Fordham Law School IDEAL Program!

Hello Students!

Below is information about Fordham Law School’s IDEAL Program that we discussed today (Increasing Diversity in Education and the Law), from an email our department received from the program.  I hope it’s useful to you!

KC

“This two-and-a-half-year program offers participating students early exposure to the study and practice of law. Additionally, participants will earn a stipend of $1,475 for each summer session they are enrolled in the program.

Program Highlights:

*   Enrollment in Fordham’s Pre-law Summer Institute

*   Participation in The Council for Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) Jumpstart LSAT Program

*   Paid summer internships with public interest organizations, district attorney offices, NYC law firms, and more

*   Enrollment in an LSAT preparation course (cost covered by the program)

*   Mentoring, networking and training opportunities throughout the year

Eligibility:

*   Undergraduate students enrolled in a full-time program at an accredited college or university within the Fordham University CUNY, and SUNY EOP network

*   Students must be in their sophomore year at the time of the application (entering junior year Fall 2023)

*   Demonstrates an interest in pursuing a law degree or an interest in the law.

Learn more and apply at

law.fordham.edu/idealprogram<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/u0dr2lb/ugqn02p/ibi439c__;!!PJt-7SellYIzVQ8!75WV4jI4Ylz7x6FSmXTVuxydqkHdIQYpe842opjyvZA-4R5DAmmy3hpfU5bPEOBPK2D7N7Id9kCjjtGqTct5zYDDJv0HB7m3$>

Priority Deadline: Feburary 13, 2023

Final Deadline: March 6, 2023″

Who I Am!

Hello!  I am Kerin Coughlin, the instructor of this course!  I teach Law and Paralegal Studies at City Tech because I love the law, and I love teaching!  Many moons ago, I was a junior high school Social Studies teacher, then I became a lawyer, and I practiced law full-time for about twelve years.  During most of that time, I was a commercial litigator, which means I represented people and companies that either were suing companies, or getting sued.  While I was practicing full-time, I started teaching law part-time, and I really liked it, so I decided to switch it around.  This is my ninth year teaching full-time here at City Tech, and I love it!  My favorite part of teaching is working with students.  You’re awesome!

Something I want you to know about me is that I have two cats who I really love!  Their names are Minnie and Marco, they are six years old.  I just adopted them this past August from a family who lives upstate.  They are brother and sister.  They love to play, and to snuggle!  Here are photos of them — Marco on the left, Minnie on the right:

I’m confident this semester is going to be GREAT!!  I really look forward to working with all of you!

KC

 

WELCOME! to Intro to Paralegal Studies!!

WELCOME! to LAW 1101 Intro to Paralegal Studies, and our course OpenLab site!  I hope you find this site useful and maybe even a little bit fun. 🙂  Please poke around and check out the tabs above, especially “Assignments” and “Class notes & materials” where you’ll find particularly helpful information!

I look forward to a terrific semester with you!

Cheers!

Prof. C.