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 Pre-Law Advising Office
Dr. Joseph E. Devine
U niversity Pre-Law Advisor (Baker Hall 154; for an appt.ΒΈ stop in or call 412-268-2831; fax: 412-268-5288; e-mail: [email protected])
  
  Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. Student Pre-Law Society
Meera Patel
Senior, Neuroscience major and president, Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. Student Pre-Law Society
      
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The Newsletter of the Carnegie Mellon University
Pre-Law Program
Volume 9, Issue 3
December 7, 2018 
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Articles
  
Northwestern Cutting Back on Staff After Years of Adding
Northwestern Law's new dean, Kimberly Yuracko, has put an end to the law school's unprecedented increase in faculty hiring. In a message to staff, she said the school was in a "challenging financial position." To make ends meet, the law school is reducing clinical, and lecture positions by eliminating vacant jobs and not renewing some teaching contracts. Since 2000, the school had added nearly 200 faculty.  Read more.    

Crafting a winning personal statement
For whatever reason, writing the personal statement often seems like the most daunting step in the law school application process. It can be intimidating to stare at a blank piece of paper that eventually has to tell your story in an authentic and compelling way. However, there here are a number of things you can do to make sure that you present the best possible version of yourself to the admissions committee.
Read more.

The "Distinguished Dozen:" ATL Book Club's Top Legal Picks for 2018
Lawyers and books have gone together since the dawn of time (or the dawn of printing, anyway). From legal fiction to riveting memoirs to America's growing obsession with true crime, thousands of new legal books join the shelves every year. While most don't stand a chance of ever replacing To Kill A Mockingbird as every lawyer's - and, indeed, every American's  - favorite book, many are worth a read.
Read the roundup of the best from 2018 so far here

The "Happy Lawyer" Project
The "Happy Lawyer" Project: Podcast by CMU alum Jaya Saxena (CMU Class of 2000; JD, UNC/Chapel Hill, 2005; currently Director of Dean's Diversity and Inclusion Initiative and an Assistant Director in The George Washington University Law School's Center for Professional Development and Career Strategy.
From Jaya:  
I'm writing to share my very first podcast for the Happy Lawyer Project, which features guests who have law degrees and who live happy, fulfilled lives. I talk about diversity and inclusion, wellness, authenticity & more! 
Check it out   here!  
 
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Events

2019 LSAT & Law School Prep Conference
Thursday, January 3; 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
New York City Bar Association
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY
 
Contemplating law school? Join us at the City Bar for our conference which includes:
  •    Free LSAT Prep Classes
  •    Law School Networking Fair
  •    Financial Aid Q&A Panel
  •    Law Student Q&A Panel
  •    LSAT Course/Material Raffle

For More Information, click  HERE

Pre-Law Diversity Conference
Saturday, January 26, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Rutgers Law School
217 North Fifth Street
Camden, NJ 08102

For Diverse Undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about:
  • Law School Admissions
  • LSAT Preparation
  • Personal Statements
  • Law School Courses
  • Life as a Law Student
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. For additional information, contact Rhasheda Douglas, MSP Director, 856-225-6659 or [email protected]
 
Register here.
 
 
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LSAT/PreLaw  

Important: 2019-2020 LSAT Administration Dates
Learn more.

Upcoming Webinar: Pe-Law Resources to Enhance Your Program 
Learn more about this and other upcoming webinars

Pre-Law Certificate Program in NYC
Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law is offering the Pace Pre-Law Certificate Program (PPCP) , a three-week, New York City-based comprehensive certificate program for aspiring lawyers who would like to practice in the United States.

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Law Schools

Vanderbilt University J.D./Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics 
Dual-degree students pursue a law degree and a Ph.D. concurrently in a fully-integrated curriculum combining economic theory and methodology with the study of law. The program is designed so that students complete both degrees in just six years. Admitted students receive full tuition funding for both degrees and a competitive stipend package.
Learn more. 

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Other Opportunities

New York Legal Education Opportunity Program
The New York Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEO) helps students from minority, low income, or economically disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in law school. It is open to New York State residents who plan to attend law school in New York State. It is a 6-week program that consists of lectures, discussions, and skill building exercises for students who will enter law school in August 2019. It is run by the New York State Judicial Institute, and takes place at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, New York. Those accepted receive free housing and food in addition to the cost of the program. Admission is competitive, and the application deadline is March 22, 2019. Attached is a brochure that provides further information.
Please contact the NY LEO Program at [email protected] or 914-824-5800 if you would like further information.