PRE-LAW NEWS
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
APRIL 2014
LSAT PREP OPPORTUNITIES
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IN-PERSON KAPLAN LSAT PREP COURSES
3 different sessions will be held this Spring in Carswell Hall.
Check out http://www.kaptest.com/lsat-law/lsat-prep-course/in-person-lsatprep/advantage-on-site?zip=27106&tab=schedule for details, including dates, cost,
and registration info.
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Test Prep Plus—special rate on LSAT Prep Class!
Test Prep Plus is in the final week of registering for the April-June LSAT prep course.
The course meets live in Charlotte starting Tuesday, April 8, live in Raleigh and via
ooVoo starting Thursday, April 10. Both classes are 6:30-9:00 pm. The cost of this
course for students only is $299.00 (textbooks are $104.00 additional). Please
contact Barry Stanback at 919-758-6539 to register.
Also, registration for the LSAT prep course on the WSSU campus will end very soon.
This course is Saturdays, May 3, 10, 17 and 24, from 9:00 am-1:00 pm. The cost of
this course for students is $345.00 (all materials included). Contact James Pao at
WSSU at 336-750-3410 for more information and to register.
Both of these courses will prepare you for the June or September LSAT.
Test Prep Plus also has online LSAT courses that you can log on to at your leisure.
You have 5 months to complete the course once you log on for the first time. All of
these courses are under $200.00, which includes all of your materials.
For more information on Test Prep Plus programs, visit www.testprepplus.org.

Blueprint LSAT Preparation
Offers online, classroom, and one-on-one LSAT prep.
Live course: $1,325 (includes $26 shipping fee). Discounts available.
Live course includes:
o 88 hours of LSAT prep by rigorously trained instructors
o 24 hours of proctored actual LSAT exams (i.e. 6 exams)
o Online resources (progress tracking, scoring analytics, video lessons,
homework explanations for every homework question, Classroom
Manager accessible 24/7)
o Find a live class at http://blueprintprep.com/classroom/calendar.
Online course: $825 (includes $26 shipping fee). Discounts available.
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Online course includes:
o 60+ hours of pre-recorded video lessons
o 24/7 access via internet (and also by smartphone in most cases)
o Online resources (progress tracking, scoring analytics, video lessons,
homework explanations for every homework question, Classroom
Manager accessible 24/7)
Take a free tour & check out online classes at
https://blueprintprep.com/free_tour/login.
Blueprint also publishes a blog, Most Strongly Supported, with frequent posts and
articles about law school admissions, the LSAT, and other law-related fun. This website
serves as a forum for students to share their own LSAT experiences as well.
LAW-SCHOOL-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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Villanova Law is launching a new “Innovation Scholars” program, funding up to 50 full
scholarships for the incoming class of Fall 2014. “Innovation Scholars” will receive fulltuition for all three years of study. This program celebrates Villanova’s new Center for
Law, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This Center “transforms the educational
experience at Villanova by immersing all students, regardless of their chosen field, in the
practical application of their law studies and preparing them for today’s business-centric
legal practice with courses such as Financial Literacy for Lawyers and Business Aspects of
the Law.”
 Innovation Scholars eligibility requirements:
 Undergraduate GPA of 3.6 or higher
 LSAT score of 157 or higher
 Innovation Scholars must maintain good academic standing
 How to apply: All admitted students meeting the above criteria are
automatically eligible for the program. Any interested candidate should contact
the Admissions Office at 610-519-7010 or admissions@law.villanova.edu.
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Baylor Law announces its 2014 Academy of the Advocate
o July 27—August 10, 2014
o St. Andrews University, Scotland
o Click here for more info:
http://www.baylor.edu/law/standrews/index.php?id=93445.
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Duke Law D.C. Summer Institute on Law & Policy
o Two summer sessions: July 7-17 and July 21-31
o Designed to offer undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students an
accessible introduction to the pertinent legal and policy subject matter.
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o Focuses on topics important to current and aspiring practitioners in fields that
require mastery of constitutional, statutory, and regulatory law and
policymaking.
o In each two-week session, classes will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
evenings from either 5:45-7:15 p.m. or 7:30-9:00 p.m., at the Duke in
Washington office located near Metro Center at 1201 New York Ave., NW,
Suite 1110, in Washington. Wednesday evenings are reserved for special
programs, including an event with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on July 30.
