What are the easiest law schools to be admitted to in the state of texas?

I am not interested, for my degree is sending me elsewhere, I just worry about my fiance who is pretty much applying to everywhere in the state. She wants to school in Houston, but are there easier schools to be admitted into than SoTx?

Please dont say Tceh. Please. Im begging you.

And what is the lowest LSAT acceptable to be admitted. Shes not the greatest at tests, and i think she made a score in the mid 150's... BUT... she graduated cum laude in government with 2 minors from whorn u.

Thanks guys

Probably Texas Wesleyan (sp?)

155 with a 4.0 will get you into UH.

http://www.chiashu.com/lsat.html


try this little calculator

I got accepted to places where i had as low as a 40% chance.

Texas Wesleyan, Texas Southern, South Texas COL, but most of all, St. Mary's.

This thing is pretty cool, gives you an ~ percentage of admittance based on UGPA and LSAT. Of course, other factors take into effect as well, such as experience and the personal statement, but it's good for a rough estimate. No that's not my GPA and LSAT that pops in there

http://officialguide.lsac.org/UGPASearch/Search3.aspx?SidString=

[This message has been edited by torrr (edited 3/2/2007 1:28a).]

Texas Southern and St. Mary's are the easiest to get into. Don't count Tech out completely though, it's completely different from attending undergrad there and we have a great Aggie Bar Association!

Really Texas Tech, is the top of the lower tier of schools.

Top Tier. The University of Texas

Middle: SMU, Baylor, UH(but quickly sliding)

Lower: Tech, South Texas, St. Marys, Texas Weslyan, Texas Southern.

9 law schools in Texas . . . 9? Why?

Ten by 2009. http://untsystem.unt.edu/lawschool/opening.htm

Why is U of H sliding? Their Intellectual Property rankings are outstanding.

Doc: I'm not arguing that some of their individual areas of law are outstanding. Health Law inparticulary.

However; if you look at where they were in ranked U.S. News a few years ago (somewhere around 50), and now (about 70). There has been a significant slide. They even fired/resigned, there dean.

Not that US News is the be all end all of law schools, it does play a factor.

UH is a great school.

Didn't think of it that way. Well, if I do go to law school, I plan to focus on I.P. U of H still seems like the top pick in Texas for that particular specialization.

Jones,

what was your major for undergrad and when did you or will you graduate? I was looking into IP law at U of H as well.

I majored in Chemical Engineering - graduated in 2002. I'm now working on a PhD in chemistry.

[This message has been edited by DocJones (edited 3/7/2007 6:31p).]

Doc and stonana;

If certain things tie you to Houston, it is an excellent choice. IP is a booming field.

However; make sure to really do your homework on what Patent firms are looking for in potentional attorneys. There is a huge snob factor in law, and you may want to go to the best school that you can get into. Some people really like litigation and Baylor and South Texas College of Law are the best in the state for it. Few people choose either of these schools over say Harvard, or UT.

Just some a thought. I know very little about patent law.

Christianlawstudent - who are you?

I'm a 1L at Tech...

My 2 cents: I'd say UH is sliding and Tech is rising but held back by its location.

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I'd say UH is sliding and Tech is rising but held back by its location.

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This by and large I think is a true statement.

Is the difference between UH and Tech still pretty big? Probably, but the motion you described is still there.

I have seriously been considering law school for IP...I graduated in May 06 with an Industrial Engineering degree which I heard is not the best degree to have for IP. Anybody have thoughts on that?

I'll page Vestal_Flame. He should be able to answer that question.

It all depends on what you want to do.

If you want to do patent litigation, then your degree in engineering will be an asset, but it won't distinguish you tremendously. The key asset that you will need is a set of kick-ass grades in law school.

If you want to write patents, there is really not a lot of demand for imaginary engineers. The key demand areas are electrical and chemical.

If you'd like to talk to some IP lawyers, the Texas Aggie Bar Association will be having its annual meeting during the last weekend in March. Several of us will be there, and we'll be happy to talk to you.

You can contact Karen Severn for details on what is involved for law students to attend the various events. You're welcome to come have a beer with us.

I seem to remember that TSU is the easiest, and I would guess that St. Mary's is second.
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[This message has been edited by Vestal_Flame (edited 3/8/2007 6:08p).]

Forgive my ignorance, I understand the benifits of going to the best school you can get into, however, with U of H being considered by several sources to be a top ten IP school, would it not make more sense to go to U of H if I wanted to go into IP?

DocJones,

Check out this web site...
http://www.oppedahl.com/opportunities/#atty-agent

It basically says that they don't care how highly ranked the IP program is, they care more about the school. Overall you are learning a lot of stuff besides just patent law so you want to learn from the best place you can. Also, you may end up changing your interest and go towards another area of law so then you would want to be at the best school possible.

Vestal_Flame,

Thanks for the advice. I know the typical "Imaginary Engineer" is pretty weak in the technical side of engineering, but I am actually really good at technical things. I know me saying that wouldn't help my case if I did try to pursue IP law. Can you think of ways that I could enhance my technical background in order ot help me be a good patent lawyer?

So in summation, Go to the best law school you can, make the highest grades, sit for the patent bar, and then the law firm you sell your soul to will train you to be a patent attorney.