ABA CENTER FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY

The Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) along with the American Bar Association Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity invites you to be part of the CLEO CONNECTION program. The program serves as a pre-law organization/club for Chicago-area undergraduate students, post graduates, and others interested in a career in law. The participants meet once a month and learn about different law topics to put them on the road to law school.

In the Month of March, CLEO will conduct an LSAT prep session.  Jodi Cottrell from Kaplan will cover strategies for answering various LSAT questions, as well as tips on improving both your speed and accuracy.  She will also discuss methods for studying for the LSAT and how to create an effective study plan. The meeting will take place in the ABA's South and Center Boardrooms located on the 21st floor at 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654 from 5:00pm-6:30pm on March 19, 2009 (Thursday).

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KING HALL OUTREACH PROGRAM (KHOP)

Applications are now available! Application Deadline is April 15, 2009.

Website: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/prospective/outreach/

King Hall Outreach Program (KHOP) is designed to assist high potential undergraduate students from educationally and/or economically disadvantaged backgrounds in both their undergraduate academic performance and preparation for admission to law school.

KHOP is an intensive law school preparation program that requires you to make a two year commitment during your junior and senior years. The program is specifically designed to help you anticipate, plan for and even practice what is expected of you as a law school candidate and student.

KHOP participants are “in residence” at UC Davis for two consecutive summers.

Summer Program 2009: July 11, 2009 through August 8, 2009

Summer Program 2010: July 10, 2010 through August 7, 2010

At no cost to the participant, KHOP participants will

• Take classes in writing, logic, and LSAT prep
• Attend presentations by lawyers and law school professors about different areas of practice
• Participate in a mentorship program with a current law student
• Take field trips to various court rooms, law schools, law firms or law forums
• Take practice LSAT exams under actual test conditions and receive feedback on performance
• Participate in Mock Trial as a junior and Moot Court oral arguments as a senior
• Meet with admission professionals and tutors who can help shape their academic and career decisions

In order to be eligible for KHOP you must:

• Be a current sophomore at a college/university that is located in Northern California and will be of junior standing in Fall 2009
• Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Be a 1st generation college student OR come from an economically disadvantaged background (<200% Federal Poverty Guidelines, http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/08poverty.shtml)
• Intend to apply to law school, but no earlier than Fall 2010 for Fall 2011 enrollment

(Higher consideration given to students previously identified by enrollment in Trio or other college outreach programs such as STEP, PUENTE, EOP(&S), etc.

For complete eligibility criteria, instructions and application please visit: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/prospective/outreach/.  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at outreach@law.ucdavis.edu.

Judicial Clerkship Program - A joint effort of the Advisory Council on Diversity and the Judicial Division, the program is designed to bring judges and traditionally underrepresented law students together through structured networking activities. Students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and research skills in a small group setting while interacting with the judges in a team building effort.

For more information, contact Sharon Tindall at (312) 988-5642.

The Mecklenburg County Bar is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship, a highly competitive summer program for first-year law students who advance the value of diversity. Up to ten students will be selected for the program. The clerks will spend the first six weeks of the twelve-week program working in the Charlotte office of one of the participating law firms and the second six weeks working in the Charlotte law department of one of the corporate partners. The clerks will participate in professional and social activities designed to highlight the benefits of practicing law and living in the progressive and dynamic city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

For more information, contact Stephanie A. Marella, Diversity Coordinator at smarella@meckbar.org or Caroline McKim, Recruiting Manager at carolinemckim@parkerpoe.com.

Faegre & Benson offers two $12,000 scholarships to help students pay for their final years of law school. Recipients will also work as summer associates at one of the firm's four U.S. offices between their first and second years of law school.

Applicants must be enrolled full-time at an accredited law school in the United States, with an anticipated graduation date in the spring of 2011. Scholarship recipients will receive $6,000 for their second year of law school and an additional $6,000 for their third year. Applications are due January 9, 2009.

For more information, contact Dana Gray, Manager of Legal Personnel Services at dgray@faegre.com or (612) 766-7209.

The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship provides students with financial assistance to attend law school. During his term as ABA President, William G. Paul initiated the scholarship to encourage racially and ethnically diverse students to apply to and attend law school.

Congratulations to the 2008 Scholars:

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The American Bar Foundation Summer Research Diversity Fellowship is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science.

Congratulations to the 2008 Fellows (left to right): Marcus Allen, Akta Jantrania, Anayansi Rodríguez and Francesca Gibson

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) is a nonprofit corporation whose members are more than 200 law schools in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It was founded in 1947 to coordinate, facilitate, and enhance the law school admission process. The organization also provides programs and services related to legal education. All law schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) are LSAC members. Fifteen Canadian law schools recognized by a provincial or territorial law society or government agency are also included in the voting membership of the Council.

Below you will find a brief description of LSAC’s services and programs. At the core of each is an ongoing commitment to expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented minorities, educationally disadvantaged persons, and people with disabilities.

• The Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
• The Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS)
• Candidate Referral Service (CRS)
• Law School Forums
• Office of Diversity Initiatives
• Test Preparation Publications and Law School Guides
• Questions