Participants in either or both sessions are invited to attend all of the
Wednesday night events.
o For additional information, please contact Amanda Lacoff or visit
http://law.duke.edu/dcinstitute.
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Penn Law Summer Program
o Designed for pre-law students considering a JD
o July 3—August 8, 2014
o Classes: Introduction to US Law & Legal Methods, Legal Knowledge &
Instruction
o For more information, visit
https://www.law.upenn.edu/academics/legaleducationprograms/registrationfor-us-pre-law-students
INFO FROM LSAC
June 2014 LSAT Dates and Registration Deadlines for Published Test Centers:
 Test Date: Monday, June 19, 2014
 Registration online, by mail, or by telephone: May 6, 2014 (receipt deadline)
 Late registration by mail: May 13, 2014 (receipt deadline)
 Late registration online or by telephone: May 16, 2014 (receipt deadline)
Other test dates for 2014-15 (registration for September test begins in May):
 September 27, 2014
 December 6, 2014
 February 7, 2015
LSAC Recruitment Events
 Check out LSAC.com at this link for more info and to register for the events listed
below:
http://www.lsac.org/jd/choosing-a-law-school/forums-and-otherevents#recruitment.
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Upcoming LSAC recruitment events:
Date
Event Location
Region
April 11
Fayetteville State University
Midsouth
June 21
LSAC Washington DC Forum
Midsouth
September 13
LSAC Chicago Forum
Great Lakes
September 20
LSAC Los Angeles Forum
Far West
October 8
University of Delaware
Midsouth
October 17–18
LSAC New York Forum
Northeast
OPPORTUNITIES AT WAKE FOREST
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Wake Forest Argumentation Conference Undergraduate Research Workshop
We invite paper submissions and extended abstracts for an undergraduate research
workshop, led by Gordon Mitchell, Sean O’Rourke, and Jane Greer, to be held in
conjunction with the Wake Forest Argumentation Conference (11-13 April at Wake
Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC). This workshop will bring together
undergraduate students and faculty mentors to promote undergraduate research
efforts. The workshop includes a pre-conference session exploring the importance of
undergraduate argumentation research, cultivating mutually beneficial research,
writing, editing, and revising activities, identifying publication outlets, and navigating
the editorial process. Throughout the conference, undergraduate students and their
mentors will meet with the workshop leaders to reflect on conference panels and
revise their paper submissions. The workshop sessions will not be scheduled against
the Argumentation Conference panel presentations, enabling the student/mentor
teams to participate fully in the rest of the conference.
Submissions should identify institutional support that enables both student(s) and
mentor to attend the seminar. In the event that is not possible prior to the
submission deadline, the conference planners will assist selected student/mentor
teams in soliciting travel funds from their home institutions. Institutional funding
support is not a prerequisite for attending the workshop. Paper submissions must
not exceed 25 pages and must include a separate cover page with the author’s/s’
affiliation, title, and complete contact information for the student, the faculty
mentor, and the relevant administrator who promotes and supports undergraduate
research. Undergraduate/mentor teams can submit a work-in-progress as an
extended abstract of no more than 750 words. Extended abstracts must include a
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separate cover page with the author’s/s’ affiliation, title, and complete contact
information for the student, the faculty mentor, and the relevant administrator who
promotes and supports undergraduate research. No information identifying the
author/s should appear on the paper. We encourage undergraduates interested in
rhetoric, argumentation, and communication – and their mentors – to apply for the
workshop. A single faculty mentor may be part of more than one undergraduate
submission.
Review of submissions will begin on February 15 and continue until the workshop is
filled. Please contact Ron Von Burg (vonburrl@wfu.edu) with any questions
regarding the Undergraduate Research Workshop.
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Legal Job Shadow Opportunity
Ron Payne, a Winston-Salem attorney and Wake Law graduate, has expressed his
willingness to have Wake undergrads “shadow” him to learn more about what the
practice of law entails. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact
Professor Graham at grahamlp@wfu.edu.
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Child Custody Course to be offered again in the Fall 2014 semester!
The course is HUMANITIES 374, taught by Professor Linda Nielsen. The course will not
be offered again in the Spring 2015 semester, so if you are interested, enroll for the Fall
2014 semester.
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