10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Widener Law Commonwealth
3800 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110
NAPLA Mid-Atlantic Connect Meeting
Widener Law Commonwealth will host the inaugural Northeast Association of Pre-law Advisors’ Mid-Atlantic Connect Meeting. The meeting’s theme will be “Preparing for Law School: Helping Students Overcome Obstacles.”
This innovative meeting will include two tracks for attendees. The Pre-law Advisor track will provide a professional development opportunity for attendees who advise students heading into law school. The Pre-law Student track will provide an opportunity for students to learn about the law school experience from professors, current students, and admissions professionals.
The cost for pre-law advisors to attend is $25 for NAPLA members and $35 for non-members. There is no fee for pre-law students.
Pre-law Advisors REGISTER HERE
Pre-law Students REGISTER HERE
Pre-Law Advisor Schedule
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Check-in
11:00 – 11:10 a.m. Welcome
11:10 a.m. – Noon Session 1 – Preparing Students for the Stress of Law School
12:00 – 12:50 p.m. Lunch
12:50 – 1:50 p.m. Session 2 – Preparing Students to Apply to Law School: How to Address Difficult Application Issues
1:50 – 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Session 3 – Preparing Students to Afford law School: How to Advise Students about Financing Their Legal Education
3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks/Tour
Pre-Law Student Schedule
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Check-in
11:00 – 11:20 a.m. Welcome – How Lawyers Serve Their Communities
11:20 a.m. – Noon Session 1 – Mock Law School Class
12:00 – 12:50 p.m. Lunch
12:50 – 1:50 p.m. Session 2 – Life as a Law Student: A Q&A discussion with current law students
1:50 – 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Session 3 – A Discussion with the Deans: A Q&A with the Dean’s of Admission from Mid-Atlantic Law Schools.
Please contact the following program organizers with any questions about the event:
· Loren F. Selznick, director of the Craig A. Diehl Center for Law School Preparation at Bloomsburg University [email protected]
· Matthew V. Kerns, associate dean of admissions at Widener Law Commonwealth [email protected]
· Thomas J. Foley, director of admissions at Widener Law Commonwealth [email protected]
