Pre-Law Advising Hours: Pre-Law Advisors are available to meet with you on an appointment basis or during walk-in hours.

Pre-Law Advising walk-in hours are as follows:

• Mondays: 1:00pm-4:00pm
• Tuesdays: 9:00am-12:00pm
• Wednesdays: 10:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm
• Thursdays: 9:00am-12:00pm
  

Appointments:  Please email prelaw@usc.edu to schedule an appointment to meet with a current USC Law student. 

* Please note personal statements are not reviewed during appointments.  For personal statment review, please email prelaw@usc.edu.  It will take a minimum of 72 hours from the confirmation you receive from your reviewer for feedback on your personal statement.

Walk-Ins: 

USC Law students' walk-in hours are as follows:

• Mondays: 10:00am to 12:30pm 
• Tuesdays: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
• Wednesdays: 10:00am to 12:30pm
• Thursdays: 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  

Personal Statements:

Students can send up to two drafts of a personal statement for review. Email prelaw@usc.edu to start the review process!

Mark your calendars for...

• Gearing Up For The Application Cycle - 2/4 at 5pm 
  

Sign up now for the JEP Pre-Law Project

Looking for a meaningful law-related internship or interested in public interest law and nonprofits? Pre- Law Project (PLP) is a relatively new internship program whose aim is to shape undergraduate students into well-rounded candidates for law schools or careers in law and nonprofits. PLP provides students with real hands-on experience in the field of law, guided by personal reflection and group deliberation in the form of bi-weekly intern discussions, completion of an internship portfolio, and mandatory attendance of guest lectures throughout the semester. PLP students can intern at one of our 4 partner organizations and work anywhere between 4-8 hours per week, depending on their schedules. At the end of the semester, each student receives an official Letter of Confirmation from JEP and the sponsoring organization. Outstanding past interns have received letters of recommendation and even job offers from internship supervisors.

If you are interested in applying, please visit the JEP House and apply before Friday, January 23rd at 4:30 PM. For more information, please visit our website: http://dornsife.usc.edu/prelaw/.

West Coast Consortium Law Fair

Date: January 31st, 10 am to 2pm.

Get more information and RSVP at lls.edu/wccla

White & Case Junior Legal Assistant Opportunity

Two positions for working as junior legal assistants at White & Case in Los Angeles have been posted on USC’s job boards. 

Blackstonians Pre-Law Honor Society- Now Accepting Applications!

Are you interested in Law School or studying pre-law? Want to gain an edge in the law school application cycle? Come join the Blackstonians, USC’s premier Pre-Law Honor Society. Blackstonians recognizes academic excellence in undergraduate students and strives to expand their knowledge and perceptions of the legal profession. Students have access to a variety of resources that will enable them to focus on using law and the legal system for the moral improvement of society as a whole. Members enjoy:

-LSAT prep discounts
-Networking events
-Renowned speakers events
-Dinners with legal professionals
-Exclusive access to internships/mentorships

Applications are due on January 28th by 5pm and are available on the website,www.uscblackstonians.weebly.com, or can be picked up from the Political Science Office (VKC 327).

ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund 

Apply now for the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund for the 2015 academic year. As you may know, the Scholarship Fund is intended to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to these students.

Southwestern Law School invites you to Future Armenian-American Lawyers Event January 31, 2015

 It will be a great event for those interested in attending law school and a great opportunity for your students to network with other Armenian Americans in the law community. Free lunch and free parking will be provided, as well as application fee waivers for every attendee. Please contact Michael Espe for more information at mespe@swlaw.edu.

Featured Law School: Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law is an ABA accredited Southern California private law school located about 35 miles southeast of USC on the beautiful Chapman University campus in the historic City of Orange, California. The law school is recognized for its superb faculty, diverse academic programs, and commitment to personalized skills-based legal education. Our students select from a variety of options to gain expertise in their chosen area of law, including participation in certificate programs, joint degrees, clinics, and award winning advocacy competition teams. 

 Fowler School of Law is recognized in the “Top Schools” category of US News and World Report and is ranked #3 for “Quality of Life” as reported by Princeton Review, where we have held a top 10 position every year since 2005. The law school has developed a strong reputation for offering an environment that is academically challenging yet non-competitive, with students who are friendly, collegial and collaborative. Chapman’s Fowler School of Law has one of the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in the nation, providing a highly personalized education and is extremely competitive when it comes to bar exam preparation. For the past four years we have exceeded the pass rate for California ABA Schools on the California Bar Exam.

 Our state-of-the-art law school building, Donald P. Kennedy Hall, was recognized recently by PreLaw Magazine as one of the nation’s “Best Law Facilities.” In 2013, we received a historic $55 million gift from our law school’s namesake, Dale E. Fowler, which was then the second largest reported gift to a law school in U.S. history. This year, we surpassed the $1 million mark in an endowment created for our Practice Ready Legal Education Program, which is designed to add new skills training courses to our existing bar tested and doctrinal curricula. The endowment allows our full time faculty to partner with selected judges and attorney specialists to teach skills labs and other lawyering skills courses.    

 Please arrange for a tour of the law school or apply now at www.chapman.edu/law/admission/apply-now.

 For additional information, please feel free to contact us at (714) 628-2500 or lawadmission@chapman.edu.  

 Immigrant Justice Corps 2015 Community Fellowship Announcement

We are delighted to announce our second national search for talented college graduates to join Immigrant Justice Corps, the country's first fellowship program dedicated to providing high-quality immigration legal services. IJC Community Fellows will be fully funded for two years of service to poor immigrants in New York. IJC is a path-breaking effort and an important career-launching pad for college graduates dedicated to public service. 

The online application will be open from January 15, 2015 to March 2, 2015. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 2, 2015 and must be submitted via the IJC website: www.justicecorps.org.

Interviews will take place in mid-March in New York City or via Skype. Fellows will be informed of their selection by April 15, 2015.

IJC will be doing on-campus visits throughout the month of January. Visit our Facebook page for the dates and locations. 

Questions? More Information?

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@justicecorps.org. For more information, visit www.justicecorps.org and on Facebook/immigrantjusticecorps

Register Now: FREE Pre-Law Program

                             CLEO: College Scholars Program

The Ultimate Preparation to Help You Become a More Competitive Law School Applicant!

Designed to identify, motivate and prepare students for a career in the legal profession. Committed students can learn how to successfully navigate the law school admission process and underwrite their success in law school by participating in the College Scholars program.

• When: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
• Where: UC Hastings College of the Law.  Click here for directions.  
• 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA 94102
• How: Register online at CLEO College Scholars.
• Who: All college students and post grads

For Freshmen:  The Road To Law School seminar aims to provide Freshmen an overview of the key components of the law school application process.

For Sophomores:  The Sophomore Super Saturdays seminar aims to help students further develop logical reasoning, reading comprehension and writing skills - the skills needed to become a competitive law school applicant.

For Juniors, Seniors/Post Graduates: Juniors Jumpstart the LSAT seminar aims to help participants understand the importance of systematic and timely preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Accordingly, juniors will be granted priority enrollment for the seminar