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Pre-Law Newsletter
October 20, 2014
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pre-Law Advising Hours: Pre-Law Advisors are available to meet with you on an appointment basis. 
Appointments:  Available Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.  Please call the CAS Front Desk (213.740.2534) to schedule an appointment with an advisor or email prelaw@usc.edu 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: 
Pre-Law Advisors are no longer available for walk-ins. USC Law students' walk-in hours are as follows:
  • Mondays: 9am to 12pm
  • Tuesdays: 10:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wednesdays: 2pm to 4pm
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...
  • Personal Statement Speed Review - 10/21 at 5pm
  • Mock Law Admissions with USC Law - 10/27 at 5pm
  • Financing Law School, Hosted by UC Irvine Law - 11/4 at 5pm
  • Experiencing a First-Year USC Law Class - 11/6 at 5pm
  • USC Law 3+3 Information Session - 11/12 at 12pm
Scroll down for all the details!
Personal Statement Speed Review
Come attend our annual personal statement speed review! Bring a current draft of your personal statement, and a member of the Pre-Law Staff will review it and provide feedback on-the-spot. The more eyes you get on your statement the better it will be, so don't miss out!
RSVP required; only 20 spots are available, so space is very limited! You will receive a confirmation at the beginning of next week if you are one of the first 20 to respond.
Date: Tomorrow, Tues., Oct. 21 at 5pm
Location: Will be provided with RSVP confirmation
Please RSVP at the following link by tonight:
Mock Law Admissions with USC Law
David Kirschner, Director of Admissions at USC Law, will be go over the admission process from the law school's perspective. You will get a glimpse of what law schools are looking for in an application by evaluating sample applications together. Come get the inside scoop and learn more information about USC Gould School of Law.
Date: Mon., Oct. 27 at 5pm
Location: THH 118
Please RSVP at the following link by Oct 26:
Financing Law School, Hosted by UC Irvine Law
Does the cost of law school scare you? If so, this is a session you do not want to miss! Estuardo Ponciano, Assistant Director of Admissions from UC Irvine School of Law will be on campus to shed light on these issues and many more. 
Date: Tues., Nov. 4 at 5pm
Location: Trojan Presentation Room (Student Union Basement)
Please RSVP at the following link by Nov. 3:
Experiencing a First-Year USC Law Class
Come experience a mock first-year law class at USC Gould School of Law taught by Professor Jody Armour. 
Date: Thurs., Nov. 6 at 5pm
Location: USC Law School Room 1
Please RSVP at the following link by Nov 5:
USC Law 3+3 Information Session
The USC Law 3+3 Program is an accelerated bachelor's to JD program approved by the American Bar Association. The program allows eligible students to complete their BA and JD degree in six years instead of seven. This session will provide more information and answer common questions about eligibility and the admissions process. Open only to current freshmen, sophomores and juniors.
Date: Weds., Nov. 12 at 12pm
Location: USC Law School Room 130
Please RSVP at the following link by Nov 11:
Pre-Law Society Meetings
USC Dean of Admissions will visit on October 27th at 7pm in VKC 205.
Columbia Law Dean of Admissions will also visit the Pre-Law Society on October 28th at 7pm. Come by VKC 261 to attend.
UCLA School of Law Information Sessions
UCLA School of Law Office of Admissions will host an Admissions Information Session on Wednesday, October 29th, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the UCLA Law Building, Room 1430 and Wednesday, November 12th, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Law Building, Room 1430.

Learn about the law school application process and UCLA School of Law from our Director of Admissions. A Q&A period and an optional tour of the law school will follow the presentation. Pizza and soda will be provided!

To attend a session, please RSVP to the Law School Admissions Office at admissions@law.ucla.edu or (310) 825-2080.
Spring Class Announcement
Ling 450 ("Forensic Speaker Identification"):  This is a great course for pre-Law students to take.  Studies have shown that students who have studied Linguistics have an advantage when taking the LSAT.  This is largely due to the analytic tools that we provide to our students, which also serve them well in Law School.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Any questions about this course can be emailed to Professor Sandy Disner, at sdisner@usc.edu
San Francisco West Coast Consortium Law Fair
The West Coast Consortium San Francisco Law Fair will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014.  The law fair will take place from 1pm to 5pm at the JW Marriott Union Square located at 515 Mason Street, San Francisco.  Admission is free and the event is open to all prospective law students.  
 

