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Welcome to UNT Pre-Law Advising

Before you go any further, please read the next three paragraphs:

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Pre-Law Advising 2025 and Beyond

As I prepare to leave UNT, I wanted to provide you with some guidance about how to obtain support in your pre-law journey going forward.

First and foremost, please continue to remain enrolled in this Canvas course. This platform is not going away, and it will be the most reliable place to get information about resources as you continue on your journey.

Second, according to UNT administration, the role of "pre-law advisor" is "transitioning to become part of a larger support network for majors and alumni and will become part of a team that will include academic advisors and the career center. There will be a dedicated faculty member in a department that will directly advise students and alumni about the Legal Studies certificate and minor (the minor is new in Fall 2025)."

UNT is still in the process of beginning the search for the person who will be directly responsible for the advising of the Legal Studies Certificate and Minor. In the meantime, keep using the following resources.

Enrollment in this Canvas course is important. Be sure you stay enrolled in the Canvas course. This will be a spot to find information about changes to pre-law advising resources and updates.
For those of you that want to go deeper into the process now, LSAC has a resource called "Law Hub." While some of Law Hub's content is behind a paywall, the cost of the resource is relatively low. Law Hub includes a host of materials about the application process, legal careers, and law school. If you are Pell-grant eligible, you can apply for the LSAC fee waiver. If you are denied the waiver initially, consider appealing as LSAC is much more generous on appeal. A waiver provides LOTS of savings with the application process, the fee waiver also gets you access to all Law Hub content for free.
There are several additional organizations that provide free guidance: CLEO (the Council on Legal Education Opportunity) and AccessLex (a nonprofit that provides free information). They also have 1:1 meetings about funding for law schools. The resources provided by these organizations are generally free to use.
The UNT Writing Center can help you with editing your personal statements and addenda. They do not have expertise on content, but they can help you ensure that the writing is solid. The resources on the Canvas page can help with content.
The UNT Career Center can provide assistance with a resume. Please remember, tell them that it is for law, and be aware they may want you to do a modern business resume which is not necessarily the best choice. On the Canvas page, there is a link to the Harvard Law School where you will find samples of preferred resumes that law schools tend to use. Take one as an example for the great folks at the Career Center (or your career coach for your major) and they can make sure that the content and tone of your resume is tip top.
Feel free to reach out to law schools. Law school admissions offices are busy places, but many law schools host events for prospective students. Sign up to get emails. Go to those events. Ask questions. You get the best advice in the world from the people who actually review applications. You can even ask questions at events for schools you are not interested in about the process!
Finally, LSAC hosts multiple events (called "forums") each year. Note that the October, November, and February events are online opportunities, but they still offer many of the advantages of in-person events. As you look for forum opportunities, avoid those specifed as "LLM Only"; an LLM is an advanced legal degree you get after your JD, so those events are not relevant or helpful to students who have not yet attended law school. There is an in-person Houston forum hosted every two years (even numbered). This is the 2025-26 cycle so there is not one this year, but there should be one for 2026-27 applicants (stay tuned). Getting info from a forum (especially in-person) is a great opportunity to meet people from law schools, and they can give out application fee waivers. They ALSO always have a staff of volunteer pre-law advisors there, so you can ask questions.

Beyond that, please watch this space (Canvas). The team who will be supporting you going forward will reach you here. If you find yourself in need of immediate support and don't know who to contact, consider reaching out to your regular academic advisor, career coach, faculty mentor, or an advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Events and Opportunities

Please view the UNT Pre-Law Advising Calendar (in Canvas) for upcoming events, including information about registering for events with limited space.

There are currently no events scheduled for the immediate future. If you are applying for the Fall 2026-27 First Year Law class, please send a message to prelaw@unt.edu. Check this space regularly for updates and opportunities.

Appointments

Interested in talking with the UNT Pre-Law Advisor? Send a message to prelaw@unt.edu.

Information about advising staff and making appointments will be posted here when that information becomes available.

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