Law School Career Information and Resources

General Resources

• Accelerated Admissions and Accelerated Degree Programs
• Application Fee Waivers
• Deadlines and Dean's Letter Requirements
• Decision Notification Information
• Diversity in Law School
• Establishing Residency
• Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
• I Am the Law Podcast
• Law School Admissions Counsel
• Law School Numbers
• ​Legal Practice Areas Guide: Chambers Associate
• Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Resource Links
• PreLaw Insider magazine
• Public Legal (Internet Legal Research Group)
• Questions to Ask Graduate Programs as a Prospective Student (pdf)
• Questions to Ask at a Law School Fair (pdf)
• Summer Pre-Law Programs
• The American Bar Association 
• Top Law Schools
• What Do Lawyers Do?

LSAT Preparation

• Advance
• Advantage Testing
• Kaplan
• LSATMax (mobile study for iPhones/iPads)
• Magoosh
• MJ Test Prep LLC in Bryn Mawr
• Parliament Tutors
• Pluck Preparation
• Powerscore
• Temple University LSAT Test Prep 
• The Princeton Review
• Varsity Tutors

Law School Locators

• ABA Law School Information Reports
• ABA List of Approved Law Schools
• AccessLex Side by Side School Comparison
• LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools (GPA/LSAT calculator)
• U.S. News Rankings
• The Wilson-Stern Book of Law School Lists

Researching Legal Careers

• American Society of International Law
• Attorney Directory from Martindale
• GoGovernment
• International Development Law Organization
• Law Jobs
• Legal Job Search
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Pennsylvania Bar Association

Philadelphia-Area Organizations

where Bi-Co undergraduates have gained legal experience

• ACLU
• Community Legal Services
• Directory of Public Interest Legal Organizations in Philadelphia
• Juvenile Law Center
• Legal Aid Network
• Nationalities Services Center Legal Services
• Philadelphia District Attorney Undergraduate internships
• Philadelphia Legal Assistance
• PhillyVIP
• Praxis Independent Study at Bryn Mawr College
• Women's Law Project

Financial Aid

Important: check with the admissions office of the law schools to which you are applying. Many schools offer scholarships.

• AccessLex Student Loan Calculator
• AnnualCreditReport.com (free credit report)
• EqualJusticeWorks.org (loan repayment programs)
• FAFSA.ed.gov
• FastWeb.com
• finaid.org
• Law School Admission Council (LSAC) (sign up for fee waivers)
• Lawschoolpodcaster.com (podcast with national experts on the subject of financing your law degree)
• StudentAid.ed.gov

Resources for Minority and/or Underrepresented Student Applicants

• ABA Commission on Disability Rights
• ABF Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students
• Council on Legal Educational Opportunity (CLEO)
• Diversity in Law School
• Immigrants Rising’s Pre-Law Bootcamp
• Latino Justice
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
• LGBTQ and Law School
• LSAC Helpful Resources for Racially/Ethnically Diverse Applicants
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• National Black Law Student Association
• The LGBT Bar
• Navigating Graduate School: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students 2018 (pdf)
• PLUS (PreLaw Undergraduate Scholars) Programs
• Trials
• University of Houston Pipeline Program
• UPenn Carey Law Outreach Program

Resources for Undocumented Students/Students with DACA

• National Immigration Law Center
• IACAC College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students
  has helpful national and Illinois-specific guidelines and resources. Includes links to national policy updates.
• University of Illinois LibGuide on Undocumented and DACA resources
  updates on national policy as well as a list of resources that are both Illinois specific and beyond
• Navigating Graduate School: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students 2018 (pdf)