Jeffrey Lillien's Schools

• New York University School of Law , Class of 1981 JD in Law

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• New York University School of Law, Jeffrey Lillien December, 2010 The New York University (NYU) School of Law, among the most prominent and exclusive law schools in the country, was founded in 1835. The school is housed in beautiful facilities in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. Gaining entrance to the NYU School of Law is extremely competitive: the school receives more applications than any other law school in New York and is ranked among the top six schools nationwide. Moreover, the NYU School of Law is considered the top program in the country for both international and tax law. The NYU School of Law attracts a uniquely diverse and dynamic student body and is particularly noted for its dedication to public interest law, manifesting this commitment in numerous concrete ways. Providing a full-tuition scholarship to 20 outstanding students who commit to a public service career and a loan repayment assistance program to graduates who pursue public interest law, the school also maintains a vibrant Public Interest Law Center (PILC) that has become an example to law schools nationwide of the effective implementation of a campus public advocacy organization. This public-minded spirit informs the entire program at the NYU School of Law and creates a distinctive culture among both students and faculty. The PILC offers grants to first- or second-year students who work in public service internships, and about half of the first-year class takes advantage of this opportunity. A significant number of students also engage in student-run community law organizations. Moreover, the school provides an extraordinary range of classes and other intensive educational opportunities devoted to the complex arena of public law. Jeffrey Lillien, graduate of the NYU School of Law and well-respected attorney in the financial services sector, devotes a considerable amount of time to pro bono community law. Mr. Lillien has affiliated with the Northwestern University School of Law Center for International Human Rights and the Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center. In addition, Jeffrey Lillien has done work for the DePaul University International Human Rights Law Institute and the Chicago Lawyers for International Human Rights. Working for those organizations, Mr. Lillien was part of a human rights delegation to Haiti, and his report on the adverse conditions in that country were used in a number of political asylum cases.

• Law Reviews, Jeffrey Lillien February, 2011 Many of the top lawyers in the nation include on their resumes information about their experience working on a law review. Most law schools publish their own version of a law review, a journal run by students that consists of articles written by legal professionals such as lawyers, law professors, and judges. Many of these organizations allow students to publish less in-depth items under the title “comments” or “notes.” Law students often aspire to write or edit for their school’s law review because of the exposure offered by the publication. Alumni often subscribe to their alma mater’s law review, and a byline or name on the masthead increases a law student’s chances of being seen by prospective employers prior to graduation. Moreover, experience editing a law review or writing notes for the journal provides excellent opportunities to improve one’s legal writing abilities. Because many of the articles in a law review include lengthy dissections of complex legal issues, student participants spend long hours researching, fact-checking, and editing these topics. Professionals in the industry recognize the commitment to excellence undertaken by students who are involved in a law review. In the long run, these publications offer law students a significant spotlight in the professional world while still in school. Staff members of law reviews assume the job of checking facts and ensuring proper documentation and through footnotes of the statements made by the authors of articles for each issue. Editors manage the daily operations of the journal, which includes giving final approval of all content before publication, assigning staff tasks, and choosing articles for inclusion. Most students join a law review in their second year of law school. Although each law school maintains its own rules for joining its law review, many rely on a combination of first-year grades and the results of a so-called “write-on” competition. The write-on contest usually requires applicants to present sample comments based on material included in the submission and sometimes includes an editing test.

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