UDM Law - Scholarships?

frazzled1
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:40:41 +0000

The website doesn’t spell out the specific required LSAT score for a given merit scholarship, as far as I can see. It does discuss the terms for renewal: http://www.law.udmercy.edu/index.php/admissions/1l-scholarships A 2.6 GPA is more reasonable than the GPA required at some law schools ranked near UDM (though a 1L who scores below a 3.something will have a hard time finding a law job).

The “ABA Required Disclosures” section on any law school’s website is your friend. You’ll find a lot of information to help with your decision there: http://www.law.udmercy.edu/index.php/admissions/class-profile Read carefully. UDM’s class of 2014 employment info looks better than many on first glance, but the breakdown is telling. For instance, 20 percent of the class are “articling” in Canada:

Please note that graduates employed in full-time, short-term, bar passage required positions include those who are “articling.” The Law Society of Upper Canada requires completion of a 10-month post-graduation articling term as a condition of licensure to practice in Ontario, Canada. Accordingly, most graduates articling in Canada are in short-term positions (lasting less than 12 months) by definition. 35 of the 37 graduates employed in full-time, short-term positions as noted on the chart below are articling.

55 percent of UDM grads who took the bar exam last July passed … not a strong showing, which is something else to consider.