SPLS Mentoring Program Kick-Off
When: Thursday, April 27, 7:00-8:00pm
Where: Bob Lounge

Mentors and mentees of our new mentorship program are invited to meet each other at this informal orientation. Dessert is provided!

Lunch with a Professor - John Barton
When: Thursday, April 20, 12:00-1:15PM
Where: Provided Upon RSVP

This quarter we have invited Professor John Barton, Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the Stanford Law School to attend this event. His concentration is in biotechnology, contract, international institutions law. (Below is his profile.) He will be having lunch with us on Thursday April 20th from 12:00-1:15PM. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! This will be a great chance to talk with a law professor and get your questions answered. LUNCH IS PROVIDED. SPACE IS LIMITED. It will be on a first come, first serve basis. We hope to see you there! ---- If you would like to attend this event, please RSVP to Katharine Wang (kwang08@stanford.edu).

Dean's Visit & Financial Aid - Fordham Law School
When: Wednesday, April 5, 2:00pm
Where: Sweet Hall 413

Stephen Brown, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Fordham Law in New York City, will be speaking about financing law school and about Fordham Law in New York on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 2 pm in Sweet Hall Room 413. Check with the front desk staff in the UAP, first floor Sweet Hall. He will be talking about federal consolodation, the new PLUS Loans for Graduate Students and other financial issues. Please stop by for information on financial strategies, Fordham, or both.

Dean's Visit - UPenn Law School
When: Tuesday, March 7th, 6:30pm
Where: To Be Announced

Juniors, seniors, and applicants will benefit from an opportunity to chat informally with Derek Meeker, Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. All students welcome; space limited. Please RSVP to kwright@stanford.edu, as soon as possible. You will be sent the meeting location in my reply. QUESTIONS? Email kwright@stanford.edu

Stanford Pre-Law Society's Public Interest Volunteer Program
Information Session
When: Sunday, March 5th, 2:00-2:40pm
Where: Subway in Tressider Union

Interested in public interest law?
Want to get experience working with lawyers on cases and dealing with clients?
Concerned about social justice and looking to work with nonprofit organizations?

Feel free to stop by and talk to us personally about your interests and possible placements. We will be discussing our partnership with organizations in the Bay Area.

• Receive descriptions of and select the community partners you would like to work with.
• Work once-a-week for five fours with other students from Stanford.
• Get free transportation to organizations in San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
• Secure summer internships and even a postgraduate career.

Possible COMMUNITY PARTNERS include:

• AIDS Legal Referral Panel
• National Lawyers Guild
• Legal Assistance for Seniors
• National Center for Youth Law
• East Bay Community Law Center
• Asian Law Caucus

If you have any more questions or suggestions, please email:
Krishanu Sengupta – ksen2004@stanford.edu
Olga Medina – omedina@stanford.edu

Lunch With a Professor
When: Thursday, March 2nd, NOON

Many thanks to Kathy Wright and the Undergraduate Advising Programs Office, a division of the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, for their sponsorship of this event.

This quarter the Stanford Pre-Law Society has invited Prof. Michele Landis Dauber, Associate Professor of Law at the Stanford Law School to attend our Lunch with a Professor Series. Her concentration is the Sociology of Law. She will be having lunch with us on Thursday, March 2nd. This will be a great chance to talk with a law professor and get your questions answered.

If you would like to attend this event, please e-mail Katharine Wang (kwang08@stanford.edu) with a short answer to these following questions: Why do you want to have lunch with Professor Dauber? What are some questions you would like to ask her?

SPACE IS LIMITED TO TEN STUDENTS. It will be on a first come, first serve basis. We hope to see you there!

Secrets of the Game for the LSAT Diagnostic Test
When: February 28, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Sponsored by SPLS and Stanford Rotaract

A review of the test you took on Wednesday (email for take home if you missed it). Workshop will focus on logic games and specific logical reasoning strategies.

Instructor: Jesse Czelusta, charter member of Stanford Rotaract, more than 8 years of LSAT teaching experience, scored in the 99th percentile, winner of multiple Stanford TA awards. Jesse is the founder of the first LSAT Game intensive class. Pizza provided.

