Part-Time Law School Programs

Podcast Highlight:
This week’s podcast discusses part-time law programs. Our guests today are Erin Van Dorn, Associate Director of Admissions at Temple University Beasley School of Law; Anne Richard, Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid at The George Washington University Law School; and Alison Price, Associate Dean and Director of Admissions at George Mason School of Law.
Our first guest, Erin Van Dorn, says that students who have a full-time job or can only devote part of their time to law school are excellent candidates for part-time law programs. She also says that the application process for both full-time and part-time law school applicants is very similar, and goes on to explain that, although a part-time law school program is typically completed at night and takes an extra year to obtain the degree, students should realize that it is still a considerable commitment. She suggests that students considering applying to and undertaking a part-time law program me