The Legal Profession & Law School
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FYI |
- Wesleyan's Pre-Law advisor is Jim
Kubat. He is available for appointments during the week; call (860)
685-2180 for more information.
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The Road to Law
School
The information,
events, and resources listed in this section are provided to help you make
an educated decision regarding application to law school and entry into the
legal profession. If you make time to utilize these resources, meet with
Wesleyan’s Pre-Law Advisor, and follow through on recommendations offered to
you, your decision to attend law school will be informed, grounded, and more
realistic.
Special Announcements & Events, Fall 2009
Cornell/Duke/NYU/Stanford, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 12:00pm-1:00pm,
Woodhead Lounge
Yale Law
School, New Haven, CT
Tuesday, September 29, 12noon-1:00pm, Allbritton, Room 103
Students of Color and the Law, Sunday, Oct. 4, 5:00pm-6:00pm,
X-House
Presented by the Northeast Black Law Students Association
Harvard
Law School, Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, October 7, 6:00pm-7:00pm, PAC 002
The Wesleyan Law School Fair,
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4:00pm-7:00pm in
Beckham Hall
Thirty-eight law schools want to meet Wesleyan students! Click Law
School Fair for details.
Financing Your Legal Education, Tuesday, November 3, 7:00pm-8:00pm,
Usdan 108
Presented by the Access Group
Wesleyan Lawyers Association Kickoff, Saturday Nov. 7, 4:00pm-6:00pm, Woodhead Lounge
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TED SHAW '76.
Undergrads are invited to network! Alumni lawyers will offer career and law
school advice.
Northeast Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA) Law Camp - for
prospective law students. See "Diversity" below for details.
TRIALS - Harvard and NYU Law Schools have launched a new residential
scholarship program for undergraduates of modest means. See
"Diversity/Summer Programs" below for details.
Time-Line for Law
School
-First-Years & Sophomores
-Juniors
-Seniors
Law School Fairs & Visits to Wesleyan
Career Exploration: What Do Lawyer's Do?
Includes: LSAC & the American Bar Association
Public Interest Law Programs
Internships/Summer Jobs
The LSAT &
Law School
Includes: The Law School Guide, by Matt Tuccillo, Esq. '95 and
Deans Certification Letter
Special Programs
Includes Disabilities,
Diversity and Summer Pre-Law Programs
Fellowships/Grants
Financing Your Legal Education
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