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 Pre-Law Advising Office
Dr. Joseph E. Devine
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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 8, Issue 20
  Summer 2018
 
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Articles

The experience of law school is like nothing else, and these books will help you to prepare. 
On the Emotional Labor of Being a Lawyer 
Lawyering is a career where regulating one's own emotions in the context of work is paramount. 
Essential advice for every law student. 
LSAC Now Lists 11 Different Gender Identity Options for Pre-Law Students 
Welcome to the future of the legal profession. 
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LSAT/PreLaw 
 
Prospective Law Students Like The LSAT
Report of the LSAT's demise may be exaggerated.
Learn more


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Scholarships and Funding

$10,000 Scholarships for Incoming First-Year Law Students
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) is now accepting applications for its Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program (LMJ Scholarship) from diverse individuals entering an ABA accredited law school as full-time first-year law students in the 2018-2019 academic school year.
Application deadline: August 31, 2018
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Law Schools


The 10 Law Schools With the Lowest Acceptance Rates
How selective is your law school?
Most People Attend Law School to Obtain Jobs as Lawyers
Law school enrollment is rebounding, hopefully all the new applicants are focused on employment outcomes too.
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2018 Survey of Undergraduates: Plans for Law School & View of the Legal Profession
The report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

USC Gould to Accept GRE for Admissions
The number of law schools accepting the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) for admissions continues to grow, with the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, becoming the 20th school.
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University of Georgia Opens Clinic for Vets
The clinic provides veterans in Georgia with legal assistance they might not otherwise have access to or be able to afford, with particular regard to denied or deferred claims before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Read more.

University of Dayton to Offer New hHybrid J.D. Program
The program blends online and on-campus instruction. The University of Dayton joins three other law schools in offering the unique learning experience, which many laud as being a key part of the future of legal education.
Learn more.

2 More Schools Accepting GRE
NYU and Cornell to join the growing list of law schools accepting the GRE
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Merger of UIC and John Marshall - it's official
Keep an eye out for UIC John Marshall Law School  in 2019! UIC officials say they expect the reconfigured law school, which still needs approvals from the American Bar Association and Department of Education, among other groups, to be up and running by fall 2019.