After that, they'll be here for about three days and you make a minute appointment that's run through Career Services. You'll bring your transcript this happens your second semester , and they'll tell you for your grades and your experience and what it is you're looking for, "these are the firms you should look at. That's actually very important because the way we get jobs is through [EIW] and we only have so many bids. The school also has a dedicated director of public interest , with whom students can schedule appointments.
A further 8. One student who transferred from a top public school and who is applying for clerkships said the clerkship advisers are "really knowledgeable and connected. They send out a weekly newsletter, like hey, here's what's open. There's someone in Career Services whose full-time job is to research and counsel students about clerkships.
She's super, super informed. Michigan collects all this data that I did not see at my old school, which is awesome. The clerkship adviser is excellent. In the summer they do all your letters of recommendation and all that stuff for you. They mail them all out for you. At my old school, you would be licking your own stamps. The school provides resources and charts, highlighting historical data on which judges and courts hire which types of students.
Even those students with sub-par GPAs "are still getting clerkships in non-competitive federal district courts," students said. Supreme Court, said Michigan helps students not only become excellent clerks, but also decide whether clerking is right for them and, if so, where to do it.
He said that like most schools, Michigan offers many courses perfect for future law clerks. One example he gave was Supreme Court Litigation , in which a small class of students researches cases that the Supreme Court is hearing during that particular year. Students cycle through groups of writing briefs for each side of a case, or acting as the justices and writing opinions.
I actually think the best thing we do to help students prepare for clerkships-and in this respect we might be different from other schools - relates to the accessibility of the faculty.
Every year I have somewhere between five and 15 students who pop into my office and want to sit and brainstorm about whether clerking is for them, and if they're going to clerk, do they want to clerk on a trial court or court of appeals, do they want to clerk on a state court or a federal court.
I think the accessibility of the faculty enables students to make better-informed decisions in connection with clerking. Like so many other housing markets, Ann Arbor's certainly has the good and the bad. Ample off-campus housing exists that's as close as a three-minute walk to the law school, but it's often either expensive, grungy, or surrounded by rambunctious undergrads.
Exceptions, of course, exist, but they can be hard to come by. Some students-often those who are a few years older-opt to live farther from campus, buying or renting higher-quality housing for cheaper.
Unique to Michigan is the Lawyers Club, a residential hall located right in the law quad, and the "Phid house," the Phi Delta Phi professional fraternity's house located blocks from the law quad.
Established in and recently renovated , the Lawyers Club is cited as a selling point for Michigan Law by some incoming students because of its convenience and "built-in friend group. There's a sense that it's more concentrated with students less than a few years out of undergrad and that it's a quick way to get to know students outside your section.
The Lawyers Club is generally pretty quiet, but on weekends residents can often hear people stumbling in from a night out. One student who said he doesn't often go out said, "The walls are very porous. I hear a lot of what people are talking about. I hear crying, screaming, running around-people who don't know how to shut the hell up.
Those students whose rooms face the somewhat busy road as opposed to the courtyard are also in for some street noise, especially on weekend nights. If you require absolute silence to study or sleep, the Lawyers Club might not be for you. Some students remark that living in the Lawyers Club and constantly being surrounded by 1Ls can heighten the anxiety and stress of law school-particularly around exam time.
A 2L who lived there said: "It wasn't living in the dorm that was the problem; I think the bigger problem was the dining hall, because everyone's in there and everyone's stressed out and everyone's talking about exams.
I don't think it amplifies it that much more than class, though. I would never not live here because of added stress. The apparent consensus on the food is that it's not bad, but can get old after a while. Sometimes it's just an epic fail," said a 1L. Another student said: "There are cultural eating habits that differ from parts of the country. At Berkeley, we had a dining hall and there was an organic salad bar.
There isn't as big of an appreciation for that here, which is fine. There's more fried food and comfort food. Twenty-five 1L, 2L, and 3L students live in this house every year. For the most part, the tenants are evenly divided between males and females and all three class years.
