May 2021 Newsletter
MAY
PRE-LAW NEWSLETTER
May 13, 2021
Greetings from the Pre-Law Center!
We survived another year, this year being one of the most challenging of our lives!! But finals are over and the only thing left to do is enjoy your summer vacation!! We’ll be sure update you with new opportunities and exciting programs as they arise this summer.
See you next Fall!
In This Month’s Newsletter
Pre-Law Banquet 2021 Award Recipients
Pre-Law Banquet Recordings
Graduation Honor Cords Still Available
Summer Legal Internship with Stipend
Pre-Law Advocacy Bootcamp
Model UN is Returning This Fall! Join Now!
LSAC Updates & LSAT Prep Resources
Pembe Mentorship Program
- PRE-LAW BANQUET AWARDEES AND GRADUATES
Thank you to all of you who attended the virtual Pre-Law Achievers Banquet! Congratulations to all of you who are graduating and to all of you award recipients this year!
Class of 2021 Graduating Class
Akram Abbadi Aria Kianipey Carissa O’Pry
Emad Alturk Rylan Leffall Dhruv Patel
Ariana Burrows Mehreen Malik Maria Solis Olvera
Marc Dufur Caeley McCullough Diana Torres
Gabrielle Earley William Mohamad Nancy Tran
Eric Geer Vanessa Murillo Joe Tucker
Sireen Nadaf Cinthya Villegas Kimberly Hernandez
Gabriel Hollis Jibraan Nawaz
Class of 2021 Law and Legal Studies Minors
Ivan Celis Dominique Lange
Vanessa Garcia Nyashadzashe Magocha
Jocelyn Gaucin Hannelore Saab
Joseph Herrera Avani Soni
Yesenia Ireland Melanie Vo
Stefany Jimenez Lynsey Williams
Andrew Jones II
Maverick Spirit of the Law Award
Addis Bedilu
Jocelyn Gaucin
Amber Mills
Cassidy Terrazas
Outstanding Senior Award
Nida Shah
Avani Soni
Mock Trial Award
Vanessa Garcia
Matthew McCurdy
Tyrin Pritchett
Avani Soni
Moot Court Award
Dominique Lange
Madison Moore
Melanie Vo
LSAT Prep Scholarship Winners
Jocelyn Gaucin
Myshall Parker
- LAST CALL TO GRADUATING SENIORS
If you missed the previous newsletters and want to get your commemorative Pre-Law graduation cord, there’s still time to order yours.
Please complete the Pre-Law Graduate Questionnaire linked below to receive the link to purchase grad cords. Email amber.white@uta.edu if you have any questions or concerns about grad cords.
https://forms.gle/gU3nbVe7r9BpQhVg8
- In Case You Missed It – CHECK OUT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRE-LAW BANQUET
Banquet Keynote Speaker Judge Kimberly Fitzpatrick
Celebrating Pre-Law Graduates Video Tribute
Catch up on all recordings from the 2020-2021 school year by
visiting us on our Pre-Law Center YouTube page. Subscribe to
view any new videos and posts!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR6OT6yriRcYzXFzR3h1yA
- COURTING SUCCESS IN PRE-LAW SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Our UTA Pre-Law Summer Internship Program is a completely
new part of our strategy to enhance Pre-Law education and,
ultimately, the law profession in Texas by giving underrepresented
students early, real-world, and rare exposure to the practice of
law. Our Pre-Law Summer Internship Program will allow 10
students over the course of 5 weeks the opportunity to work a
rotation with attorneys in different practice areas, both civil and
criminal, as well as interning with Tarrant County Judges in the
civil and criminal courts. Those students selected to participate
will also receive a $500 stipend for travel and meals. Support for
the stipend is provided by grant funding from the Texas Bar
Foundation. The internship is expected to run all of July through
the beginning of August. Additional continuation of the internship
may be available through networking!
Students looking to fill on of these coveted internship positions
must submit applications no later than June 15th. Be prepared to
submit a resume with at least 3 references. Recommendation
letters are recommended but not required.
Apply Now @
Courting Success Summer Pre-Law Internship Application (uta.edu)
Priority will be given to early applicants.
Selectees will be contacted the week of June 27th.
