UCLA Law Fellows Program

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DEADLINE: October 15, 2009

UCLA School of Law

Law Fellows Program
2009-2010 Application

The Law Fellows Program provides early academic development to high-potential undergraduate students and college graduates. To be eligible to participate, applicants must have at least a 3.3 cumulative undergraduate GPA from a four-year institution. The program focuses on participants’ academic development, with the objective of increasing their academic competitiveness for admission to law school. Our initiative is committed to ensuring equity, access, and excellence in legal education both in California and nationally. 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 leadership experience in, economically or educationally under-served communities.

Law Fellows attend a series of Saturday Academies held at UCLA School of Law in the winter and spring, where they are provided with mentoring, academic enrichment, and career development activities designed to de-mystify law school and the legal profession, and to present these objectives as viable options. The program prepares participants to successfully enter and succeed in top law programs and legal careers by affording Fellows access to a variety of events, programs and services, including:

• Professional-Level Instruction by Law School Faculty
• Personalized Juris Doctorate (Law School) Action Plan
• Mentoring by Current UCLA Law Students
• Full Scholarship for one LSAT Preparation Course
• Presentations by Practicing Attorneys and Leaders in the Law Community
• Admissions, Financial Aid, LSAT, and Public Interest Law Workshops
• Legal Research Primer by Law Library Staff
• Follow-Up Activities and Counseling until Law School Matriculation

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

Questions?
For more information, contact the Academic Outreach Resource Center at UCLA School of Law: Phone: (310) 794-4157; Fax: (310) 794-8840; or Outreach@law.ucla.edu

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