hold your school up to the light: what is it doing for you right now?

[brian lauter]

A couple of weeks ago Northwestern rolled out several programs to help unemployed and deferred 2009 law school graduates.  These Northwestern plans included help with health insurance, loan forbearance, and LLM programs.

The very next day, UCLA followed suit, announcing a new Transition to Practice LLM program designed specifically for unemployed and deferred graduates.

Yesterday, the JD Journal reported that Boston College joined help parade.  The Boston College assistance plan offers a Law School Fellows program, where graduates will be paid to work at the school; a Career Services Partnership Program, which coordinates public interest jobs and stipends for students through the school's career services office; paid research assistantships at the school; and a program for auditing classes.

Also yesterday, ATL reported that Loyola Law School of Chicago announced greatly reduced prices on its LLM programs for its graduates as well as a Graduate Fellowships program which sounds pretty similar to UCLA's new LLM program.

I agree with the many that have argued that these programs are, at least partially, self-serving because they will help the schools' US News rankings.  I also agree that going into an LLM program to escape umemployment is a pretty ridiculous solution.  

The fact is, however, that these schools are putting together viable solutions for their students' economic woes and giving their students several options that will help keep their heads above water.  At least they're doing something for their students

The real question the cynics should be asking is: What are the other 190-plus U.S. law schools doing to help their unemployed and deferred 2009 grads?

More importantly: What is my school doing?

Comments

[nunya busnas]

case western reserve is doing jack shit

[Cynthia]

Nunya,

Email me! I'd love to talk to you about it.