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| 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 also available for walk-in hours the following times: - Mondays: 9am to 4pm
- Tuesdays: 9am to 1pm
- Wednesdays: 1pm to 4pm
- Thursdays: 9am to 1pm
USC Law students' walk-in hours are as follows: - Mondays: 9am to 12pm
- Tuesdays: 10:30am to 12:30pm
- Wednesdays: 2pm to 4pm
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| Mark your calendars for...- Application Tools and Tips - TOMORROW, 9/9 at 5pm
- USC LAW FAIR - 9/18 at 11am
- Pre-Law Talk with Fordham Law School - 9/23 at 5pm
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| | | Application Tools and Tips There are many parts to the law school application process. Learn all about the law school application and its many components, including the LSAT, personal statements, letters of recommendation, and more! Date: TOMORROW, Tues., Sept. 9 at 5pm Location: VKC 158 Please RSVP at the following link by Sept. 8:
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| USC Law Fair 2014
Are you ready to find the perfect law school for you and get noticed by law school recruiters?
Then don't miss the 2014 USC Law Fair! Join us on Thursday, September 18 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the opportunity to:
- Meet law school admissions deans and recruiters from nearly 100 ABA-approved law schools from across the county
- Talk to law school representatives one-on-one about their schools and what they look for in applicants, and get application fee waivers
- Learn more about LSAT test prep companies and how they can help you get the LSAT score you want
- Win awesome prizes
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LAW FAIR VOLUNTEERS:
The Pre-Law office is also looking for volunteers to work the 2014 Law Fair! Get an opportunity to work hand-in-hand with the Pre Law office and get important face time with law school representatives. In addition you'll get a free t-shirt and lunch! We will have shifts based on our needs -- if you have more questions about what these duties will entail please email us at prelaw@usc.edu.
Sign up for an information session to be a volunteer at the following link:
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| | | Pre-Law Talk w/ Fordham Law School: An Insider’s Perspective on the Application Process
Ever wondered how the admissions committee really evaluates an application? Do you want to know how the various factors of the application are weighed? Come get an insider’s perspective from Stephen Brown, Assistant Dean for Enrollment. Dean Brown has numerous years of law admissions and financial aid experience. In addition to his current position at Fordham Law School, Dean Brown has also worked at several New York area law schools including NYU and Columbia.
Date: Tues., Sept. 23 at 5pm Location: TBD Please RSVP at the following link by Sept. 22:
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Also, registration is now live for USC Law's fall information sessions. The sessions feature representatives from Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Affairs, and Career Services and conclude with a tour of the law school guided by a Student Ambassadors or an admissions staff member. Sign-up today at http://www.law.usc.edu/how/visit/infosession/ to reserve your spot!
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Vanderbilt Law Admission Interviews at USC
TITLE: Vanderbilt Law School Admissions Interviews
DATE: Friday, September 19
TIME: 9:30am-3pm
LOCATION: USC LiteraTea tea house, Nazarian Pavilion
DESCRIPTION: An Admissions Officer from Vanderbilt Law School will visit USC and conduct 30-minute admission interviews for interested students planning to apply to VLS this year (you can participate in an interview before submitting your application). To sign up, go to the registration portal at
http://vls.scheduletoday.com
Once you Create A New Applicant and login, follow the links for scheduled events, and select USC. If these on-campus interviews are full or if another date is more convenient, we have other opportunities for you to participate in an interview (e.g. you may interview with an alumni representative in LA or elsewhere, you may interview in Nashville on-campus, etc.). More information about interviews is available here: https://law.vanderbilt.edu/virtual-vuls/index.php
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| JEP's Pre-Law Program
The Pre-Law Project provides students curious about a career in law with real legal experience. It gives those interested in the field of law some actual hands on experience before making the substantial investment to attend law school.
Students can go to www.usc.edu/jep to sign-up and are also welcome to stop by the JEP House to do it in person. We are currently finalizing our placements, but two of the opportunities we will be having are:
- Bet Tzedek, a public interest firm serving 12,000 low-income Angelenos every year where students can work as intake assistants and legal assistants in the Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic.
- Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project where students assist lawyers that are educating and representing immigrants in removal proceedings in Immigration Court.
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| The Collegiate Academy
The Alliance Defending Freedom Collegiate Academy is a prestigious one-week program that envisions, equips, and deploys highly accomplished college upperclassmen and recent graduates on a path to future leadership in law, government, and public policy.
The Collegiate Academy is ideal for those interested in pursuing a career in law, government, and public policy. Throughout the week, Delegates hear from an array of practicing attorneys to get an inside view of the profession. One of the main benefits of the Academy is the practicum series that provides advice regarding the LSAT and law school application process. Delegates of the Academy have gone on to attend law school at USC, Harvard, Yale, Chicago, and many more.
Come learn more at the information session on Tuesday, September 30th at 5pm. Collegiate Academy staff will be hosting an informational dinner at Bacaro.
RSVP by Sept. 23rd with your name, university, and grad year to CollegiateRSVP@alliancedefendingfreedom.org
Learn more at:
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| The Washington Undergraduate Law Review - Submit Now!
Attention undergraduate students the deadline for the fall issue is just around the corner, and The Washington Undergraduate Law Review (WULR) is looking for submissions!
The WULR is an academic legal journal at the University of Washington that publishes law-related essays, research papers, and other written work by undergraduates. The law review is entirely run by undergraduates at the University of Washington.
Submission to the WULR is open to all majors. We value papers on a variety of legal topics, and students are encouraged to submit undergraduate theses or other academic papers 12 pages or longer. Submissions will be selected for publication by the WULR’s executive editors based upon quality of writing, research, and analysis. All submissions accepted for publication may be edited for length and clarity.
Email articles as a Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx) in double-spaced, 12 point type. Articles should include a cover page with the following information:
1. Full name
2. Contact information (email, phone)
3. Article title
4. Complete abstract
5. Brief biography
6. College / university
All submissions for the autumn quarter issue of the Washington Undergraduate Law Review are due by Friday September 19. Please submit to wulr@uw.edu.
Please consult our website for more information about submission requirements: http://students.washington.edu/wulr.
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