Finishing our glimpse into the first set of the new Clear Admit Law School Guides, we are excited to discuss our Yale Law School Guide!
As with our other guides, the YLS edition provides comprehensive information on the renowned school and in-depth research into the many ways in which YLS differs from other leading programs, such as the curriculum’s subtle emphasis on preparing students for careers in law teaching and scholarship. Yale’s Writing Requirement is a manifestation of this feature, and we begin to demonstrate how the written work requirement at Yale differs from those at other schools thus:
“Despite the near-ubiquity of this requirement among U.S. law schools, Yale’s Writing Requirement stands out from requirements at many of its peer schools because YLS strongly encourages students to publish their writing in a peer reviewed law journal instead of treating the writing requirement solely as preparation for legal work. This focus on scholarship likely contributes to Yale’s reputation as the preeminent law school for students who seek to become legal scholars, and students approach the writing requirements with seriousness and ambition.”
This slightly different academic focus, as the New Haven, Conn. school often advocates theoretical legal discourse more than peer programs, is also reflected in career placement trends as well. Along with graphs illustrating the various industries to which students graduating from YLS have flocked in recent years, our YLS guide touches on the prevalence of judicial clerkship placement:
“It is interesting to note that the trajectory that Yale students take after graduation is diametrically opposed to that of most of its peers. While the percentage of the Yale class that enters private practice following graduation is significantly lower than that of its peers, over 40% of the Class of 2007 took jobs as judicial clerks. That Yale graduates are so successful in obtaining clerkships is no surprise given the frequency with which Yale alumni go into legal academia, since working as a federal or state clerk for one to two years is commonly part of a law graduate’s path toward becoming a law professor.”
Along with the above examples, interested YLS applicants can find information on Yale’s preferred teaching method and grading system, research opportunities and application evaluation procedures, among other topics.
If you’ve missed our previous “look inside” entries over the past month, please review our U. Chicago Law School, Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School and NYU School of Law posts, respectively.
The Yale Law School Guide is on sale now at the Clear Admit Shop, along with guides from Chicago, Columbia, Harvard and NYU!
