The National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo is the only major national pre-law event in the entire country created especially for HBCU students and alumni interested in attending law school and becoming lawyers. It is designed to address their unique issues, challenges and concerns to help them to be successful. Free of charge! Everyone is welcome!
Friday, September 20th, 2019 and Saturday, September 21st, 2019
EVENT FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Complimentary Continental Breakfast and Snack Bar
- Welcome Reception
- Keynote Speakers and Special Guest Speakers
- Special Presentation: Applying to Law School: A Strategic Approach Presented by AccessLex Institute
- Special Presentation: Financing Legal Education Presented by AccessLex Institute
- LSAT and GRE Success Strategies Workshop (Online and Available to Attendees Only)
- HBCU Law Students Panel
- SPECIAL SESSION! HBCU Law School Deans Panel - Focus of Discussion: HBCU Law Schools in the Era of Trump and #BlackLivesMatter
- Personal Statement and Diversity Statement Workshop
- Law School Recruitment Expo (Featuring Law Schools From Across the Country)
- National HBCU Pre-Law Hall of Fame Award Presentations (Honoring Legal Legends Who Graduated from HBCUs) as well as the HBCU Pre-Law Advisor of the Year Award
- Aspiring Lawyers Pinning Ceremony (Includes Pendant and Aspiring Lawyers Success Pledge)
- Structured and Informal Networking and Connection-Making Opportunities
- NEW THIS YEAR! Black Lawyers and Uplifting the Black Community
- NEW THIS YEAR! Black Lawyers As Entrepreneurs
- NEW THIS YEAR! Scavenger Hunt Team-Building Activity
- NEW THIS YEAR! Accountability Partnership Groups
- Small Group Discussions/Mentoring Circles with Attorneys (Based on Practice Areas of Interest)
- FREE! Creating a Strategic Action Plan for Law School Admission Success Workbook (pdf)
- Other FREE Resources including several articles regarding law school, etc.
- AND MORE!!!
OPTIONAL BONUS DAYS:
Thursday, September 19th, 2019 - Visit Atlanta Law Schools (Atlanta's John Marshall Law School and Emory University School of Law)
Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 - Informal Atlanta Black History/Civil Rights Tour - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Childhood Home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, The King Center
Information * Resources * Connections * Community
www.hbcuprelawsummit.org #hbcuprelawsummit
***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS FOR PRE-LAW STUDENTS, THEIR ADVISORS, AND THOSE PARENTS AND STAUNCH SUPPORTERS BRINGING THEM TO THE EVENT ONLY. IF YOU COME WITH THE INTENTION TO SELL GOODS OR SERVICES TO PRE-LAW STUDENTS, PLEASE CONTACT US REGARDING EVENT SPONSORSHIP. OTHERWISE, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE SPACE AND RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY TO ASPIRING LAWYERS. THIS EVENT IS ABOUT GIVING AND SERVICE, NOT TAKING AND SELLING.
IF YOU ARE A LAW STUDENT OR LAWYER, YOU CAN ATTEND IF YOU AGREE TO SERVE AS A VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN NETWORKING ACTIVITIES. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE E-MAIL US AT INFO@HBCUPRELAWSUMMIT.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND SUPPORT.
