A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding
academic experience? Are you thinking about the study of
law, but are unsure whether it is right for you? Do you
want to improve your academic performance at your
undergraduate school? Or, are you just looking for some
excitement in your life? THE SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR
PRE-LEGAL STUDIES ("PRE-LEGAL") could be just
what you are looking for.
The primary purpose of Pre-Legal is to increase the
number of disadvantaged students who apply and who gain
admission to an accredited law school. Its objectives
are:
- to stimulate and encourage the study of all facets
of law among
disadvantaged students;
- to counsel students on successful preparation for
law school admission;
- to provide an academically challenging program
designed to replicate the first-year law school
experience; and
- to provide students with an opportunity to work
with minority practitioners and judges both in and
outside of the classroom.
Now entering its twenty-eighth year, Pre-Legal has been a
tremendous success. Of the program participants who
decide to apply to law school, over 80 percent are
accepted into an accredited institution. Many of the
Pre-Legal graduates have gone on to graduate from law
school, pass the Bar, and practice law throughout the
country. Pre-Legal is funded through the
Educational Opportunity Fund of the Commission on Higher
Education of New Jersey, has been hosted by Seton Hall
University School of Law, with participation from
Rutgers University School of Law. This unique
arrangement provides students with an opportunity to
interact with faculty from both institutions.
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