism, business school, media studies.

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Thursday, Aug 13 2015

Chief Justice :)

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dinobunny576
Wednesday, Aug 05 2015

nicole, are you taking the oct lsat? if not, I can give you my 180watch for free which I plan to use for the oct lsat and will have no use after that (I'm determined to take lsat only once :)

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