Cooley Law School Blog

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...

Professor Beery: With Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Enter a New Era of Jurisprudence

Cooley Law School Professor Brendan Beery wrote this op-ed for Attorney At Law Magazine. This...

Cooley Grads Making Policy and Things Happen in the State of Michigan

If you want to be a part of any kind of movement, you have to be at the table when policy change is...

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...

Mark S. Michael: Grades and Success Based on Competence; Nothing Else.

Having graduated WMU-Cooley 41 years ago I was given the opportunity to engage in a successful...

Mable Martin-Scott: This is what justice and the world looks like

Why is diversity in the classroom important? That's a question Cooley Law School Professor Mable...

Lindsey Messenger: A little help, and leap of faith, pave law school success

At 31, life has already been a roller coaster ride for Lindsey Messenger. Yet every single high and...

Professor Martha Moore: Trailblazer, Mentor, Friend

Being given a chance to excel, to find your own path and be encouraged every step of the way is a...