Oftentimes, those who live in the house their 1L year continue to live there through 3L. The mixing of class years carries an advantage for 1Ls who live there, as otherwise it can be hard for 1Ls to make connections with older students. Older students in the Phid house frequently pass down their notes and outlines, 2Ls and 3Ls will look over resumes and cover letters, and sometimes 1Ls will e-mail the house to ask questions about class topics. She also described it as "friendly, open environment" where "people are really willing to help each other.
Everyone has their own furnished bedroom, and everyone has a relatively tame "house job" like sorting the mail or making sure no cars are illegally parked. A cleaning person takes care of the bathrooms and emptying the trash.
Though the house isn't that loud, it still is what it is-a fraternity house with about 25 students living in it. For someone who's a neat freak, it probably won't live up to their standards. Like the Lawyers Club, leases are only nine months-a huge plus for those who have summer jobs out of the area. There are 16 spaces, with priority going to 3Ls and 2Ls and then a lottery for 1Ls.
Residents say other residents are very generous with giving rides and sharing their cars. The most popular housing area for law students is located south of the law school; walk times can range from three to 30 minutes. Ann Arbor has a well-regarded bus system, and students who live farther out say that so long as you're near a bus line or don't mind a trek, there are no issues getting to school. Regardless of the price point, though, it's also dominated by undergrads and can get loud on weekend nights, especially in the nicer months.
Past Granger Avenue , though, it's almost exclusively graduate students and Ann Arbor residents, making for a quieter living experience with cheaper rents.
Students who live farther off campus say that it doesn't have to be a detriment to your social life. However, some say that especially in the winter months, it can be easier to just stay in instead of forking over cab money. Also, if you're getting together with friends or for a study group, nobody will want to come to you-you'll have to go to them.
Generally speaking, Ann Arbor is an excellent place to be a student. Ann Arbor is world-famous in part because it's highly intellectual, it's intellectually vibrant, it's culturally rich, and it's a wonderful town to live in. People who have spent time here all uniformly say that," Dean Caminker said. A 2L from Los Angeles agreed, saying, "I came and visited and that sealed the deal for me. To be perfectly honest with you, this is the school I thought I wouldn't come to, because I'm from a big city and I like big cities and I thought I would want to go to school in a big city.
Ultimately, having visited schools in big cities, I thought this would be a better place to be a student, which I think couldn't be any more true. Both are filled with lunch spots and coffee shops less than a five-minute walk away. For many prospective students, Ann Arbor's quality of life is closely tied to its weather, which is usually snowy and cold for half the school year. Some say it's really not that bad, and some say it's tortuous, but by and large the attitude toward the weather is: You get used to it, but it sucks.
Like anywhere else, Michigan has a spectrum of people who go out often one woman said she went out three nights a week during first semester until exam time hit and those who don't.
The Law School Student Senate sponsors bar nights about a couple times a month, which are heavily attended. There is also a schoolwide Halloween Party, Prom, and male pageant show , to name a few events. For those who aren't into the bar scene, several students said they organize wine nights and dinner parties with friends.
During the nicer months, students often meet at law and business student haven Dominick's, a bar and restaurant located across the street from the law school and known for its rather potent jars of sangria and thin-crust pizza. On nights out, law students particularly young 1Ls frequent Charley's, The Blue Leprechaun, The Brown Jug, and Rick's, all clustered three blocks away from the law school, along with Scorekeeper's, which is less than a minute walk away.
Charley's and The Brown Jug are more popular for low-key nights there's no dancing at either of grabbing a table with friends. Rick's-the closest thing campus has to a club-is in a league of its own: One student referred to it as "STD-central," and not without cause.
It's as dive as it gets, and usually crammed with drunk undergrads, who by a. For their part, though, law students are often in the crowd. The city is lively and packed with bars, restaurants, parks, and things to do. One student sums it up by saying, "Inevitably people will gripe about Ann Arbor, but I think when it comes down to it, most people are satisfied with what we have here. There's plenty to do and see, but the fact remains: It's a college town, not an urban center.
