LAW 6951: Whistleblowers and Business Integrity, a new class in the Cornell Law School, aims to change society’s typically negative perception of whistleblowers and mold future generations of lawyers, according to Dean of the Law School Stewart Schwab.

Amid recent concerns about a hiring crisis for young lawyers, Cornell law school students who will be graduating this year and have already secured jobs shared their job search experiences and emphasized the need for proactivity in the job search.

Being a lawyer isn't anything like it seems on television. This is what it's actually like. 

At a workshop Saturday, Cornell Law School professors and students worked to assist undocumented youth applying for deferred action — a status that, if granted, may allow thousands of undocumented immigrants living in upstate New York to temporarily be protected from deportation.

Addressing a packed room of students and faculty in the Cornell Law School, two distinct political minds squared off in a debate Tuesday over the Supreme Court’s June 28 ruling to uphold most of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

Despite a turbulent job market that has caused many prospective students to question the value of a law degree, the Cornell Law School is reporting a strong cycle of applicants this year.

On the merits of gaining some experience before committing to a career path. 

This message goes to all of those undergrads that are anxiously awaiting or have already received their law school admissions decisions: Don’t go to law school.

The number of Cornell undergraduates enrolling in law school immediately after graduation has decreased 44 percent over the last five years, according to data released by the University’s Career Services Office.