University of Utah Prelaw Advising

01/09/2020

Georgetown Law's Admissions Office and its Office of Equity and Inclusion will be hosting a special Spotlight on Diversity Information Session on Friday January 31, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Ave NW, in McDonough Hall, Room 202. The session will also be live streamed at https://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcasts/blog/spotlight-on-diversity-2020/ . Attendees will hear from the Dean of Admissions, the Director of Equity and Inclusion, and a panel of current Georgetown JD students.

To RSVP, students may respond here. https://georgetown.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Sg4X0G2jvjIELP

Office of Admissions
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-9000

A discussion with Georgetown Law’s Office of Admissions, Office of Equity and Inclusion, and current JD students regarding diversity, law school admissions, and the law school experience. Livestreaming on Friday January 31, 2020, at noon.

08/21/2019

Check out the Hinckley Institute of Politics Open House and find out about all their terrific opportunities!

03/19/2019

REMINDER--UPCOMING EVENTS
The Office of Admission at S.J. Quinney College of Law is hosting two workshops.

Wednesday, April 3 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in room 3603 – Application Workshop

Wednesday, April 10 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in room 3603 – Financial Aid Workshop.

Please note that interested attendees are asked to RSVP. http://law.utah.edu/recruitment will take you to the calendar that contains the information and RSVP pages for both events. RSVP encouraged but not required.

03/18/2019

Remember to use all your resources at the U of U. Student Success Advocates are a terrific resource that not everyone knows about. In addition to helping through difficulties, they can help you find opportunities that you might otherwise overlook. For more information, go to https://ssa.utah.edu/.

01/16/2019

GREAT OPPORTUNITY
The S.J. Quinney College of Law is looking for prelaw or other students willing/able to volunteer as witnesses or bailiffs for the Regional Trial Advocacy competition the College of Law is hosting this year. They are in great need of witnesses and bailiffs and would appreciate any help they can get.

The dates of the competition are:
Thursday, February 7
Friday, February 8
Saturday, February 9

Contact Suzanne Faddis- [email protected] for more information and/or to sign up. You can sign up for all three days, one day, one morning, one afternoon. Whatever time you can spare is fine. This is a great opportunity to participate in a mock trial and see what these competitions are like.

11/01/2018

Planning on going to law school? Want to score high on the LSAT?

The Pre-Law Student Society and TestMasters will be hosting a free LSAT workshop on Monday, November 5th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at GC (Gardner Commons Building) room 1760. All U of U students are welcome to attend!

Seating is limited: RSVP HERE

Monday, November 5th, 20186:00PM - 7:30PMLOCATION: Gardner Commons Building, Room 1760The workshop will be conducted by Richard Blair, a veteran TestMasters instructor with over 14 years of LSAT teaching experience, an official LSAT score in the 99th percentile, and a J.D. from the University of...

10/22/2018

THE LAW SCHOOL FAIR IS TOMORROW!
10-2 in the Union Ballroom
2-3:30 Admissions Panel in the Union Collegiate Room

10/15/2018

PRELAW EVENTS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK!!!

LAW SCHOOL FAIR
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Union Ballroom
Come speak to representatives from over 100 law schools from across the country

LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PANEL
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Union Collegiate Room
Hear from 4 Law School Admissions Directors and get your questions answered

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL INFO SESSION
Monday, October 22, 2018
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Rm 2760 Gardner Commons
Presentation and Q & A with Admissions Officer Courtney McMann.
Registration Preferred but not required:

10/03/2018

Interesting news about the transition to an electronic LSAT format next summer.

October 3, 2018Newtown, PA Transition to digital testing will begin with July 2019 test; LSAT will be fully digital in North America starting September 2019. LSAT will be offered 9 times in the 2019–2020 test cycle to expand candidate access and choice. The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) toda...

10/01/2018

UPCOMING EVENT ON THURSDAY!
International Law Careers with Matthew Wilson
Thursday, October 4
12:30pm-2:00pm, SFEBB 3160
Come hear Law Professor Matthew Wilson’s entertaining discussion about how he forged an interesting and diverse career in law. Professor Wilson is an experienced international and commercial lawyer who grew up in Utah, graduated from the University of Utah, and then headed east for law school. Eventually, he practiced law for a large law firm in Orlando and a telecommunications firm in Tampa before heading back to Tokyo. During his career, he has practiced law as a trial lawyer and in-house general counsel in various parts of the U.S., Japan, and the Western Pacific. He has also been Dean of the University of Akron School of Law and, most recently, President of the University of Akron, before returning to the law school faculty full time.

08/20/2018

Tacos!

Taco Tuesdays for transfers returns offering transfer students the opportunity to connect with resources, each other and tacos.

04/04/2018

REMINDER--UPCOMING EVENTS
The Office of Admission at S.J. Quinney College of Law is hosting two workshops.

Wednesday, April 4 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in room 3603 – Application Workshop

Wednesday, April 11 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in room 3603 – Financial Aid Workshop.

Please note that interested attendees are asked to RSVP. http://law.utah.edu/rsvp/ will take them to the information and RSVP pages for both events. RSVP encouraged but not required.

RSVP for Major College of Law Events Law School Application Workshop Wednesday, April 4, 2018 5:30-7:00 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law #3603 INFO HERE | REGISTER HERE Financing Your Legal…