law school

noun

: a school that trains people to become lawyers

Examples of law school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Northern Kentucky University's law school could move from the school's Highland Heights campus to the former IRS site on Covington's riverfront. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024 Thurgood Marshall’s Path to Desegregation In 1930, a young man named Thurgood Marshall, a native son of Baltimore, could not attend the University of Maryland’s law school, located in the city and state where his parents were taxpaying citizens. Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Last May, for the first time ever, the law school at Florida International University surpassed the UM law school in national rankings. Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024 Senate experience – and a Trump endorsement Britt got her start in politics in former Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby's office as a press secretary, before going to law school and beginning work as an attorney. USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024 The show, which followed the exploits of Adams’ character Mike Ross who manages to talk his way into a job as a lawyer despite having never attended law school, aired from June 2011 to September 2019. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 There is also an ongoing debate about ensuring that law school students learn about generative AI at the get-go. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 Most teach law school classes on the side, and side hustles as authors have helped some pad their accounts. Kyle Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 As a young University of Damascus law school graduate and new member of the Syrian Communist Party, Mr. Turk was first imprisoned in 1952 for speaking out against the military coup of Adib al-Shishakli. Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024

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“Law school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20school. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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