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The intimacy of the program (the whole law school is in one building), small class sizes, and the quarter system also make adjusting to law school easier for 1Ls. 鈥淓ven in required 1L courses like contracts, which I have no natural interest in, I鈥檓 blown away by the intellect and teaching skills of our professors,鈥 says one first-year. 鈥淭hat definitely makes up for the fact that we only get to choose one elective our 1L year.鈥 Many of the 1L doctrinal classes are two quarters long (with a switch halfway between two very different professors), allowing students 鈥渢o get a more comprehensive understanding of the subject and different ways of looking at it,鈥 and once they鈥檙e in the clear of their second year, students find it easy to take classes in other departments.
The 鈥渇unny and engaging鈥 faculty is understandably incredible鈥斺淭here really are no bad professors鈥濃攁nd the school places such a high value on the in-class experience that it 鈥渨ill reject a candidate who is a good scholar but bad teacher.鈥 Professors 鈥渢olerate pretty much any viewpoint, and will respect your opinion鈥 which 鈥渇osters a healthy discussion environment and allows people to be themselves.鈥 The fact that their offices are in the student library makes it 鈥渋ncredibly easy to approach them with questions,鈥 and 鈥渢he sheer quantity of preeminent experts who are professors here is staggering.鈥 It is 鈥渁stounding how often you will do a reading and come to find that one of your professors is cited in the reading, or even that they wrote the book.鈥 鈥淗ow often are you taught by federal judges?鈥 asks a 1L. Research librarians are also great and 鈥渁lways available during building hours.鈥
The employment rate of students is 鈥減henomenal鈥 and faculty members are 鈥渆ager to go to bat for their students when it鈥檚 time to get clerkships/jobs.鈥 鈥淚t seems like every week or two, we have major national firms and agencies flying people out to recruit, and almost nobody had any trouble finding a summer job,鈥 says a 1L. Because of the strong job prospects for anyone who graduates, 鈥渢here is not a lot of overt competition.鈥 鈥淲e were given two pieces of advice during orientation: 鈥楧on鈥檛 talk about grades鈥 and 鈥楧on鈥檛 be a jerk,鈥欌 says a student. 鈥淧eople here live by that advice and it makes it a great place to be.鈥
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