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The College of Staten Island’s Legal Studies Institute (LSI) is housed within the Department of Political Science and Global Affairs and the Department of Philosophy.

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Free LSAT Preparation Opportunity

Dear CSI Students and Graduates.  Consider this free LSAT Preparation Opportunity from the University of Buffalo Law School. If you purchase this workshop for $100, the CSI Legal Studies Institute will reimburse you in full.  Simply save an electronic receipt (credit card and from UB Law) that proves that you paid for it. Please email me with any questions, Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu.

Best, Michael Paris


Hello! 

The University at Buffalo School of Law is offering LSAT Prep Workshop and Practice Test events to help you prepare for the LSAT. Come and learn what skills you’ll need to succeed in getting the best LSAT score possible. The following LSAT Prep events will take place virtually.

LSAT Prep Workshop

Our comprehensive workshop teaches valuable techniques and skills to master the LSAT. Workshops cost $100 and includes instructions with Erin Decker '16 who scored a perfect 180 on the LSAT. 

Saturday, January 8, 2021 & Sunday, January 9, 2022:

  • Part I: Saturday, January 8, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)
  • Part II: Sunday, January 9, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)

Be prepared for test day! Learn valuable test-taking strategies. A Practice Test costs $50 and includes a 3-hour virtual review of LSAT PrepTest73, which is available online through LSAC's free Official LSAT PrepAttendees are responsible for taking test 73 on their own before the review class.

Saturday, January 29, 2022 – Test 73
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (est)

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Careers in the Law Event, Thurs. December 9th

 The CSI Legal Studies Institute and the CSI Pre-Law Club Present:

 

Careers in the Law: Juvenile Rights and Child Advocacy: A Conversation with Laura Cohen and Randi Mandelbaum, Rutgers-Newark Law School

 

Thursday, December 9th

7:00 to 8:00 pm

Via Zoom.

 

CC CLUE Certified

 

Registration is Required: Register for this Event Here:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.

 

Laura Cohen

Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law and Justice Virginia Long Scholar

Rutgers Law School

Laura Cohen is the Director of the Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic and formerly worked for the New York City Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Division. She’s written articles on juvenile justice, parole, legal ethics, lawyering theory and the legal representation of adolescents. She’s also spearheaded several important amicus briefs before the New Jersey Supreme Court on juvenile justice matters.

 


Randi Mandelbaum

Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law and Annamay Sheppard Scholar

Rutgers Law School

Randi Mandelbaum has devoted her career to working with children and families.  As the founding director of the Child Advocacy Clinic, she spearheads a unique clinical program, which is aimed at comprehensively addressing the needs of low-income children and their families. The CAC provides representation to foster children, undocumented immigrant children, and low-income children with disabilities. 

 

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Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkc-yppz4uHtdJj_auPzsHi79yiPFBwcxn

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.