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The I Am Ready: Law School Admission Readiness Program

The  I Am Ready: Law School Admission Readiness Program is a joint effort between the University of Illinois Pre-Law Advising Services Office and the University of Illinois College of Law Office of Admissions & Financial Aid. This program is designed to support Central Illinois pre-law students through a diverse curriculum of topics and resources aimed to enhance participant success in the law admissions process and first year of law school. 

This free, spring semester program offers a combination of virtual and in-person programming in twelve total program modules. Each program module consists of a large and small group session and includes topics ranging from LSAT preparation, application drafting, networking, and wellness.

 

Pre-Law Curriculum

Our law curriculum is structured to be broad and developmental. In terms of breadth, the following is a list of classes which offer training in legal issues and analysis:

• PSCI 105 Civil Liberties and Social Justice*
• PSCI 201 Law and Politics in States and Communities
• PSCI 244 Voting, Voice, and Virtual Freedom in the Internet Age*
• PSCI 301 Studies in Political Culture: The American South and the Politics of Race
• PSCI 303 International Law and Organizations
• PSCI 307 Constitutional Law: Judicial Review and Constitutional Interpretation*

Students who take courses from the 105/244/307 sequence receive additional developmental training in the law. These courses, marked with an asterisk (*) above, feature the case method in which students learn to use the IRAC (Issues/Rule/Application/Conclusion) briefing tool.

Pre-Law Events

Each fall, the department sponsors a pre-law talk by an alum who can speak to the practical aspects of the legal profession, including preparing for the LSAT test, the art of selecting the right law school, and the joys and challenges of a legal career.

Each spring, the department sponsors a pre-law trip to the University of Illinois Law School during one of their public law lunch lectures. We meet the Dean of Admissions (Rebecca Ray, a political science major from the class of 2001), tour the library, hear a lecture, and discuss it over lunch before heading back to Bloomington.