Web Resources
Many of the Web sites listed below are starting places for students and alumni/ae to find more information about pursuing a law degree. The Office of Pre-Professional Advising does not endorse any of the organizations or companies which might be associated with the following links. Additionally, we cannot ensure the accuracy or currency of the information contained on external sites.
Preparation for Legal Education
Resources to Help Applicants Choose Law Schools
The ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools
The Boston College On-Line Law Locator
The LSAC Search For Schools
The NAPLA/SAPLA Book of Law School Lists
The Boston College Part-time Law Locator
Financing Law School
Law School Admission Council
Law-Loans
Law Schools' Web sites (many have school specific scholarships)
Fellowships/Scholarships
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund - underrepresented students
Absolutely Scholarships
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute – CHCI also has a summer internship program
Columbia’s Fellowships Office
Fastweb
Frank H. Buck Scholarships - Applicants must be a resident of one of the following California counties: Napa, Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Contra Costa
Jack Cooke Kent Scholarship – must apply through Columbia’s Fellowships Office
Judicial Administration Fellowship Program – Center for California Studies
Minority Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships and Internships
Solomon and Seymour Fisher American Civil Liberties Fellowship – must apply through Columbia’s Fellowships Office
Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) – open to daughters, too
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Credit Reporting Agencies
Experian : 888.397.3742
Equifax : 800.685.1111
Trans Union : 800.916.8800
LSAT Preparation
Law School Admission Council
Binary Solution (discount given to Columbia students and alummi/ae)
Kaplan
Princeton Review
TestMasters
PowerScore
LSAT Overview
Legal Career Research and Education (includes a pre-law section)
The National Association for Law Placement, Inc.
American Bar Association Entities
Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered Applicants
Minority Legal Organizations/Pre-Law Preparatory Programs
Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
Council on Legal Education Opportunity (also for economically disadvantaged students)
Council on Legal Education Scholars
Earl Warren Legal Training Program Scholarship
Florida State University Summer Law Program (also for economically disadvantaged students)
Tennessee Institute for Pre-Law
Public Interest Law
Equal Justice Works
ABA Directory of Law School Public Interest and Pro Bono Programs
Pre-Law Web Sites With Broad Topics And Additional Links
American Bar Association
International Legal Resource Guide
Legal News With Pre-Law Information
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