law school

noun

: a school that trains people to become lawyers

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Read more As a young woman just out of law school, Ruth Bader Ginsburg found that no New York law firms would hire her. Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Borrowers in eligible professional programs, like law school, medical school or an MBA program, will be limited to $50,000 per year, with a lifetime limit of $200,000. Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 17 June 2026 Those payments are not necessarily problematic, according to Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Marymount University’s law school who studies campaign finance. Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 After graduating from law school with more than $200,000 in student loan debt, Gregory says she was surprised by how little many legal positions paid compared to the public perception of the profession. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for law school

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“Law school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20school. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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