A look at the HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Six years ago, attorney Evangeline M. Mitchell founded the National HBCU-Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo. It has become the nation’s largest gathering of HBCU undergraduate students looking to enter the legal profession. This year’s Summit at Georgia State University College of Law provided students with a rare opportunity to hear…
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FLORIDA ALLIGATOR — The Law School Admission Test, or LSAT, became fully digital, according to the Law School Admissions Council, or LSAC. Students switched from taking the exam on paper to on a tablet, said Jeff Thomas, the executive director of admissions programs at Kaplan Test Prep, which is a test prep company that provides services…
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REVEILLE — The Law School Admission Test, better known as the LSAT, made one of its largest changes in history on Sept. 21, shifting from a paper and pencil test to an all-digital, technology-based format. The previous format of the LSAT, had been in place since the early 1990s with few changes and updates to…
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PENN STATE — Dickinson Law is now accepting the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for admission. Historically, the Law School has only accepted the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Dickinson Law will continue to accept the LSAT and to support Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) initiatives to increase access to legal education. Accepting both tests provides a…
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SPIVEY CONSULTING BLOG — Podcast episode features Mike Spivey as he discusses whether you have to explain why you are going to law school in your law school application.
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QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Quinnipiac University Law will be hosting the Connecticut Law Fair for prospective law students.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Professor Molly Shadel (University of Virginia Law) shares five law school tips for first year law students.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Four ways to use your career services department: resume review, mock interviews, networking, and references.
Read More about Tips for law students utilizing school’s career services departmentUniversity of Alabama Law hosts boot camp to prepare incoming students for success
THE CRIMSON WHITE — The University of Alabama Law hosted the Susan B. Livingston Boot Camp for Success, which is an initiative to provide incoming law students from diverse backgrounds the preparation they need for law school.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Law School Supreme Court clinics allow students to work on real-life Supreme Court cases while still in law school. These clinics provide quality representation to groups who can least afford it and act as a pipeline to elite appellate work, including at the US Supreme Court.
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