Cooley Law School Blog

Not a Fan of the Courtroom? 7 Alternative Ways to Use a J.D. Degree

While perhaps the most well-known path after law school is taking the bar exam and becoming a...

Change of Pace: Cooley Alum Moves from Police Officer to Attorney

This article originally appeared on legalnews.com. This article has...

Cooley Honored by the Center for Plain Language

Cooley and its professors have always been known for teaching and advocating for the use of plain...

J.D. Concentrations and Why They’re Important in Law School

If you’re in law school, you’re there for a reason, not on a whim. Maybe you have always had a...

Five Reasons to Choose Cooley Law School

Post-graduate studies in any program are a huge commitment, but law school is especially...

LeDura Watkins; One Year Later – Living Life Simply

On June 15, 2017, the Cooley Law School Innocence Project made history with the release of LeDura...

High Performance In These Two Classes is Best Predictors of Bar Success

The recent National Jurist article called What it takes to pass today's nasty bar exam didn't...

Chanelle Manus: Playing the Field in the NFL and Sports Law

Cooley graduate Chanelle Manus grew up watching a lot of sports on TV, mostly because she knew that...

Judge Janice Cunningham – A Catalyst for Change

We live in turbulent times that often try our patience and make us wonder what could possibly be...

Building a Better FBI Agent

John Mallul (O’Hara Class, 1983) was born and raised in Detroit. His father worked at the local...