Stanford Law Scholars Institute
The Stanford Law Scholars Institute was designed to provide support and training to undergraduate students seeking to explore the opportunities and benefits of a legal career for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Curriculum Highlights
- Overview of the American Legal System: key institutions, including courts and legislatures, the processes involved in litigation and policy-making.
- An Introduction to Legal Education: law school culture, legal analysis, legal research and writing, oral advocacy.
- Legal Careers: readings and speakers provided exposure to the vast array of options a law degree can create.
- Law School Application Process: how to approach drafting the law school application component parts and planning to take LSAT.
- Financing Law School: effective strategies to make law school more affordable.
- Organizational and Leadership Skills: time management, planning, emotional intelligence, active listening, confronting stereotype threat, imposter syndrome and implicit bias, managing teams and groups.
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