Additional Resources

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PRE-LAW FIRST YEARS

• UC Merced Student Career Center (SCC)

  • Career counseling for UC Merced students

  • SCC events

    • Career fairs and other programs may include law school admissions representatives

  • Internship, job, research, and community service search for UC Merced students (Handshake)

• American Bar Association Resources for Pre-Law Students

• Bar Association of California Destination Law School Applicant Pre-Law Toolkit for the Diverse Undergraduate Student

• Law School Admission Council (LSAC)

  • LSAC Diversity in Law School:  Applicants with Disabilities

  • LSAC Diversity in Law School: LGBTQ+ Guide to Law Schools

  • LSAC Diversity in Law School:  Racially/Ethnically Diverse Applicants

  • LSAC Free Resources for Aspiring Law Students

  • LSAC Top 10 Law School Prep Tips

• Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

  • Fee Waivers for the LSAT and Credential Assembly Service (CAS)

  • Prepare for the LSAT

    • Includes free materials and recommendations for test prep courses

  • On 3/16/22, the American Bar Association Journal published the following article:

    • Legal Course Work for Undergraduates Might Replace LSAT, Says Law School Admission Council

  • Fall 2022 (and after) first years:  since you will not apply for law school admission for a few years, continue to follow the national discussion on the future of the LSAT!  Check with your intended law school on the required exam(s) well before you apply for law school admission.

BLOGS, CASES, AND OTHER MATERIAL

Examples of material related to law school admission or current legal issues written by law professors, law students, practicing attorneys, and government or nonprofit agencies (note that this list is NOT exhaustive):

• American Bar Association Law School Essentials:  Pre-Laws
• California Supreme Court Criminal Law Blog
• FindLaw Pre-Law:  Best Blogs and Websites
• Harvard Law Review Blog
• Keeping Your Own Counsel (blog)
  • February 25, 2023 entry includes links to conversations with leading attorneys in the practice of Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) law as well as definition, goals, and career opportunities in ESG law.
• Keeping Your Own Counsel:  Simple Strategies and Secrets for Success in Law School  (book--published April 2023)
  • Blog and book both authored by Walter A. Effross, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
• Legal Aid Association of California:  Commitment to Racial Justice
• Southern Poverty Law Center:  Immigrant Justice
• Southern Poverty Law Center:  LGBTQ Rights
• Stanford Law School Blogs
• Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Blog
• UC Davis School of Law Faculty Blog