LSAT Diagnostic Test
When: February 22, 6:50 to 10:00 pm
Where: Location Announced to RSVP Only
Sponsored by SPLS and Stanford Rotaract

RSVP required to Silvia at silviacb@stanford.edu, space limited.

Cost: 6 dollars licensing fee, made payable to "Stanford Rotaract". Write a check and deposit it in the mailbox of Jesse Czelusta, Economics Department (Galvez and Serra), second floor.

Dessert provided: after the test we will invite students who scored in the 99%, and you can chat with them.

Coffee with Lawyers
When: February 21, 3pm
Where: Cool Cafe in the Cantor Arts Center

Have coffee with Diane Savage (Cooley Godward LLP), Patrick McGaraghan (DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary), and Brad O'Brien (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati).

RSVP: Sampath Jinadasa at sampathj@stanford.edu, specifying your order of preference for the lawyers (we'll have three tables).

Law School Admissions Workshop For People of Color
When: Saturday, February 18, 2-5pm
Where: El Centro Conference Room

Anthony Solana, Jr. will be speaking about law school admissions for students of color. He is an Attorney at Law and Author of "A Guide to the Law School Application Process for People of Color" (Available at: www.forpeopleofcolor.org)

Special thanks to: Derechos Latino Pre-Law Society, Black Pre-Law Society, Stanford Pre-Law Society, and Pre-Law Advising at the Undergraduate Advising Programs for hosting this event.

Winter Shadowing Week
When: February 13-17
Where: Stanford Law School

Curious about law school? Want to sit in on classes?

The annual Winter Law School Shadowing Week is here again! Attend classes at the Stanford Law School, interact with law students, and talk with professors. You have a choice of many classes to attend over the week's span. Some classes include: Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Crime and Punishment, Federal Indian Law, International Criminal Law, and many more!

Click here to see the full list of classes available.

Space is limited! If interested, please e-mail spls0506@gmail.com with your preferences and we'll take it from there! If you have any questions, please send your inquiries to spls0506@gmail.com.

FREE LSAT Practice Test
Sunday, December 4, 2005 - 10am
Location: Palo Alto Kaplan Center

The Palo Alto Kaplan Center will be holding a FREE LSAT Practice Test this Sunday, December 4th @10AM so you can practice before it counts! Interested? Call 1-800-KAP-TEST to sign up or go to the Palo Alto Kaplan Center on Sunday and get that opportunity to prepare your studies so you can do well on the LSAT!!

Pacific Pre-Law Conference
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 10:30-2:00pm
Location: Tressider Oak West and Oak East

Even if you have filed your applications, or you are planning to apply next year, this is a great opportunity to network with representatives from over 60 schools. Below find the list of participating schools. It's a good idea to talk briefly with representatives at schools in which you are most interested; bring a resume and your questions.

Stanford's Pre-Law Reception for Students of Color
Monday, November 14, 2005 - 7pm
Location: Tressider Oak West

Dress: Business Attire
Refreshments will be served.

Come meet deans and admissions representatives from top law schools!

Law School Deans' Visit - Cornell, NYU, Stanford
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 6pm
Location: Law School, Room 190

Cornell, NYU, and Stanford Admission Deans explain how you can become an ideal candidate to any law school. An informal presentation, followed by questions from the audience.

Georgetown Law Group Interviews
For Senior and Alumni Applicants
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Session 1: 11:30am - 12:30 pm, Session 2 - 12:30pm-1:30pm
Space limited; reservation required.

Andy Cornblatt, Dean of Admissions, will conduct group interviews to meet candidates applying for 2006 admission. Dean Cornblatt remembers the participants he meets during these interviews so it's a good idea to participate. Only alumni and current students applying to Georgetown Law this fall may participate. Suggested dress is business casual. To RSVP, please contact Claire Danielsen at claired@stanford.edu.

Mock Law School Admissions Review
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 6:30pm
Location: Building 260, Room 113

Univeristy of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, and University of Virginia invite you to a mock admissions review of real applications.

Law School Deans' Visit - Boalt, USC, Duke
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:00pm
Location: Building 260, Room 113

Boalt, USC and Duke Admission staff explain how you can become an ideal candidate to any law school. An informal presentation, followed by questions from the audience.