Prelaw Student Training                                                                                 

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1. Getting Started:

Meet with the UVU Prelaw Advisor; Appointments: 801.863.6484
Read all the materials on the UVU Prelaw Website
Choose a major that requires extensive reading and writing
Create a personalized plan just for you
Organize your time so that you can succeed
Participate in the UVU Christine M. Durham Prelaw Club  

Six Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Go to Law School
Reasons to Go to Law School
Why You Should Not Go to Law School
                                       

2. Building Academic Skills:                                                                                                                              

• Six Reading Myths (PDF)
• But Will it Write? (PDF)
• Great Works List Worksheet (PDF)
• Great Works List (PDF)
• How to Succeed in College (PDF)

3. Extracurricular Activities:

Be a teaching assistant (TA) or research assistant (RA) to a professor
Publish in one of the nine UVU undergraduate journals published on campus
Fulfill an internship, not necessarily in a law firm, can be in any professional/business setting
Do community service in organizations or with people that you do not interact with in your regular daily life
Take LEGL 2000
Join and participate in the UVU Christine M. Durham Prelaw Club

4. Preparing for the LSAT:

• Test Prep Workshop (PDF)
• LSAT Preparation Spreadsheet (XSLS)
• Logic Problems Value Pack (PDF)
• Master the LSAT (PDF)

5. Applying to Law Schools:

• Researching Law Schools (PDF)
• Researching Law School Spreadsheet (XLS)
• Boston College Law School Locator
  
• Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)
• Workshop Scripts (PDF)
• How to Get the Best Letters of Recommendation (PDF)
• Letter of Recommendation Packet (PDF)
• Letters to Recommendations Writers (PDF)
• Resume Sample (PDF)
• Addendum Sample (PDF)
• Timeline and Packet (PDF)
• How to Write an Excellent Personal Statement (PPT)
• Applying to Out-of-State Schools (PPT)

6. Paying for Law School

• UVU Cracking the Mystery of Financial Aid 2010 (PPT)
• University of Michigan Law School Debt Wizard
• National Association of Legal Professional (NALP) Employment Reports
• Fin Aid! The Smart Guide to Financial Aid
• College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007
• Equal Justice Works Law School List of Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs)

7. Networking and Other Survival Tools

• 100 x JD: Connected Lawyers are Happy Lawyers (PPT)
• 100 x JD: Connected Lawyers are Happy Lawyers, JRCLS Conference 2013 (PPT)
• 100 x JD: A Networking Program for Every Major, UVU Summer University 2013 (PPT)
• Successful Networking Tips  (PDF)
• How to Network: 12 Tips for Shy People  (PDF)
• The Top Eight Rules of Networking  (PDF)
• More How To Network Handout  (PDF)
• Six Skills Every Law Student Needs to Master (DOC)
• Preparing for a Legal Career (PPT)
• How to Prepare for Graduate Education (PPT)
• How to Take A Law School Exam (DOC)
• Taking Law School Exams (DOC)
• Lawyer Satisfaction (PPT)
• Model Rules of Professional Responsibilities (PPT)
• Lawyer Interview Questions (DOC)
• ABA Top 25 Legal Films (PDF)
• Creating a Law Practice Portfolio (DOC)
  
• How to Open a Law Practice
  
• ABA Young Lawyers Mentoring Project
  
• ABA Lawyer Mentor Programs by State
  
• ABA Solo and Small Practice Resource Center

8.  Timelines

• Undergraduates planning to go to law school
• Graduates who are going directly to law school
• Graduates who are waiting to go to law school
• Non-traditional students
• Students who want to go to law school part-time

9.  Frequently Asked Questions

10. Useful Links

 

• Helpful Links