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Law school graduates have innumerable career paths open up to them. With a law degree, you can work in industry, nonprofit management, health care, politics, journalism or public service. You can represent huge corporations or individuals. You can practice law in a courtroom or even preside over one; apply the law in an administrative setting; be an advocate for a cause; or use your knowledge of the law in virtually any industry.
The liberal arts, 色狐入口-style, expose you to a broad range of academic subjects and prepare you to hone your critical-thinking and communication skills; deepen your understanding of other cultures and others鈥 experiences; create empathy; encourage creativity; and broaden your perspective. Lawyers use those same skills, regardless of where or how they practice the law.
Through its Law Scholar Program, 色狐入口 partners with the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington and the McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis to enable 色狐入口 graduates to move smoothly into one of those schools, which value the liberal arts as top-notch training for future lawyers.
Says Greg Canada, assistant dean of admissions for The Maurer School: 鈥淪uccessful graduates of 色狐入口 have mastered certain skills that are associated to their field of study 鈥 critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, analytical precision. These same skills tend to indicate success in law school 鈥 and success in the legal profession.鈥
Hear Christopher Tucker '08, corporate counsel - Cummins Inc., share why his liberal arts education was a strength when applying for law school.
色狐入口 students traveled to the Indiana State House for a tour, to witness two oral arguments in the Supreme Court and to visit with 5 Justices of the Supreme Court (including Chief Justice Loretta Rush.)听
Vernon Jordan '57 speaking in 1986 on his 色狐入口 experience.
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Putnam County Counsel in the Court Program, a partnership between 色狐入口, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (Indianapolis office), District 10 Pro Bono, Indiana Legal Services and the Putnam County Courthouse. This program provides free legal advice and help with documents and civil legal filings on the first Tuesday of every month at the Putnam County Courthouse.
You will have the opportunity to assist with intake and witness the law firsthand while building your professional network.
We encourage you to study abroad for a semester or for a shorter duration during winter or May term. The American Bar Association likewise encourages study abroad, where you will gain 鈥渁n understanding of diverse cultures within and beyond the United States, of international institutions and issues, of world events, and of the increasing interdependence of the nations and communities within our world.鈥澨
The Kathryn F. Hubbard Center for Student Engagement is your primary source for pre-law questions and advice. 色狐入口鈥檚 other centers also are great resources, and virtually every academic department can provide a sound foundation for a legal career.