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The Latest News from Carolina Law

For your reading enjoyment, UNC School of Law has just published the spring/summer 2013 issue of Carolina Law magazine. In this issue we highlight our student externship program (p. 23). You can also learn about our newly reinvigorated moot court program (p.21).

Interested in learning more from current students and recent alumni about how our expanded curricular and extra-curricular activities have prepared them for a successful career? Read “Getting Practical” (p. 18).

We look forward to seeing you on campus in August, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this taste of what it will be like to be a Carolina Law student.

[Video] How Carolina Law Prepares Students for Practice

At UNC School of Law, our practical skills offerings enable our students to leave here with the professional experience to prepare them for a successful legal career. Are you wondering which of our opportunities to gain practical skills training might appeal to you? In this video, our faculty, staff and students outline the many ways that Carolina Law exposes our students to the actual practice of law and offers them important chances to gain leadership and legal skills.

Developing Practical Skills at Carolina Law from UNC School of Law on Vimeo.

Getting Practical at UNC School of Law

Carolina Law provides the kind of practical experiences that will prepare you to excel in the real-world practice of law.

Our first-year students build a strong foundation for legal learning in our innovative and intensive writing and research program. More than 25 newly developed transition-to-practice courses offer second- and third-year students hands-on learning in a broad range of practice areas, from bankruptcy to biotechnology.

Carolina Law's Externship Program enhances the traditional classroom experience by placing more than 150 students annually with practicing lawyers and judges in the community, the state and beyond. Student externs explore particular areas of practice, while developing key lawyering skills.

Pursuing a Career in Public Interest

I'm Adrienne Allison, Public Interest Career Counselor, and I want to introduce you to the various programs that support students pursuing a career in public service. Historically, 15-20% of our graduating classes pursue public service employment.

Build a Public Service Career

• The Career Services Office offers a range of public interest-related career programming and has counselors on staff who specialize in working with students interested in public interest and government careers and summer opportunities.

A UNC Commitment to Public Service

UNC School of Law has a tradition of training leaders who serve their communities, state and nation. I'm Sylvia Novinsky, Assistant Dean for Public Service Programs, and I want to welcome you to Carolina Law and introduce you to a number of opportunities our students have to serve their communities while gaining practical skills.

• The Pro Bono Program offers opportunities throughout the school year for students to develop practical skills by providing accessible legal services for clients and communities.
  • Nearly 200 students completed pro bono service over the recent winter break, including a group of students who ran a free legal clinic for members of the Cherokee Reservation.

Building a Rewarding Career

The staff of the Career Services Office would like to congratulate you on your admission to UNC School of Law. We are excited to partner with you to explore the career options your legal studies will bring.

Whether you're dedicated to serving the needs of the underprivileged or excited about the complexities of a sophisticated mergers and acquisitions practice, our Career Services Office can help as you begin building a rewarding career. See for yourself the diversity of opportunities available on our list of employers of our most recent graduates.

Congratulations from UNC School of Law Dean Jack Boger

Congratulations on being accepted to one of the nation's finest public university law schools -- the University of North Carolina School of Law. We hope you decide to join the exceptional faculty and the bright and accomplished law students who will become our Class of 2016. Carolina has a deep commitment to accessibility, and you will find yourself learning with classmates whose varied life experiences will add tremendous value to your time at Carolina Law.

My choice to enroll at Carolina Law 42 years ago was one of the best decisions of my life. I was drawn to Carolina Law not only by the outstanding education it offered but also, candidly, by its affordability. Graduates of Carolina who spend three years learning the law from brilliant professors and talented classmates can go on to choose any career path that seems promising, without a crushing burden of law school debt.

Application/Admission Deadlines for 2013 JD Applicants

Applications must be electronically submitted (or postmarked) by March 1, 2013. Please note that CAS (formerly LSDAS) materials do not need to be received by this deadline, but because your file will remain incomplete until all materials are received, it is in an applicant's best interest to submit materials in a timely manner; incomplete files will not be reviewed by the admissions committee. All complete files will have an initial decision (admit, waitlist, deny) by May 1. We will continue to admit people from the waitlist throughout the course of the late spring and summer, including until the first day of orientation if necessary.

Carolina Law Students Reflect on the Job Search

Are you wondering what the job search process will be like at UNC School of Law? 3L students Meriwether Evans, Fallon Speaker and Elliot Franklin talk about the jobs they have lined up after graduation. Assistant Dean for Career Services Brian Lewis explains what makes the Carolina Law Career Services Office special.

Carolina Law Career Services from UNC School of Law on Vimeo.

Why Carolina Law? Joseph Polonsky 2L Weighs In

Meet Joseph Polonsky 2L and learn more about why he chose Carolina Law, how the law school experience was different than what he expected, and how the Pro Bono Program has influenced his experience here.

Why Carolina Law? from UNC School of Law on Vimeo.