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Pre-Law Program

Student Organizations

owan University Pre-Law Society

Are you thinking about applying to law school? Are you interested in the law? If so, then the Pre-Law Society is for you! Rowan University’s Pre-Law Society is open to all students, from any major, who would like the opportunity to learn about the law in general and law school in particular. You’ll have the chance to meet with other students with similar interests and share experiences. In addition, the Pre-Law Society holds law and law school related events throughout the year, takes trips to local law schools, and sponsors Rowan’s Annual Law School Fair. Come join us!

• Pre-Law Society Meetings: Every other Monday from 11a -12p (during the free period) in 203 Wilson Hall
• Rowan University Pre-Law Advisor:  Dr. Michael Weiss.
  • Dr. Weiss can be contacted at extension 4840 or at weissm@rowan.edu

Announcements:

Are you thinking about taking the LSAT?

If so, please join the Pre-Law Society in welcoming Jill Cummings and Hope Scott from Kaplan Test Prep to discuss the FREE LSAT Practice Exam they will be administering at Rowan, under proctored exam conditions.

DATE: Monday, February 25, 2008

TIME: 10:50 to 12:05

LOCATION : Wilson Hall 203

Thank you to everybody who participated and stopped by this year's Law School Fair! Check back for upcoming events.

Guest Speakers and Other Pre-Law Events (New Events TBA)

The Pre-Law Society sponsors guest speakers and other pre-law events throughout the year, in order to expose students to different areas of legal practice and different facets of the law school experience. Guest speakers and pre-law events over the years have included:

• Guest Speakers: “What Practicing Law is Really Like” featuring personal injury attorney Brett R. Hupart, labor lawyer Peter Marks and general practitioner Christopher Manganello.
• Guest Speakers: “What Law School is Really Like” featuring law students and Rowan alumni Barbara Fitzgerald and Anthony DiClaudio.
• Guest Speaker: “Law Degrees and Political Careers” featuring New Jersey State Assemblyman David R. Mayer.
• Guest Speaker: “The Law School Admissions Process” featuring Villanova University Admissions Counselor Katherine Dunne Moss.
• Guest Speaker: “Public Defense Work: In General and in Child Abuse Cases,” featuring New Jersey Assistant Deputy Public Defender Frank Thiel.
• Trip to Rutgers School of Law-Camden: Toured campus, met with admissions counselor Nancy Rubert.
• Pre-Law Society Movie Presentation: “The Paper Chase.”
• Pre-Law Society Documentary Presentation: “Financing a Legal Education: Investing in Your Future.”