PPAC Pre-Law Resources

• Suggested courses, minors, certificates, etc. for pre-law students
• UC student organizations - Pre-Law Club, Phi Alpha Delta, and more!
• PPAC annual Law School Fair at UC 
• PPAC Pre-Law Workshops

from AccessLex Institute

• XPlore JD by AccessLex Institute - XploreJD is a free, online search tool by which students answer a series of questions for the primary factors in the law school decision-making process 
• Ask EDNA Education Network at AccessLex - Hundreds of free resources from nonprofit organization AccessLex Institute

from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) 

• Juris Doctor (JD) Programs - The JD: What Every Lawyer Needs
• Law School Admission Council - Take the next step on your law school journey today
• LawHub powered by LSAC - (Free) From LSAT prep to getting ready for the first day of law school, LawHub's courses, tools, podcasts, and events will guide you along the path to a legal career.
• LawHub Advantage powered by LSAC - ($115) Upgraded LSAT preparations, monitor your law school application progress and more 
• Plus, Guided Journey - (Free) - accompanies and supports scholars for an entire year, engaging them as they explore the legal field, prepare for the LSAT, build their application materials, learn about financial aid, and make decisions about their future.
• Plus Summer - Hosted by participating law schools, these four-to-six-week residential summer programs provide selected participants with an intimate view of legal education and the journey to law school 
• Discover Law- LSAC.org - Get inspired and learn what attending law school and pursuing a career in law can do for you  

American Bar Association (ABA)

• American Bar Association Pre-Law Guide on Preparing for Law School 
• American Bar Association Standard 509 Disclosures
• Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools

More helpful resources 

• AdmissionsDean.com: A guide for pre-law students
  
• LexisNexis - How to Prepare for Law School
• NALP (Natl. Assoc. of Law Placement) 
  •  Pre-Law Portal 
    
  • NALP Directory of Law Schools
• preLaw Magazine published by The National Jurist
• Wilson-Stern Book of Law School Lists
• How to practice safe networking - Whether you are connecting with an alum, a potential employer or a friend of a friend, it's important to take safety precautions when meeting someone new. "Networking up" creates a power dynamic that can at times be difficult to navigate. Consider these tips and advice to help keep you safe.

UC Resoures and Organizations - not a full list

• Handshake - Internship, Co-Op and Job Opportunities for every UC student to explore! 
• University of Cincinnati College of Law 
• Research - a valuable experience for Pre-Law students! 
  •  Research is a systematic study of a specific topic that results in an intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline. It encompasses expanding your knowledge and understanding of people as well as activities aimed at interpreting and enhancing their environment. Such intellectual or creative contributions are often documented in essays, posters, slide decks, look books, recordings and more.
  • The Office of Undergraduate Research
    • Ready for Research Connection Sessions
    • How to get research experience

Cincinnati Organizations - not a full list

• Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) program - Cincinnati Legal internship program geared toward underrepresented minority students interested in law school and a legal career
• Immigrant and Refugee Law Center
• Children's Law Center, Northern Kentucky

• Ohio Justice and Policy Center

• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 
• The Prosecution Project is a “data collection project focused on political violence- the ways that it occurs and is prosecuted in the US.”  Students can apply: Join Our Team
• Social Justice Fellows Program through the Memorial Foundation
• Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Pre-Law Programs 
• College to Congress  - Congressional internship program on Capitol Hill
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: Internship Program Application
• Washington Center Internships in Washington, D.C. - Many pre-law students gain real-world experience across different governmental agencies through the Washington Center internship program. 
• Sidley Prelaw Scholars Program - The Sidley Prelaw Scholars Program is designed to increase diversity in law schools and the legal profession by helping diverse, high-performing college students with financial needs offset the high costs of LSAT preparation classes and admissions applications and by helping them prepare for the first year of law school
• AccessLex Institute LexFellowship Program - Summer pre-law internship abroad (Europe)

• Boston University - Summer Pre-Law Programs
• SEO Law 
• Trials (Training and Recruitment Initiative for Admission to Leading Law Schools) - Trials is a unique partnership of Harvard Law School, NYU School of Law, and the Advantage Testing Foundation. It is a fully subsidized summer study program for students of modest means whose backgrounds are currently underrepresented at the nation’s top law schools.

• The LSAT - Official LSAT information, registration and more, from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
• Check out this LSAT and application preparation timeline! 
• PPAC's LSAT resource web page for a listing of preparation resources

• LexScholars by AccessLex Institute
• LSAC Plus programs
  
• Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) pre-law programs
• Diversity pipeline programs directory www.accesslex.org/accesslex-diversity-pipeline-program-directory

• Harvard’s free implicit bias quizzes. Find out your implicit associations about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other topics implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
• Catalyst by SEO Law - provides free resources to students of color applying to law school
• PWC’s video series on identifying blind spots www.pwc.com/us/en/about-us/blind-spots.html
• Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) Cincinnati pre-law summer internship program
• LGBTQ Applicants  LSAC
• National Diversity Pre-Law Conference & Law Fair, National Black Pre-Law Conference, National HBCU Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo & National Hispanic Pre-Law Conference & Law Fair

AccessLex Institute

• Student Loan Calcluator
• Max Pre-Law
  • An online suite of resources offering interactive lessons, webinars, worksheets, checklists and even one-on-one financial strategy coaching from Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC®) and other financial aid experts – to provide aspiring law students with answers to their most pressing questions. 
• Ask EDNA (Education Network at AccessLex)
• AccessConnex
  • Service that provides on-demand, one-on-one student loan and financial education information to incoming graduate and professional students to help set them on a sound financial path. 
• Financing Your Legal Education  & other webinars

Law School Admission Council - Financial Aid Options

UC Enrollment Services  - Student Money Management

UC Student Financial Aid

• J.D. Advantage Careers - What is a JD advantage career? In recent years, the term of art “J.D. advantage” was coined to describe careers that don’t require a license to practice law but for which applicants would be greatly advantaged in the job search process if they’ve earned a J.D. These careers span across the public and private sectors and touch on almost all industries involved in the job search today. 
  • Learn more from NationalJurist.com, as well as the American Bar Association for Law Students.
• Human Rights Careers
• Legal Compliance - legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/solutions/regulation-and-compliance-management
• Legal Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • You can still be connected to the legal fied without earning a J.D. Read about careers as Mediators, Arbitrators, Legal assitants and more. 
• Master's degrees and other degrees and certificates
  • Read about what the LSAC says about programs including Master of Legal Studies (MLS), Master of Science in Law (MSL), Legal Certificate Programs, Doctor of Sciene of Law www.lsac.org/applying-law-school/types-law-degrees
  • Master of Science in Law in Corporate Compliance - Fordham Law