Criminal Justice

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Announcing the Vault Law 2024 Best Law Firms to Work For, Best Law Firms for Diversity, and Best Summer Associate Program Rankings

Vault Law’s 2024 quality of life rankings are official. “If you want to work at a large, prestigious firm with top quality of life attributes, Clifford Chance is the place to be,” says Carter Isham, Senior Law Editor at Vault. …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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What Is Criminal Law?

You may know shows like Law & Order, The Practice, and Better Call Saul for their intense, high-stress, and sometimes emotional scenes, but they’re based on a very real career path in criminal law. So, what is criminal law, and …

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Alex Aristides: Journey into Law

After completing his undergraduate degree in History at University College London, Alex Aristides decided to go see the world and spent a gap year in Hong Kong. He used this as an opportunity to work on his personal and professional …

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Simple Rules for Clean Legal Writing

 

1. Use plain English.

 

Legal writing is meant to persuade the reader. While legalese seems persuasive—and lawyers are trained to use it—your argument is more likely to be understood if you use plain English. Good ways to simplify …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Building Communities To Address Systemic Challenges In Higher Education And Beyond

The systemic inequities we experience and observe every day, although long existing, seem to be soaring. If we see them, if we believe in the critical need to scaffold the preparation of a diverse, engaged and ready next generation of …

By DANIEL PASCOE AGUILAR
DANIEL PASCOE AGUILAR Fndg. Director of Ctr. for Social Justice & CDO
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What to do with a degree in Criminal Justice: Interview with the FBI

 

If you’re studying or thinking about studying Criminal Justice, we are excited to have some great career advice for you, via FBI’s Recruitment and Selection Unit. They answered our questions about what is available for Criminal Justice students, and not …

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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