UMass Amherst Pre-Law Advising

07/23/2025

This seemed worthy of one of our rare updates to this page. 😁
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Diane Curtis, Director of Pre-Law Advising and Senior Director of Legal Studies at UMass Amherst, has been honored with the 2025 Dean Gerald Lee Wilson Award for Excellence in Pre-Law Advising from PLANC, the Pre-Law Advisors National Council. PLANC awards this recognition to "an individual who has made significant and sustained contributions to the pre-law advising community at the national or regional level." Well-deserved congratulations, Diane! ⚖️ 🏆

11/21/2022

Truly fantastic panel for all. Thanks to all of our alums, but especially lawyer-alum Chris Cappucci!

08/02/2022

Are you wondering if this page is still posting? I mean, generally not so much, largely because our target audience of UMass Amherst undergrads and alumni aren't here to see our posts. You'll find us more often on Instagram -- see you there! (But let us know in the comments if you'd like to see more content here.)

03/12/2022

March 16th!

02/10/2022

A tremendous list of attorneys -- all UMass Amherst alums, of course! -- are joining us next week for our virtual networking event. Check out the list and then sign up! All interested students and alums are welcome.

The Pre-Law Advising Office, the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, and the Alumni Association are hosting an online lawyer-alumni networking night, using a very groovy and user-friendly …

01/28/2022

1. Why did no one tell use there's a mini-golf course in the library?

2. Where's the Lego re-creation of Thompson?

Happy National LEGO Day! The LEGO models of the Du Bois Library and Old Chapel are currently part of the mini-golf course on Floor 3 of the Du Bois Library, part of the Libraries Outreach Series.

01/20/2022

LSAC has announced the dates for the 2022-23 LSATs, and they've confirmed that the test will continue to be online for the foreseeable future. Click through for more details.

The Law School Admission Council has just announced the LSAT dates for the next admission cycle, beginning in August 2022. They have also confirmed that the LSAT will remain in its current remote l…

01/10/2022

Great news for all you law and policy folks!

We're thrilled to announce that, beginning in Fall 2022, the School of Public Policy at UMass Amherst will offer an undergraduate degree in Public Policy! Initially, the degree will be available to incoming freshmen and rising sophomores and will be open to all students for the 2023-24 academic year. https://buff.ly/3zHXVPG

11/29/2021

Haven't you always wanted to be a judge? Now's your chance! UMass Mock Trial is looking for judges for its upcoming Commonwealth Classic Tournament on Saturday, January 29th and Sunday, January 30th. The entire tournament is on Zoom, so you can sign up to judge no matter where you are! Sign up is below. For any questions, contact the Mock Trial Team directly at [email protected].

Thank you for your interest in judging at UMass Amherst's annual Commonwealth Classic Invitational mock trial tournament. The tournament will take place this year on January 29-30th, 2022, and will be conducted entirely online, over Zoom. There will be 4 rounds - 2 on Saturday the 29th and 2 on Sund...

11/24/2021

Check out this great profile and interview with UMass Amherst lawyer-alum Sharon Stapel (WGSS and Psych '90, CUNY Law '98).

Fun fact: AVP played a central role in passing an LGBTQ-inclusive Violence Against Women Act, ensuring explicit protections of LGBTQ people by the federal govenement for the first time in history. As part of our 40th Anniversary 40 Change Maker Profiles, we are spotlighting Sharon Stapel, who served AVP for seven years as Executive Director, launched AVP’s free legal services in 2013, and helped lead the federal government to ensure critical protections of LGBTQ communities.

Read Sharon Stapel’s full story and join us next week by making your voice heard and giving a gift to support our work on Giving Tuesday! Read more at the link:

https://avp.org/40-change-makers-sharon-stapel/

11/10/2021

The Massachusetts Appeals Court returns to UMass Amherst to hear cases right here on campus. The cases to be heard include three criminal cases (involving the definition of “disorderly conduct,” when “armed career criminal” sentencing enhancement is allowed, and possession of po*******hy) as well as three civil cases (a licensing dispute involving a chain restaurant, a domestic relations dispute, and a landlord/tenant case). This is an excellent opportunity to see the court at work. Attendance at the arguments is open to all.

UMass Amherst students are invited to a luncheon with the judges directly following the arguments—registration is required, via tinyurl.com/AppealsCourt21

As an added bonus, all three judges are UMass Amherst alumni—Justice William Meade (‘86, Western New England Law ‘89), Justice Mary Sullivan (‘75, Northeastern Law ‘81), and Justice Maureen Walsh (‘88, Western New England Law ‘91).

09/15/2021

More information on how to join our intern team -- still have openings for the fall and it's not too early to apply for the spring term! Please feel share with interested students.

More information: https://repmindydomb.com/intern/