Law School Welcomes Students From New Orleans
Quick to respond to the needs of displaced law students from New Orleans, the UC Davis School of Law stepped forward to offer admission to eligible students for the fall semester. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, law students at Tulane University faced a closed campus and many of their classmates and faculty relocated to Houston and other states.
Students pursuing a law degree are particularly impacted by any interruption in a three-year, full-time program. The first-year curriculum is structured and provides the essential framework for subsequent legal study. The summer months are often utilized for clerkships and internships with private and public firms and agencies where they obtain valuable research and legal skills. Any interruption in the cohesive study of law seriously impacts the student's education and training.
Law Schools throughout the country have opened their doors to New Orleans students. In many cases, schools are accepting second- and third-year students first to prevent a disruption to their education. This trend has left first-year students wondering if they were going to be able to begin their studies.
The UC Davis School of Law is pleased to host three first-year law students from Tulane University this fall. Students started arriving in Davis from New Orleans within a week of the hurricane and were able to begin their legal education with the Law School's Class of 2008.
The first few weeks of law school are often difficult and challenging for most students, and the Davis Class of 2008 has not only risen to that challenge, but also been there to offer assistance to their Tulane University classmates. Some Davis students offered assistance with housing, transportation, and furniture. Other students, staff, and faculty offered books and mentoring. A special web site and message board ( http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/admissions/New_Orleans_Students.html) has been set up on the Davis law web site to direct New Orleans students to assistance from the School of Law community.
Students pursuing a law degree are particularly impacted by any interruption in a three-year, full-time program. The first-year curriculum is structured and provides the essential framework for subsequent legal study. The summer months are often utilized for clerkships and internships with private and public firms and agencies where they obtain valuable research and legal skills. Any interruption in the cohesive study of law seriously impacts the student's education and training.
Law Schools throughout the country have opened their doors to New Orleans students. In many cases, schools are accepting second- and third-year students first to prevent a disruption to their education. This trend has left first-year students wondering if they were going to be able to begin their studies.
The UC Davis School of Law is pleased to host three first-year law students from Tulane University this fall. Students started arriving in Davis from New Orleans within a week of the hurricane and were able to begin their legal education with the Law School's Class of 2008.
The first few weeks of law school are often difficult and challenging for most students, and the Davis Class of 2008 has not only risen to that challenge, but also been there to offer assistance to their Tulane University classmates. Some Davis students offered assistance with housing, transportation, and furniture. Other students, staff, and faculty offered books and mentoring. A special web site and message board ( http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/admissions/New_Orleans_Students.html) has been set up on the Davis law web site to direct New Orleans students to assistance from the School of Law community.