Legal Professions
Admissions
LSAT
Law Schools
Pre-Law Resources
100

This law involves issues related to naturalization, visa, labor certification, deportation, fraud investigation, and political asylum.

Immigration Law

100

Is sending your undergraduate transcript to law schools part of the admissions process?

YES!

100
What is the lowest score you can get on the LSAT?

120

100
How many years does a typical law student spend in law school?

3 years.

100
What is the name of a popular LPLA resource you can use to study for the LSAT?

LPLA Prep Library and Test Bank

200

A legal field that typically involves working in smaller firms and specializing in a variety of areas ranging from child welfare, through adoption, to divorce.

Family Law

200

Do you need to take the LSAT to get into a law school?

NO! Some schools accept the GRE

200

What is a resource offered by LSAC that helps alleviate the cost of the LSAT?

LSAT/LSAC Fee Waiver

200

What is the number one ranked law school in the United States?

Yale University

200

Name two pre-law/government programs whose applications are due during Winter Quarter?

CHCI Public Policy Fellowship Program, UC Berkeley Labor Summer Program, MTO Fellows, TRIALS Program, SEO Law Fellows, SEO Law Catalyst

300

Predominantly relates to Intellectual Property Law, but is more specifically centered on rights and royalties issues to media in the arts, music, television, cinema, or athletics.

Entertainment Law

300

Do you have to take a gap year or years to get into a Top 14 law school?

NO! Gap years are a popular option but not necessary
300

What is the total amount of sections on the LSAT? (NOT the LSAT-Flex and NOT counting the separate Writing test)

5 Sections

300

The Top 10 law schools all have median GPA's of this number or higher.

3.7

300

What is the name of a program that offers recently admitted law school students of color the opportunity to work as a top law firm during the summer before law school?

SEO Law Fellows

400

What is a lawyer appointed by courts to represent people who can’t afford to hire a private attorney?

Public Defender

400

Do all schools interview applicants before admitting them?

NO! Some law schools do interviews, but not all

400

What is the name of the section on the regular LSAT that goes unscored? (NOT the LSAT Flex and not the Writing section)

Experimental Section

400

Name 3 of the Top 10 law schools.

Yale University, Stanford University, Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, New York University, University of Pennsylvania (Carey), University of Virginia, Northwestern University, UC Berkeley.

400

Name one of the three resources that the MTO Fellows Program offers it's participants?

LSAT Preparation Course, Monthly Saturday Workshops, the Fellows Network

500

What is the most common area of law practiced in the United States?

Commercial litigation

500

Is it possible for the Dean of Admissions of a school to call you to let you know if you've been admitted?

YES! This is common practice in some schools including UCLA Law

500

How many times can you take the LSAT in your lifetime?

7 times

500

Name 3 law school application requirements.

Undergrad transcripts, LSAT and/or GRE, application fee, letters of recommendation, personal statement, resume

500
Name the deadline for either the MTO Fellows Application or the SEO Law Application.

MTO Fellows: January 31st

SEO Fellows: March 7th