The 2024 – 2025 academic year was busy and filled with many successes and inevitable challenges, including a highly competitive admissions cycle. We are proud of the determination, resilience, and accomplishments of all our Illini pre-law students and alumni this year!
We thank our UIUC pre-law student & alumni leaders, law expert volunteers, and all those who helped support our over 2000 pre-law Illini this academic year!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this week (May 5-9) is Well-Being in Law Week. Hosted by the Institute for Well-Being in Law (IWIL), Well-Being in Law Week aims to raise awareness, provide tools, and resources to establish well-being as a defining feature of professional success in the legal profession.
Alumni Attorney Talks is a virtual series that aims to provide prospective law students with helpful insights about attending law school and pursuing a legal career. This series features interviews with University of Illinois alumni working in a variety of diverse settings within the legal profession.
As law students move through each semester of their law school journey, they learn and experience new things. We asked some of our newest Illini law students to share reflections about their first semester of law school.
Read on to hear what they have to share!
If you want to see what your fellow Illini had to share after the first few weeks of law school, click here.
Pursuing opportunities before law school can contribute significantly to an applicant’s success and offer tremendous benefits personally, academically, and professionally. Whether you ultimately decide to pursue an opportunity before law school or go “straight through”, future applicants should consider how a timeline that includes a “gap year(s)” might enhance their application and contribute to their ultimate success as a law student!
Below is a collection of resources to assist in your decision-making!
Welcome to the inaugural Illinois Pre-Law Wellness Week!
Wellness is an important aspect of success in the legal profession. The American Bar Association has worked to place increasing focus on wellness for attorneys, judges, and law students through various initiatives and resources. The Well-Being Week in Law, hosted annually by the Institute for Well-Being in Law, occurs during the first week of May and is one of these initiatives. Wellness in the legal profession is a very important, therefore making wellness a priority as an undergraduate student is an important part of the pre-law journey. As we enter the heart of the application cycle and approach the busy final weeks of the fall semester, we invite you to join us for a special Wellness Week celebration with a focus on pre-law students!
The idea that wellness is an element of professionalism has received much-needed attention over the last several years. Today, there is a strong focus at many levels on ensuring that those pursuing a legal career have the tools, resources, and support they need to excel in the profession. And, you don’t have to wait until you get to law school to build a strong foundation. Learning how to take care of yourself now will pay dividends in the future. We have created this blog post and Instagram series to highlight some things you can start implementing today to help you achieve your personal wellness goals.
Follow PLAS on Instagram and join us for a week focused on well-being tips and resources for pre-law students!
Law Fairs provide a unique opportunity for applicants, and those with future law school goals, to learn more about some of their top choice programs, connect with admissions officers, and discover new schools you may not have considered! Attending law fairs can be an extremely beneficial part of your strategy for successful admission to your dream school. Read on to learn more about upcoming opportunities and tips to maximize these experiences!
Are you looking to get involved? Do you want to connect with other pre-law students? Check out the details and highlights for the University of Illinois pre-law student organizations!
Researching law schools is a critical part of the prelaw journey. Through this process, applicants will begin to understand all the available options. With approximately 200 ABA-approved law schools in the United States, it can feel challenging to know where to start!
In this post, applicants will learn the different criteria used to explore potential law schools and learn about some of the best tools available to assist with the process.
