Dear Pre-Law Advisors,
The deadline for our Summer Pre-Law Pipeline Program has been extended and expanded to include rising seniors! Please encourage your students interested in law school to send in their applications below by May 7, 2021.
Our Summer Pre-Law program is designed to provide students from underrepresented communities with a dedicated set of opportunities to explore the law and create a pathway to earn their J.D. degree at NYLS. Participants in the Summer Pre-Law Program attend courses at NYLS for two consecutive summers if they are a rising Junior, or one summer for rising Seniors. The program is open to rising college juniors and seniors. NYLS works directly with undergraduate partner institutions to identify candidates, and the inaugural class included approximately 25 students.
As part of the program, NYLS checks in with participating students throughout their junior and senior years and provides them with law school-related resources. The curriculum, which includes four hours of class per day, four days a week, was developed and taught by NYLS’s faculty. It includes these topics:
- Is Studying Law for You?
- Developing Characteristics of the Successful Law Student
- Developing Law School Thinking Skills:
- Thinking about meaning
- Reading for comprehension
- Putting your thoughts into words with precision
- Reasoning by syllogism
- Reasoning by analogy
- Introduction to Legal Method
- Written Legal Communication
- Professional Development
- Project-Based Capstone
- Preparing for the LSAT
The Project-Based Capstone represents the culmination of students’ work during each summer session and will engage students in simulated arguments on behalf of a “client.”
It is free to participate in the Summer Pre-Law Program.
Note: For health and safety reasons, the summer 2021 program will be virtual. NYLS uses a high-caliber remote learning platform to ensure excellence in the delivery of all online courses and programs.
For additional questions, please contact admissions@nyls.edu or 212-431-2888.
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