Updates and Events
The Pre-Law Center continues to advise students throughout the law school application process. We have also expanded opportunities for pre-law students. The number of law schools attending the annual Law School Fair grew again this year. We saw particular growth from higher ranked law schools; this year, Yale Law school attended for the first time.
The Pre-Law Center continued the “Lunch with Lawyers” speaker series to provide small groups of students the opportunity to talk with practicing attorneys in a variety of fields. Our next Lunch with Lawyers will feature Joseph A. DeGirolamo, Director and Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at UConn Law, who will be talking about his career in intellectual property. We are also continuing the “Hot Topics in Law” series. Our first for this semester will feature Prof. Hillary Farber, from UMass Law. She will be speaking on Tuesday, Feb. 24th at 6:30PM on the issue of domestic drone use.
Student Organizations
Pre-Law student groups have also been very active. The Law Society has hosted significantly more events this year, including a successful visit to three Boston area law schools. Moot Court performed extremely well at the Regional Competition, with one student earning a Top Orator award and one team advanced to the National Competition held in Miami in January. Mock Trial is gearing up for an invitational competition this month at UMass Amherst and then for their regional competition in February at Yale University.
Courses
This Fall, the Pre-Law Center offered new courses, including “Morality Police” as part of the Honors Program UNIV series, and “Applied Legal Analysis” to help students improve their legal argument skills.
Law School Admissions Cycle
Students and alumni applying for law school admission this cycle have begun to receive admission offers. In addition to UConn Law, UConn Pre-Law students have been accepted to many top law schools, including Georgetown, UVA, UPenn, Cornell, NYU, Boston University, and many more. Many of our students are also receiving significant scholarship offers.
Edward F. Kammerer, Jr., J.D., Ph.D.
Pre-Law Advisor; Director, Special Program in Law
860-486-3174
edward.kammerer@uconn.edu
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