Minority and Under-Represented Pre-Law Students

A diverse legal profession is important to all who are committed to preserving and enhancing our system of justice. Great law schools know that people of color and individuals from low-income communities are needed to become leading public servants. Many are coming up with innovative ways to increase diversity.

 

Law School Fee Waivers and Scholarships

The Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) provides information and assistance to minority and under-represented students, such as:

  • Fee waiver applications for the LSAT test and LSDAS registration service, as well as financial aid information.
  • The Minorities Interested in Legal Education (MILE) project provides minority students with reliable information about preparation for law school. Enrollment in MILE is free. For this and other information, check out LSAC’s “Minority Perspectives” section.
  • LSAC has surveyed law schools concerning their LGBT policies and activism. This data and other information of interest to LGBT students considering law school can be found in LSAC’s “Information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Applicants” section.
  • The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship provides students with financial assistance to attend law school to encourage racial and ethnic diversity.
  • The Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program supports low-income, educationally disadvantaged, and minority students.

 

Summer Programs

Check out our Summer Programs page for links to enrichment programs for pre-law minority and under-represented students.

 

Student Organizations

Here on campus, the student organization Students for Equal Access to Law School (S.E.A.L.S.) provides resources for, but not exclusively to, under-represented minority students who are interested in law and/or a legal career, as well as anyone interested in minority legal issues. UW-Madison also has chapters of the Asian Pacific American/South Asian Law Students Association (APALSA-SALSA), Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Indigenous Law Students Association, Women Law Students Association.