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Publications The Official Guide to US Law Schools provides
information on each of the American Catalogs and bulletins published and distributed by law schools are available by contacting the schools or on their websites. Law School Admissions Profiles, published by the Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors, contains detailed profiles of most ABA-approved law schools. The NAPLA Law School Locator and The Boston College Law School Range Finder, produced by Joe Burns and Dom DeLeo, members of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, helps applicants assess their quantitative credentials in relation to the LSAT and GPA requirements of law schools, and to identify schools they might want to explore further. The NAPLA-SAPLA Book of Law School Lists contains information about law schools, including joint degree programs, areas of emphasis without graduate degrees, treatment of multiple LSAT scores by individual schools, schools that grant one-year deferrals, bar passage rates at a number of schools, schools that award non-need-based scholarships, study abroad, student journals, and much more. Contact Dean Gerald Wilson, Duke University, to obtain a copy. (Phone: 919-684-2865) Pre-Law Advisor Listserv Prof. Nim Batchelor, Elon University moderates the listserv. He states that the list is "a forum for the exchange of views, experiences, techniques, and professional information pertaining to the law schools admissions process, advising of pre-law students and the running of a pre-law program." A resource developed by pre-law advisors to assist those preparing for a career in law. Boston College Law School Locator
The Boston College Law School Range Finder (pdf)
The Boston College "Applying to Law School" Online Workshop (mov)
NAPLA Law School Locator (pdf)
The NAPLA-SAPLA Book of Law School Lists
FinAid sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Administrators
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International
This is a categorized index of more than 4000 select web sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, as well as more than 850 locally stored web pages and downloadable files, this site was established to serve as a comprehensive resource of the information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of America. Designed for everyone, lay persons and legal scholars alike, it is quality controlled to include only the most substantive legal resources online. The selection criteria are predicated on two principles: the extent to which the resource is unique, as well as the relative value of the information it provides. Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars Program (PLUS) The PLUS program is an intensive several week long law orientation program for underrepresented undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in the legal profession. Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)
Online Directory to law schools
The National Association for Law Placement
preLaw magazine, a National Jurist publication, and The National Jurist magazine
Law School Deans' letter about why the law school rankings are not valid: http://www.lsac.org/jd/Choose/deans-speak-out-rankings.asp ABA Career Center "The ABA Career Center helps current and prospective legal professionals find employment and advance their careers."Directory of Law School Public Interest & Pro Bono Programs LexisNexis Law Communities: Free resource that provides legal news, commentary, blogs, video, podcasts and an extensive collection of treatises to attorneys, law and pre-law students, law professors and litigants.NALP Prelaw Portal Information from their web site: NALP, the Association of Legal Career Professionals, is an organization made up of legal employers and law school career professionals. NALP — its staff, leaders, and members — collectively know a whole lot about the world of lawyer jobs. This portal was designed by NALP volunteers to help prelaw advisors and students in the US learn more about the legal employment market. LSAC Bibiliography (pdf) Financial Aid Law School Debt and Its Impact on Lawyer Career Pathways. (pdf) NALP, 2008. Additional ResourcesLaw school catalogs and bulletins Law School Admissions Profiles (admissions profiles of most ABA-approved law schools made available to sole or coordinating pre-law advisors by LSAC) Notebooks with career information, law school rankings, and scholarship opportunities Videotapes and audiotapes of programs on law schools or legal careers |
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American Bar Association (ABA)
at http://www.abanet.org/ is the national organization of the legal
profession. The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions
to the Bar of the ABA is identified by the U.S. Department of Education
as the "nationally recognized accrediting agency for professional
schools of law."
Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) assists economically and educationally disadvantaged applicants in preparing for law school. Law School Admission Council, LSAC or Law Services, is a nonprofit corporation comprised of 193 law schools in the U.S. and Canada that provides services to the legal education community. National Association for Law Placement (NALP) is a professional organization of law schools and legal employers which provides information about placement and recruiting trends. Higher Education and the Handicapped (HEATH), a national resource center for persons with disabilities, produces a free booklet "Students with Disabilities and Law School." Contact information for these organizations is provided in The
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