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A quick definition of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center:

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: A place where people who work for the government and enforce laws go to learn how to do their job better. It helps over 70 different law enforcement organizations in the government. It used to be part of one department, but now it's part of another one. We can call it FLETC for short.

A more thorough explanation:

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is a training facility that provides training to over 70 law enforcement organizations in the federal government. It was originally part of the Department of the Treasury but was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.

Examples of law enforcement organizations that receive training at FLETC include:

U.S. Secret Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

These examples illustrate how FLETC serves a wide range of law enforcement organizations within the federal government. By providing training to these organizations, FLETC helps to ensure that federal law enforcement personnel are well-prepared to carry out their duties and protect the public.

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HurriedNippyPirate

16:24

Anyone here from ND

CTCSH

16:47

No, just asians and new yorkers

babybunny

18:07

i’m new york adjacent so it’s nice to feel included

Silver

18:35

Would you guys consider going to Law school out of state or should I try and stay In-state for cost?

TruthTheX

18:41

It depends tbh. Can you get scholarships do you want to practice in your state what’s your debt tolerance… idk there’s a lot that goes into applying that needs to be considered. Personally I don’t wanna practice in my state and the schools in my state don’t transfer to the area(s) I would prefer to practice in I’d have been screwed had I stayed in state so in my case I definitely consider going out of state haha

Silver

18:45

In State would be Illinois, I don't quite know where I want to be though. Not applying till end of 2024.

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

18:47

@TruthTheX: praying for your gulc uprising

TruthTheX

19:15

Ty me too 🙏

TruthTheX

19:15

@Silver: if you want to practice in IL then there’s likely no better school than the in state schools

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

19:53

@SpectacularDefiantMouse: yeah, like condemnedpuffygnome, I'm not really preparing for law school by taking some courses or anything like that. The only way I'm going to be preparing is by getting myself into a rhythm schedule-wise, well enough in advance of the first day of classes, that I think will be necessary for me to do well 1L.

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

19:54

I'm very much not in rhythm now. lol. But I've 3-ish months.

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

19:55

I've got*

jb2028

19:55

@Silver: Cost of attendance is what matters. $37K in-state tuition = $47K sticker price with a $10K scholarship elsewhere, $70K sticker with a $40K scholarship is better than either, $40K sticker with a $0 scholarship worse than both.

jb2028

19:55

(Assuming placement etc. is comparable)

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

19:57

Congrats on Harvard, jb2028. Any reason you applied to A&M but not Texas at Austin? Seems odd.

jb2028

19:58

@BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool: Family connection, they gave me a CAS waiver so it was free

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

20:00

Ah, gotcha.

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

20:04

Question for the chat about judicial internships (not externships). My understanding is that judicial internships (as opposed to externships) during the summer are unpaid. How, then, do people who get them pay living expenses during the summer? Do they just make loans stretch for 12 months when they're only meant for 9? I heard that some people supplement the internship with, e.g., a research assistant position with a law professor. But would such a person both do the internship and the RA position at the same time? And if so, is that too much work or feasible?

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

20:04

I don't know what the workload is really like for judicial internships and RA positions.

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

20:05

Also curious what other things people might do to supplement an unpaid judicial internship over the summer with something paid.

jb2028

20:20

@BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool: Many schools will provide some type of stipend for unpaid summer roles with a public interest employer (defined broadly, often includes any gov or judicial job)

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

20:35

Right, I thought so. At BU, though, it appears that what's called BU's public interest project grant is not available to supplement judicial internships. And I think its public service summer funding is also limited. Oh well.

jb2028

21:13

@BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool: FWIW they allude to some type of funding ("BU Law has implemented separate funding sources for judicial interns") in this packet https://www.bu.edu/law/files/2023/11/Public-Service-Summer-Funding-Applicant-Packet-2024.pdf

jb2028

21:13

Although they don't give details, and as you note they don't guarantee funding to everyone (which is in line with other $ they offer, e.g. the LRAP)

TruthTheX

21:14

Anyone know how hard it is to do pro bono work as a 1L for judges or fed gov in general in the D.C. market

TruthTheX

21:14

Idk much about pro bono opportunities period but thinking I wanna try to get some work experience as soon as humanly possible

TruthTheX

21:14

When I begin law school I mean

jb2028

21:15

Lines up with BU's limited endowment: $81K per student a few years ago, i.e., enough to support a payout of about $3,250 per student per year at a 4% payout rate https://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2022/05/per-student-value-of-law-school-endowments-2021.html

jb2028

21:17

Seems like they're trying to compete with other schools on program headlines (we fund X, Y, and Z and we have an LRAP) but the endowment can't really support that, so they have all these programs but don't guarantee funding. Would not rely on that if you have alternatives.

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

21:19

Thanks for those links. I'll give the public service summer funding information packet, in particular, a careful read. But yeah, your takeaway seems right.

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