The Career and Community Learning Center is the Pre-Law Advising office for all students at the U of M, Twin Cities. If you'd like to set up an advising appointment, please follow the instructions here. Before you do, browse the links below for information that will help you consider or apply to law school. You should also considering taking a free Pre-Law Workshop or registering for the Law School Exploration class.

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• Follow the Pre-Law Timeline: What to do and when, from freshman through senior year.
  
  
• LSAC (Law School Admission Council): This site is essential reading. It provides key info about law schools, the application process, and much more.
  
  
• What do I include in my application and where do I send it? Find info here about transcripts, admissions tests (LSAT), recommendation letters, and personal statements.
  
  
• What school should I go to and where can I get in?
  
  
• Visit law schools: Follow these tips on where and how to do it.
  
  
• Take CCLC's 'Applying to Law School' workshop for tips
  
  

How to Explore Law Schools and Prepare

• What classes and undergrad experiences will help me prepare?
  
  
• Should I be a lawyer? Ask yourself the questions here, or sign up for a career assessment.
  
  
• What's law school like? Read the perspectives of real law students.
  
  
• What can I do with a law degree? We interviewed lawyers to find out.
  
  
• How will I pay for law school?
  
  
• Take CCLC's 'Should I Go to Law School' workshop or the 2-credit Law School Exploration class.
  
  
• Join the Pre-Law Society, a student group