Pathway Programs

Effective September 3, 2024, we are making a few changes to our LSAC Fee Waiver program to increase the effectiveness of our assistance to all fee waiver recipients, and to help them be even more successful in pursuing their goal of legal education.

Ebony Freeland Bryant reflects on how the LSAC PLUS Program, which she oversees at Duke Law, has impacted both the students she has worked with and her own life.
By Ebony Freeland Bryant

The team that administers the LSAC PLUS Program at Akron Law reflects on the program’s success and lasting impact.
By Emma K.F. Schulze

The late Janet Reno, who served as attorney general under President Bill Clinton from 1993 through 2001, once remarked that the more research we conduct in the arena of equity, the clearer it becomes that we need to reach further and further back in the pipeline if we are to address barriers where they begin. 

One of the things I enjoy doing most is helping people along their path to becoming lawyers and leaders...

n a previous blog post, we told you about how one student started her journey into the world of law via an event sponsored by the Law School Admission Council under its Diversity Matters grant program. Today, we share more stories of students who come from diverse backgrounds, but were able to discover that a legal education was within reach for them.

Being the first person in your family to attend law school—in other words, a “first-gen” student—comes with a unique set of challenges. Here, Camille deJorna shares her thoughts about first-gen students and LSAC’s work expanding access and equity in education.