Political Science Department
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PRE-LAW ADVISORS
Dr. Lisa Holmes
UVM Law and Politics Club
The Law and Politics Club at UVM is also a good resource for students interested in legal issues, law school, or other law-related careers. All students at UVM are invited to check out and join the Law and Politics Club. It is a good way to meet other students who are thinking about or applying to law school, but it is also appropriate for students interested in learning more about contemporary legal issues, as well as what other professional avenues are available for students interested in law.
Mock Trial Team
UVM Mock Trial Teams meet between two and three times per week as individual teams, as well as once a week with the entire program. Meetings with individual teams start out forming a case theory and writing examinations. As the season progresses, examinations are continually edited, and case theory evolves. Witnesses develop character for the roles they play, and play an integral role in writing their examinations. Teams will attend three or four private invitational tournaments, and a AMTA Regional Tournament. Tournaments are a great opportunity to improve mock trial skills.
The Department of Political Science at the University of Vermont offers pre-law advising to all departmental majors and minors. While there is no pre-law major or certificate program, the Department's pre-law initiative is available to help students in the following areas:
EVENTS
None at this time.
RESOURCES
GENERAL PRE-LAW INFORMATION..ACADEMIC PREPARATION,ETC.
FAQS...or, "SO YOU WANT TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL?"
"I'm thinking about going to law school...should I?"
FAQ
JOBS
Working in a law office, and observing the day-to-day professional lives of practicing attorneys, should be considered a NECESSARY part of the process of deciding whether or not to go to law school.
LINKS
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL (LSAC) AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S LAW SCHOOL LIST
ILRG INDEX TO LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS
U.S. NEWS COMPLETE GUIDE TO LAW SCHOOLS
STUDENT LAWYER MAGAZINE: BLOGS
FINDLAW
JURIST
LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE
LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE
FAMOUS TRIALS
ON THE DOCKET
OYEZ
LAW AND POLITICS BOOK REVIEW Last modified September 22 2009 03:01 PM
PRE-LAW AT UVM
NEWS:
Fall 2009 Issue of "preLaw" now available. Copies can be found on the Pre-Law Bulletin Board in the Political Science Department/5th Floor Old Mill Building
Old Mill 540
Phone: 802.656.4475
Email: Lisa.M.Holmes@uvm.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday/Thursday: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Or By Appointment
Dr. Alec Ewald
Old Mill 512
Phone: 802.656.0263
Email: Alec.Ewald@uvm.edu
Office Hours:
Monday/Wednesday: 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
Or By Appointment
Dr. Ellen Andersen
Old Mill 539
Phone: 802.656.4054
Email: Ellen.Andersen@uvm.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Thursday: 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Or By Appointment
UVM Career Services Resource
Ann Smiles-Becker, Senior Career Counselor and Pre-Law Advisor
Living and Learning E Building
Phone: 802-656-3450
Email: Anna.Smiles-Becker@uvm.edu
FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, AND TRANSFERS: PRE-LAW PREPARATION
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Clearinghouse for law school application process, including general information about the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
Alphabetical list of every ABA-approved law school in the country, complete with links to each law school's website.
Internet Legal Research Group's sortable tabulation of law school data, ranked by applicants' GPA and LSAT score, acceptance rate, student/faculty ratio, placement and bar passage rates.
Merit rank of the top 100 law schools, as well as third- and fouth-tier schools. Also lists top three law schools for several specializations, such as Environmental Law, Tax, Intellectural Property, e.g. NOTE: only some iformation is availale free; more comprehensive data is made available for an annual fee.
Article from the American Bar Association's magazine Student Lawyer, on the upsurge in legal weblogs producted by law professors and law students. Contians links to several law student "blawgs" chronicling law school life.
Source for court opinions and statutes, as well as legal news. Searchable and customizable.
Excellent site for legal news and research...also features commentary from law professors about legal issues in current events.
Leading online engine for legal research (cases, statutes, law journals), as well as for newspaper and magazine articles. Accessible without a password from any computer connected to the UVM network (password needed for off-campus access).
Similar to FindLaw, a good source for cases and statutes; also contains a guide to basic legal citation.
Compliation of accounts and primary resources from dozens of famous trials throughout history, from Socrates to Sacco and Vanzetti to O.J. Simpson. Operated by Professor Douglas Linder, of University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School.
Comprehensive listing of cases currently pending before the Supreme Court, including summaries of each case's facts, litigation history, and constitutional issues presented. Also features an archive of all Supreme Court cases since the 1998-1999 Term. Operated by the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University ... all content is written by journalism students.
Collection of selected audiorecordings of oral arguments before the Supreme Court. Sorted by subject, and searchable. Covers contemporary and historical cases.
Collections of reviews of recently-published books on law and politics; great source for keeping abreast of contemporary scholarship in the field.
