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Pitt Law often flies under the radar, but boasts 鈥渁 surprisingly impressive faculty and staff鈥 and an 鈥渋ncredible and very accessible鈥 dean. 鈥淚 often joke that I accidentally went to the best school I applied to without knowing it,鈥 says a 1L. The 鈥渆xtremely high quality鈥 professors are 鈥渇antastic,鈥 鈥渦niversally reasonable, engaged, and knowledgeable,鈥 and are 鈥渁ccessible without any reservation.鈥 Some 鈥渨ill even give personal phone numbers to contact in case of emergency or to arrange a meeting outside the law school.鈥 鈥淚've been impressed at how passionate a lot of the professors are about their subjects. If you go talk to them, you may pick up a bit of that passion, too,鈥 says another.
The 鈥渂readth of available academic concentrations and hands-on skills courses鈥 afforded to students are what really drive home the value of a Pitt Law degree; the health law and international law programs are 鈥渙f a very high caliber鈥 and offer 鈥渄iverse opportunities and successful job placement,鈥 and Pitt Law students can also serve as editors at JURIST, the world's only web-based, student-powered legal news source, which is based at the law school. Students can also take advantage of 鈥渢he help and resources of Pitt Law's internal organizations鈥 such as the Center for International Legal Education, which helps to organize international internships and other opportunities, and the Innovation Practice Institute, which connects law students with local start-ups.
The financial aid and admissions offices 鈥渁re run more smoothly than any other school of which I know,鈥 according to a student. Career services 鈥渉as often seemed meandering in focus,鈥 but 鈥渢he new head of the career services office is more aggressive in pursuing opportunities for students.鈥 She is 鈥渋ncredibly well networked and goes above and beyond to assist students in finding and landing internships and jobs.鈥 The alumni network is also quite expansive, and most former students 鈥渟eem to hold a special place in their hearts for their alma mater and a strong willingness to help current students achieve their goals.鈥
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One of the greatest boons to Pitt Law life is the 鈥渟trength of the community,鈥 in which one鈥檚 peers 鈥渃an routinely be described as collaborative.鈥 鈥淭he goal is to learn the material, not to beat each other,鈥 says a 2L. This 鈥渉ard-working yet friendly student body鈥 creates 鈥渁 community atmosphere where classmates drive each other to succeed.鈥 Everyone 鈥渃heers each other on and shares in motivating each student to achieve everything they wish to pursue.鈥
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Pittsburgh, PA 15260