January Snapshot

Happy New Year Illini! We are looking forward to a great spring semester!

Below please see a list of important dates, upcoming events, and reminders for January 2024 and the beginning of the spring semester!

Highlight of January Events

January 1: SAVE THE DATE! University of Wisconsin-Madison Pre-Law Diversity Conference and Law Fair 2024 | February 2 from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Register today, click here.

January 2: APPLICATIONS OPEN for the Undergraduate Research Symposium | The student application is live, click here for more information. The application deadline is March 8, 2024.

January 3: Boren Scholarship Priority Deadline | For more information, click here.

January 5: APPLICATIONS OPEN for the Barnes and Thornburg LLP Prelaw Scholars Program! | Applications are due January 31 at 11:59 pm. For more information and to apply, click here.

January 6: Preview Day at St. Louis University School of Law | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. For more information and to register, click here.

January 9: Access Lex | An Introduction to Personal Finance for First-Generation Students Webinar | 3:00 pm ONLINE. For more information and to register, click here.

January 10: Application Roadmap Workshop|4:00 pm. For more information and to register, click here.

January 10: Washington & Lee School of Law – Group Conversations on Zoom| 11:00 am – For more information and to register, click here.

January 10: Access Lex | Choosing a Law School Webinar | 7:00 pm ONLINE. For more information and to register, click here.

January 10-13: January LSAT – Best wishes to everyone taking the LSAT this weekend!

January 11: IU Mauer Law | Virtual J.D. Admissions Information Session |5:00 pm ONLINE. For more information and to register, click here.

January 12: UK Summer Fulbright Scholarship Information Session | 3:30 pm on Zoom. For more information and to register, click here.

January 16: First Day of Instruction – Spring 2024. Welcome back!

January 16: Beinecke Scholarship Campus Deadline | For more information, click here.

January 16: Boren (Undergraduate) Scholarship Campus Deadline | For more information, click here.

January 17: Access Lex | Applying to Law School Webinar | 5:00 pm ONLINE. For more information and to register, click here.

January 17: APPLICATIONS OPEN: Cornell University Prelaw Summer Program in Paris Information Session | For more information and to apply, click here.

January 19: DEADLINE! Stanford Law Scholars Institute | For more information and to apply, click here.

January 23: LSAT Jumpstart| Session One: LSAT Overview and Session Two: Reading Comprehension with Blueprint | 6:00 – 8:00 pm ONLINE. For more information, click here.

January 23: Access Lex | Paying for Law School Webinar | 5:00 pm ONLINE. For more information and to register, click here.

January 24: LSAT Jumpstart|Session Three: Logical Reasoning with Blueprint and Session Four: Analytical Reasoning with Blueprint | 6:00 – 8:00 pm ONLINE. For more information, click here.

January 24: Washington & Lee Law – Virtual Admission Wednesdays, weekly Zoom sessions for prelaw students | For more information, click here.

January 25: Access Lex | Building Your Law School Budget| 11:00 am ONLINE. For more information and to register, click here.

January 25: University of Cincinnati Law – Virtual Ask Admissions Event|11:15 am – 12:00 pm ONLINE. For more information and to register, click here.

January 26: Pre-Law Leadership Summit|9:30 – 11:00 pm IN PERSON. For more information and to nominate a representative, click here.

January 29: 10th Day Add/Drop Deadlinebe sure to check out the Spring 2024 Course Recommendation chart if you are still looking for classes!

January 29: Udall Scholarship Campus Deadline | For more information, click here.

January 30: LSAT Jumpstart|LSAT Peer Perspectives Panel| 4:00 pm ONLINE. For more information, click here.

January 30: Voyager Scholarship Information Session | 3:30 pm IN PERSON. For more information, click here.

January 31: Apply to work at the Leadership Center! | For more information and to apply, click here.

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