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Conference participants may choose from the following workshops and panel discussions:
FOCUS: LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS/LAW SCHOOL CHOICE
WORKSHOP SESSIONS Your First Legal Argument: The Building Block Approach to Applying for Law School Inside Perspectives on Race and Affirmative Action in Law School Admissions Choosing the Law School that is Right for You PANEL DISCUSSIONS Help! I Didn't Get Into Any of the Law Schools I Applied to! What Do I Do Now? Strategies on Re-Applying to Law School and Increasing Your Chances of Getting In Somewhere the Next Time Around The Pros and Cons of Attending an Unaccredited Law School Mock Law School Admissions Committee: How Applications Are Evaluated The Most Common Mistakes Law School Applicants Make That Ruin Their Admissions Chances Keeping It Real: What Every Prospective Law Student Needs to Know Before Starting the Admissions Process FOCUS: THE PERSONAL STATEMENT/DIVERSITY STATEMENT/ADDENDA WORKSHOP SESSION The Personal Statement and the Diversity Statement: Similarities, Differences, Tips and Techniques FOCUS: THE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TEST (LSAT) WORKSHOP SESSION The LSAT: What It Tests and How to Best Prepare for It to Earn a Competitive Score FOCUS: FINANCING LEGAL EDUCATION/MONEY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS Money Management: The Foundation for Your Future Paying for Law School FOCUS: LAW SCHOOL ACADEMIC PREPARATION/THE LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP SESSIONS Becoming a Highly Successful Law Student Getting on the Write Track: Tips for Preparing for Legal Writing You Can't Handle the Truth!!! Or Can You? Mock Law School Class #1 Mock Law School Class #2 PANEL DISCUSSIONS Law School Success: Making the Most of Your Entire Law School Experience Demystifying American Legal Education: How Law School is Radically Different from Your Undergraduate Education FOCUS: NETWORKING/MENTORSHIP WORKSHOP SESSION Finding Soemone to Dream Your Dream With You: The Real Difference Between Who Succeeds and Who Doesn't FOCUS: THE BAR EXAM PANEL DISCUSSION African Americans and the Bar Exam: What It Is, Where We Stand and What It Takes to Pass This Necessary Hurdle to Practicing Law FOCUS: CAREER STRATEGY/LIFE AS A LAWYER/JUDGES/LEGAL CAREER OPTIONS WORKSHOP SESSIONS The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth: How to Achieve Professional Fulfillment and Financial Success in a Law Practice Prepare for Your Legal Career Prior to Your First Year of Law School The OTB Series - Out of the Box Areas of Practice: Entertainment Law PANEL DISCUSSION African American Attorneys and the Legal Profession: What We Do and the Additional Challenges We Face The Law Degree and Nontraditional Career Paths Determine Your Own Destiny, Work for Yourself: African American Attorneys Who Started Their Own Law Firms African American Judges: Our Paths and What It Really Takes to Earn a Coveted Seat on the Bench Don't Be JDed and Unemployed: What Most Pre-Law and Incoming Law Students Don't Know About Seeking Legal Positions But Really Should Know to Best Position Themselves to Find a Job FOCUS: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE BLACK LAW STUDENTS SESSIONS WORKSHOP SESSIONS National Association of Future Black Law Students (NAFBLS) New Members' Orientation/Question & Answer Session NAFBLS Chapter Development: How to Build a Solid and Viable NAFBLS Chapter Leadership Exchange: Passing the Torch for Effective NAFBLS Chapter Continuance SPECIAL LSAT INSTITUTE Intensive LSAT Institute 2006 INSTITUTES African American Leadership Training Institute Image Enhancement & Self-Marketing Institute Pre-Law Admissions Advisement Institute Law School Preparation Advisement Institute *SIGNATURE EVENT - 2006 CLINIC* Law School Admissions & Preparation Help Advice Clinic ™ |
