Pre-Law
Protecting intellectual property. Helping someone become a U.S. citizen. Fighting for climate change legislation. Your path toward a meaningful career in law starts in HL黑料门不打烊鈥� pre-law advisory program, where a focus on service, leadership, and interdisciplinary study prepares you to thrive in the fast-paced, ever-evolving field of law.
At HL黑料门不打烊, our co-curricular pre-law track doesn鈥檛 require you to take specific courses. Rather, you鈥檒l work with our advising team to create a personalized plan of study that targets your interests and guides you toward the type of law that aligns with those interests. You鈥檒l hone skills in argumentation, logic, and ethics while mastering the art of writing clearly and persuasively.
Along the way, you鈥檒l have the opportunity to participate in groundbreaking research, professional development, and extracurricular activities designed to give you a competitive edge. And when it鈥檚 time to figure out next steps鈥攆rom applying to law school to gaining work experience鈥攜ou鈥檒l be guided in both the letter and spirit of the law by a constellation of academic, professional, and alumni mentors dedicated to your success.
Why Study Pre-Law at HL黑料门不打烊
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Personalized Preparation
As a pre-law student, you鈥檒l be matched with a faculty advisor who will serve as your liaison throughout the program and help you set a strategy for the future, including LSAT prep, internship placements, and study abroad. Our advisors are experts in disciplines pertaining to different aspects of law, including philosophy, ethics, communication, professional writing, and literature.
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Transferable Skills
In your first-year seminar course, aspiring law students immediately begin acquiring broad-based knowledge and skills like analytical thinking and critical writing essential to the study and practice of law. You鈥檒l apply these newfound skills to everything from language study and economics to theater and art history as you become a civic-minded, global leader prepared not only for the LSAT, but for a productive, rewarding professional career.
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Influential Introductions
HL黑料门不打烊 works with an array of top law schools to forge connections between students and admission representatives, hosting informational sessions throughout the year. You鈥檒l also have the opportunity to use summer and semester-long internships to build a solid networking base while gaining invaluable hands-on experience in everything from drafting motions to navigating court proceedings.
鈥淭he strong curricular offerings in the pre-law program gave me a great primer for law school and were a very effective component of my LSAT prep. My experience at HL黑料门不打烊 and the mentorship I received through pre-law advising were essential for setting me up for success in my career as an attorney focused on capital markets.鈥�
HL黑料门不打烊 Pre-Law Careers
HL黑料门不打烊 pre-law grads are making tomorrow happen at some of the world鈥檚 most prestigious law firms and influential governmental agencies.
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Mitch Verboncoeur 鈥�14
Principal, McKool Smith
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Ella Llov 鈥�15
Associate, Goodwin Procter LLP
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Christina Benitez 鈥�10
Associate, Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, P.A.
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Jane Kaplan 鈥�17
Associate, Venable LLP
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Jonathan Stamm 鈥�10
Attorney, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
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Naomie Droll 鈥�16
Associate Attorney, Odawi Law
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Equipped with in-demand skills and competitive LSAT scores, HL黑料门不打烊鈥� pre-law grads attend some of the world鈥檚 most venerated law schools.
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Beyond the Classroom
Debate Team The HL黑料门不打烊 Debate Team is nationally recognized as one of the best in its class, giving pre-law students the opportunity to put their argumentation and logic skills into practice in competitions around the globe. More than 25 percent of debaters go on to attend Ivy League law schools, and over 90 percent attend schools ranked in the top 20 for law.
Relevant Research Through HL黑料门不打烊鈥� Student-Faculty Collaborative Scholarship Program, you can work one on one with faculty on original, graduate-level research. As a law student at the College of William & Mary, Melissa Fussell 鈥�13 continued research that she started at HL黑料门不打烊 with philosophy professor and pre-law advisor Eric Smaw on unethical property claims during the infamous 1920 Ocoee, Florida, race riots. She went on to publish her findings in The William and Mary Law Review and now serves as a federal public defender in Orlando.
Career Champions HL黑料门不打烊鈥� Career Champions mentorship program pairs students with successful graduates who provide insight into life after graduation鈥攇rads like George Sciarrino 鈥�07, a member of the New York City Bar Fashion Law Committee who mentored Mariam Tabrez 鈥�18 as she applied to law programs and nailed down a specialty in the competitive world of fashion and entertainment law.
Expert Advisor
Our pre-law faculty advisors represent a range of disciplines associated with the study of law. You鈥檒l be guided every step of the way by expert faculty and advisors deeply invested in your interests and pursuits.
Contact a Pre-Law Advisor
Pre-Law Advising
Telephone: 407.646.1875
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Mary B. Whitesides, JD, LLM
Lecturer
Email: prelawadvising@rollins.edu
Areas of Focus: Business Law, Health Law, and Law