- PRE-LAW ADVOCACY BOOTCAMP – July 22-23rd
This summer we will be hosting the first live event since 2020 with our Pre-Law Advocacy Bootcamp! In this unique experience, students will have the opportunity to get a sneak preview into what the UTA Moot Court and Mock Trial programs offer by working a single case from Trial to Appeal. This immersive two-day experience is slated to take place live in the Adelfa B. Callejo courtroom for the time being.
- Day 1: Understanding the Mechanics of Trial Representation
- Day 2: Navigating the Appeals Process
Both days will feature students representing a client in a fictitious legal matter involving a school responsible for the injury of a minor child in a class room and again on the school bus. Interested yet? What are you waiting for?? Register now!
This is a free event sponsored by the Texas Bar Foundation. Free lunch will also be provided.
Students must register to attend. Registration Deadline is June 15th and space is limited so register today!
Register Now Here:
UTA Pre-Law Courting Success Advocacy Bootcamp Registration
- CALLING ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MODEL UN
Model United Nations
We will be reviving the Model UN group which has been on hiatus since the beginning of the pandemic. In Model UN, students attend conferences designed to simulate an international united nations conference. Take a look at the Model UN page on our website for more details of what this group has done in the past.
Model UN - Pre-Law - The University of Texas at Arlington (uta.edu)
Students interested in taking on leadership roles for the revival of the Model United Nations student group are encouraged to reach out to me directly at amber.white@uta.edu.
Pre-Law Society Will Return This Fall
For more information about how to join this group, contact PLS President Alyssa Roerick (alyssa.roerick@mavs.uta.edu)
Website: https://prelawsocietyuta.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/utaprelaw/
Women In Law Will Return This Fall
For more information about this group, contact WIL President Cheyenne Perez-Bailey (Cheyenne.perezbailey@mavs.uta.edu)
Website: https://utawomeninlaw.weebly.com (Newly Updated!)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/utawomeninlaw
- LSAC FEE WAIVER & DISCOUNTED LSAT PREP
LSAC FEE WAIVER
Did you know that select commercial LSAT prep courses provide free assistance to those who qualify for the LSAC fee waiver? If you are within 4 semesters of graduating, now is a great time to apply for the LSAC Fee Waiver! You also get nearly $1400 in fees waived in the application process…
- 2 Free LSAT Exams ($400)
- Free Score Preview ($45)
- CAS Fee Waiver ($200)
- 4 Free Score Reports ($160)
- 4 Free Law School Application Fee Waivers ($400)
- Free Subscription to LSAT Prep Plus/Law Hub ($99)
FULL-LENGTH COMPREHENSIVE 30-HOUR LSAT PREP COURSE for UTA Rate of $549 (regular price $1,099)
How does it work?
Students will be able to purchase their voucher through the New Pre-Law Center online marketplace opening soon. The Voucher gives you the ability to take an LSAT Fundamentals prep course with the schedule of your choosing. You will then have access to 10 3-hour lectures from a live instructor who will be ready to take your questions and help you produce the best score possible! You will also have access to various Videos on Demand, practice tests, as well as 4 proctored LSAT exams ahead of the official test you will be taking. PLUS LSAC’s LSAT Prep Plus will be included in your package completely free!
I have also attached a Voucher Program FAQ that will address any other questions you may have.
How can I purchase a voucher?
Go to our online Pre-Law Center Marketplace. Use promo code “PLC10” to receive an additional 10% off the cost of the course. More Pre-Law merchandise coming soon!
- NEW MENTORSHIP PROGRAM – APPLY TODAY!
INTRODUCING THE NEW PEMBE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
We are Wole Oluborode and Yemi Adediran, Co-Directors of Mentee Recruiting at Pembe, a new organization focused on boosting representation of the African diaspora in U.S. law schools and the legal profession. The organization’s mission is to nurture and raise a generation of legal scholars and leaders from the African diaspora by providing the tools necessary to excel in the law school application process and beyond.
We are reaching out to you because we are recruiting the inaugural cohort of Pembe mentees and hope that you would share this opportunity with your members. Mentees will be mentored by current legal professionals and law students of African descent. Specifically, mentors will work with mentees to help them prepare for the LSAT, guide them through the law school application and selection process, advise them about law school and their legal careers.
The link to the application form is included below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to hearing back from you and reading the applications from your members.
If you want to learn more about Pembe, check out our website.
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Box 19525, Arlington, Texas 76019 | Phone: 817-272-6796 | Fax: 817-272-3255