ADVISING AND RESOURCES

ADVISING AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Individual appointments: Prelaw advisors are available to help students plan their programs of study and help guide them through the application process. Please call 581-8146 to schedule an appointment in advance.

For an appointment with Amy or Marilyn call (801)581-8146

• Amy Urbanek, Coordinator for Preprofessional Advising-Prelaw 256a Orson Spencer Hall (OSH)
• Marilyn Hoffman, Prelaw Advisor, 450 Student Services Building (SSB)

OTHER CAMPUS RESOURCES

• Career Library: Legal career information is available as well as some reference guides for applying to law school
• Annual Law School Fair: Every Fall Semester law schools from across the country attend this event and are available to provide prospective students with information regarding their schools. Last year 133 schools attended.
  • 2008 Fair: Tuesday, October 21st, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Union Ballroom
  • Admissions Panel to follow from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in the Union Collegiate Room
• Law School Application and Financial Aid Workshops: Held at the U of U S.J. Quinney School of Law every Fall and Spring Semester. Dates and times can be found on the law school's website and on the University College Event Calendar.

PRINT RESOURCES

• LSAT/LSDAS Information Book. Information on registering for LSAT, Law school Data Assembly Service (LSDAS), a sample LSAT test, order information for LSAT workbooks and for other LSAC/LSAS publications. Available from Prelaw advisor or from Testing Center, 498 SSB.
• *The ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA Approved Law Schools, published annually. Information on law school admission and profiles of every ABA-approved law school in the U.S. Contains extensive prelaw reading list. Also available online, www.lsac.org.
• *The NAPLA/SAPLA Book of Law School Lists, Contains lists of Schools sorted by Academic programs, Clinical Programs, Joint and LLM degrees, and much more. A good resource for finding schools with a particular emphasis.
• Financial Aid for Law Schools. Brochure describing loans, grants, and scholarships for law students; explanation of how financial aid works. Free--available from www.lsac.org
• *Thinking About Law School: A Minority Guide. Information for minority applicants.

*Available in Career Library, 390 SSB