In collaboration with 37 other ABA-accredited law schools, the University of San Francisco School of Law will host a law school fair as well as panels on law school admissions and financial aid, and student life. The Admissions Panel will begin at 12pm, and the Student Life & Alumni Experience Panel will begin at 3pm. This is an excellent opportunity for you and your fellow students to meet law school representatives and learn about the various aspects of law school.
Due to space limitations, we are requesting all attendees to RSVP by Friday, October 31.  You are welcome to register for the event online at www.usfca.edu/law/admissions/lawfair/, via phone at 415.422.6586, or via email to lawadmissions@usfca.edu.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school directly at guerrero@usfca.edu or at 415.422.2975.
Tutors at Reach

Tutors at Reach is a California non-profit organization founded in Los Angeles, California. Our mission is to bring free tutoring to young students facing financial hardship who could not otherwise afford it. We operate by having volunteers donate their time to tutor children for the betterment of the less fortunate and the overall community.  

Tutoring services will be available to all students at our partner schools, which range from elementary to high school. We have just recently finalized our partnership with 32nd Street School, which is located directly across the street from University Park Campus (on the corner of Jefferson and Hoover). This school was carefully selected due to its convenient location and the needs of its students. We are launching this program at several universities across California including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego.

Our purpose operates by giving volunteers the opportunity to contribute back to their community in a practical way. Tutoring young people who would otherwise not have access to this type of academic support provides a wealth of short term and long term benefits: they develop more effective study methods and improved comprehension of a challenging subject, and in the process, gain confidence. It will also allow a more seamless collaboration between university students and their community.

To ensure we provide high-caliber academic support, we require our volunteers to have the following requirements: (1) 3.0 and above cumulative GPA (during college or graduation); and (2) successfully pass the subject to be tutored with a solid ‘A’. It is required that each volunteer completes just one hour a week to remain an active member of the nonprofit organization. Additionally, Tutors at Reach is certified by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to award our volunteers with The President’s Volunteer Service Award. This award recognizes eligible volunteers who have completed the required number of hours.

Volunteers are provided the opportunity indicate which subject they hold both skill and interest in tutoring. If this is opportunity is something you are interested please contact Arash Babadjouni at asbabadj@usc.edu to obtain a brief application. 

Legal Internship at Salmen Navarro & Lavergne, P.C.

Fast-growing New York-based Immigration law firm is seeking to hire a highly motivated Legal Intern for its downtown Los Angeles office, approximately 10 minutes from USC. Seeking a Legal Intern with an interest in learning an array of Immigration Law issues and specific aspects of Business Law. Interns will have the opportunity to learn about employment and family-based petitions, Consular Processing, and Litigation as well as certain issues involving entities, licensing, and trademark issues. We are seeking Legal Interns fluent in Spanish and/or another foreign language to work 15 - 20 hours per week. Excellent research, communication, and writing skills required. This is a rewarding non-paid internship for school credit.

All resumes should be sent to our Client Relations Assistant, Gabriela Gaytan at ggaytan@lawsnl.com. The deadline for applying is October 31, 2014, but we are flexible as well.

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Pre-Law Conference

Each year, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association graciously hosts a pre-law conference during its annual bar convention for any students interested in exploring the law as a career path. 

This year, NAPABA’s annual meeting and pre-law conference will be taking place in Scottsdale, AZ at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa on Saturday, November 8, 2014.

The conference will feature an all-day program chock-full of useful sessions and networking opportunities for students interested in learning more about law school and careers in the law.  In addition, as a result of the generous sponsorship from both NAPABA and the LSAC, a number of travel stipends are available to assist students traveling to the conference from outside the Scottsdale area

Learn more information online, at: 
http://napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=prelaw2014

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