At the University of Chicago Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, we want students to have access to academic and cultural resources, but to also have opportunities independent of the classroom and student life. Thus, the following is a list of opportunities where students can go to search for funding, enrich their summers or find work after graduation.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

UCLA Law Fellows Program: Deadline November 15th.

UCLA Law Fellows Program
Deadline Extended: November 15, 2010

The Law Fellows Program provides early academic outreach to high-potential undergraduate, recently graduated, and graduate students with strong academic backgrounds and a minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA at a four-year undergraduate institution.

The program is committed to ensuring equity, access, and excellence in legal education. A strong preference is granted to applicants whose experiences reflect limited familial exposure to post-collegiate education, career opportunities, mentoring, and social support systems.

Additional consideration is also given to applicants who have overcome economic and/or educational hardships and challenges, or come from, or have demonstrated experience in economically or educationally under-served communities.

The Program focuses on students’ academic development, with the objective of increasing the participants’ academic competitiveness for admission to law school. Law Fellows are strongly encouraged to participate in outreach activities aimed at serving the various community segments of Southern California.

Law Fellows attend a series of Saturday Academies held at UCLA School of Law in the winter and spring, where they are provided with academic enrichment, career development activities and mentoring designed to de-mystify law school and the legal profession, and also present these objectives as viable options.

The program prepares participating Law Fellows to successfully enter and excel in top law programs and, eventually, legal careers. Through the Saturday Academies, Law Fellows are afforded access to a variety of events, programs and services, including:
  • Professional-Level Instruction by Law School Faculty
  • Personalized Juris Doctorate (Law Degree) Action Plan
  • Mentoring by Current UCLA Law Students
  • Admissions, Financial Aid, and LSAT Workshops
  • Legal Research Training by Law Library Staff
  • Full Scholarships for LSAT Preparation Course
  • Presentations by Practicing Attorneys and Leaders in the Law Community
  • Follow-Up Activities and Counseling until Law School Matriculation
DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS TO: Outreach@law.ucla.edu
Click Here to Download Application
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