Law School Admission in the Time of COVID-19
Upcoming Webinar
Law School Admission During COVID-19: How to Make the Most of Fall Recruiting Events and LSAC Forums
Join us this Thursday, September 17 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET to hear from experts on how to get the most out of LSAC Digital Law School Forums and other fall recruiting events, what admission deans are looking for from candidates, and more.
LSAC President and CEO Kellye Testy will host the following esteemed panelists from law schools and the legal community:
- Gisele Joachim, director of LSAC Ambassadors and Education Program Development
- Reggie McGahee, associate dean of Student Affairs, Admissions and Financial Aid, Howard University
- Kristen Juhan, former law student who attended a forum, now working as a lawyer
Latest Webinars
April 29, 2020, Episode
This live stream discussion for candidates featured a panel of law school deans and admission leaders, who provided updates on the evolving situation and answered as many questions as possible from potential law school students as possible, including:
- What are law schools hearing from candidates? What are their concerns, and how are they planning?
- What are institutions doing to try to address the needs of applicants — and existing students — in the wake of the COVID-19 emergency?
- Given all of the uncertainty, how should I plan for applying to law school?
April 15, 2020, Episode
We discussed the new LSAT-Flex, the steps LSAC and law schools are taking to try to help candidates during this difficult time, and we answered as many questions from webcast attendees as possible, including:
- When will the LSAT-Flex be offered?
- When will scores be released for the LSAT-Flex?
- What are the question types included in the LSAT-Flex?
- What is being done to ensure that candidates have the technological tools they need to take the LSAT-Flex?
- How are law schools going to consider the LSAT-Flex?
April 8, 2020, Episode
We discussed the steps LSAC and law schools are taking to try to help candidates during this difficult time, and answered as many questions from webcast attendees as possible, including:
- What are law schools doing right now to help candidates negotiate the enrollment process during this challenging time?
- How will schools view Pass/Fail grades for the Spring 2020 semester?
- What is the plan for the June and July (and beyond) LSAT administrations?
- How are law schools going to view the LSAT-Flex?
March 27, 2020, Episode
We discussed the steps LSAC and law schools are taking to try to help candidates during this difficult time, and answered as many questions from webcast attendees as possible, including:
- Will schools extend their application/commitment deadlines?
- How will schools view Pass/Fail grades?
- What’s going to happen with the April (and beyond) LSAT?
- How will schools look at the fact that my summer internship was canceled?
LSAC President and CEO Kellye Testy hosted these live, interactive webinars featuring esteemed law school deans and law school admission professionals.
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