How hard is Yale Law School?

One: I wish I had known how challenging law school can be, even at YLS – and by “challenging,” I don't mean primarily academically. On the subject of academics, though, I think it's fair to say that law school is going to be difficult no matter where you go. read more

Notwithstanding its reputation as a very “academic” law school, YLS students are still fully aware that law school is, at its most basic, a professional school – that is, a place you enter looking to get something specific, whether that be a skill, a network, or a job. read more

That said, there is some understanding that it is extremely difficult to fail at Yale Law School. Because there’s the assumption that since you’ve been able to make it there, you are qualified, the school doesn’t necessarily “loom” over your shoulder, which allows a lot of flexibility. read more