{"id":1437,"date":"2017-07-05T18:44:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:17:45","slug":"legal-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/05\/legal-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1437_672c05-60{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1437_672c05-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1437_672c05-60 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_84454e-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_84454e-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_84454e-91\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_84454e-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_84454e-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_84454e-91\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_84454e-91 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_84454e-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_84454e-91\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1437_84454e-91 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_84454e-91\"><em>P<\/em><em>ay close attention in the Legal Research class. Opt for an internship. Get involved in community service activities that the Legal Studies program offers. Take your coursework seriously. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6 figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1437_f4d42a-a6\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lawstudents-1024x627-768x470-1-750x459.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-14391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lawstudents-1024x627-768x470-1-750x459.png 750w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lawstudents-1024x627-768x470-1-250x153.png 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lawstudents-1024x627-768x470-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s good advice for undergraduate students who dream of attending law school. The advice comes from experts Alexandra \u201cAlex\u201d Joyce, David Massuli and Josh Brooks. All are students at the Delaware Law School of Widener University and graduates of WilmU\u2019s Legal Studies program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joyce, who plans to graduate from law school in May of 2017, was named a Wolcott Fellow at Widener. This prestigious fellowship offered her the opportunity to serve as a clerk for the Honorable Leo Strine, the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. The legal research skills she learned at WilmU provided a strong foundation for her success in law school and her clerkship. Upon graduation, she\u2019ll clerk for Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins Jr., a connection she made through the law firm where she interned as an undergraduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Legal Studies program curriculum tracks the concepts in the substantive courses in law school very well,\u201d says Joyce. \u201cThe program gives you a great foundation and introduces you to material at the undergrad level that will be covered in law school in more depth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massuli also credits writing and research skills learned as a Legal Studies student with giving him an advantage in law school. \u201cWhile other students struggled with learning the legal citation system,\u201d he says,&nbsp; \u201cI already had exposure to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Returning to school at age 30, Massuli completed his Legal Studies degree in just over two years and continued on to law school where he recently completed his second year. At Widener, he jumped in with both feet and is involved with activities like oral argument competitions and honor society events. Massuli completed an internship in former Delaware Governor Jack Markell\u2019s office while he was an undergraduate; an experience he says propelled him toward law school. \u201cThe encouragement I received from the staff in the Governor\u2019s office was key to my decision to apply to law school,\u201d he says. \u201cI would highly recommend a Legal Studies internship to any student interested in pursuing a law degree because it gives you real world interaction and exposure to the legal system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having finished his first year of law school as an evening division student, Brooks works at a major law firm in Wilmington.&nbsp; As an undergraduate, he worked as a judicial case processor for the Justice of the Peace Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooks, Joyce and Massuli participated in community service activities like the \u201cWills for Heroes\u201d event, which provides estate planning for first responders. Brooks enjoyed the \u201cprovoking and probing\u201d he experienced at the hands of his undergraduate instructors.&nbsp; \u201cThe professors are dedicated to their students\u2019 success,\u201d he says. He especially liked the courses that tied the law to policy issues. \u201cWe had some great debates.\u201d WU<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1437_57fd51-e6\">Guaranteed Admission Program with Widener University Delaware Law School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students earning a bachelor\u2019s degree from Wilmington University who meet the following criteria are guaranteed admission to Widener University Delaware Law School\u2019s Juris Doctor (J.D.) program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete all the requirements for conferral of a Wilmington University baccalaureate degree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earn a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Achieve an LSAT score that meets or exceeds the median LSAT score of the current Delaware Law first-year entering class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Satisfy all law school admissions requirements relating to character and fitness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit a completed application to Delaware Law no later than April 1 of the calendar year in which the student plans to begin legal study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information, contact Legal Studies Chair Amy O\u2019Dell at <a href=\"mailto:amy.l.odell@wilmu.edu\">amy.l.odell@wilmu.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014Lori Sitler<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pay close attention in the Legal Research class. 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