Said a rising 3L: "I definitely didn't feel any negative things as a 1L because I just felt so busy. But as a 2L, I think you feel a little bit stifled sometimes because you have more time to explore, and I feel like I've tapped most of Ann Arbor. I still see new things all the time, but I feel a little limited. The historic Hill Auditorium, just a few blocks from the law school, routinely hosts world-famous musicians and performers, along with mainstream musical groups.
Ann Arbor is home to award-winning art fairs and the classic Michigan Theater , which often screens independent films. The university's Museum of Art also recently reopened after three years of expansion and renovation, and the University always seems to have some speaker, dance group or cultural event going on.
And of course, if students get bored, it's a minute drive to Detroit for a game or show, a minute drive to Windsor for a night out or to hit the casinos, and a five-hour drive to Chicago. There's no actual need for a car-the mall and grocery store are easily accessible by bus-but it's very convenient to have one, and makes trips like those mentioned above possible.
Traffic and parking isn't too bad except during peak hours. Basically, you can get by without a car, but it's nice to have one or a good friend who does. Michigan Law has a wide range of activities for students, including eight student-run journals , eight moot court competitions, and more than 50 student organizations. Students love to point out that they can eat lunch for free nearly every weekday because some organization is sponsoring a speaker and serving pizza or sandwiches.
Though some 1Ls focus exclusively on their coursework, a majority of students get involved in at least one activity. Several current students emphasized that though 1L year can seem overwhelming in and of itself, engaging in other law school activities helps to prevent burn-out, facilitate meeting older students who have valuable advice, and keep law school and career goals in perspective.
A couple students, who are active members of one or more groups, edit a journal and compete on moot court competitions said they didn't feel like they had too much on their plates. As with most things in life, groups and organizations at Michigan are what you make of them. Student groups will often bring in speakers, host job panels for 1Ls, throw social events at bars, and engage members in legal issues.
One student who was involved with the Environmental Law Society helped develop an environmental report card on the Detroit River. Most students said that depending on the group, it's fairly easy to gain a leadership role if one is active from the get-go. About students work for a journal. Each journal has its own application process that can include a write-on competition, a writing sample, a personal essay, or other criteria; only the Michigan Law Review takes grades into account when selecting students.
Though the work isn't always riveting, students said they enjoy being on journal, as it exposes them to facets of the law they wouldn't otherwise explore. One girl said she was looking through a book to cite it and ended up reading the entire thing. And, of course, employers loved to ask the students about their journal work. To get on MLR , simply having top grades or just being a master cite-checker is not enough.
Directly after 1L exams, students engage in a write-on competition, in which they sift through about pages of scholarly material to cite sources and then write about a seven-page note. Some students quit halfway through because they're still so burnt-out from finals.
Those skills make Michigan Law graduates valuable to any future employer. In schools set in large cities, many students and faculty have networks outside of law school and apart from their law school peers.
Ann Arbor, on the other hand, is different. By and large, people have come here to be part of the law school--for the law school experience itself.
Our professional networks, and our social circles, are entwined with the law school and in the larger University of Michigan community. Michigan faculty are focused on Michigan students. The relationships you form with your classmates will also benefit from this closeness. You will rely on each other for intellectual, professional, and social connection.
And nothing bonds people like a Michigan winter. I came to law school knowing I wanted to be a public defender. MDefenders prepared me for the challenges of working in public defense, and I got to know other students who became my closest friends and supporters.
In This Section. Michigan Law at a Glance. Full-Time Faculty Members. Legal Clinics. In Grants to Each Incoming Class. Nota Bene Mark D. West is the 17th dean of the Law School. Michigan Law is an international center for interdisciplinary legal scholarship and teaching.
Michigan's Debt Management Program is one of the most progressive in the country. But the main draw is still the law school itself, which has a strong national reputation: in , the greatest number of graduates took the bar in New York rather than Michigan. Michigan has standard clusters like banking, criminal law, and taxation, but it also has unexpected ones like Japanese law and refugee and asylum law. In the same guide, Mortenson advises students to gain clinical experience while they can.
The number of students who participate has grown twofold in the last five years.
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