preLaw Advice

Let's say that you are pretty sure that you want to be a lawyer—but not one hundred percent sure. Or that your LSAT score is ok but ideally you would like a lot more time to try to improve it. Or that you didn’t really have the time to do a legal internship during college. Should you still go straight to law school after college? Or take some time off?

A new study shows that JD-Next, an online course and test for pre-law students, is a “valid and reliable” predictor of law school performance and could be a better predictor for diverse students.

Was I going to be the type of person to let my grandma be on a ventilator alone surrounded by strangers? No. I was going to be the type of lawyer who values her career and her family.

Do Kim, one of UCLA School of Law’s earliest Critical Race Studies alums, is a highly-regarded civil rights attorney in Los Angeles. He started his own practice in Korea Town where he is currently working on several high-profile cases and is also a fast-action attorney for Black Lives Matter.

It is never too soon, though to start thinking about your test-taking options. If you ultimately have the choice, should you still take the LSAT? Or the GRE? Or not take any standardized test at all?

Law school exams are supposed to be difficult but with the right strategy, you can make things easier on test day. To help you get started, here are three tips for succeeding on law school exams.

Dawn Young, an assistant clinical professor of law at the University of Idaho College of Law said that working on a hypo a day can help you to grow a gigantic analytical muscle. She provides three reasons why you should do this every day.

The American Bar Association Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar took a big step on Nov. 18, voting to drop its requirement that law schools use a standardized test.

What should students know about legal hiring?

Your time is approaching. There will be a day when you hold your right hand up and swear to uphold the laws of your state and country and only then will you understand: three years in law school is an eternity; three years in practice is an instant.