Welcome to the second annual Pre-Law Wellness Week! The Pre-Law Advising Services Office is excited to continue the important conversation on Wellness in the Legal Profession. This week, we are going deeper into the importance of sleep and movement as cornerstones for your health and wellness. We will also be sharing helpful tips to help you learn how to build habits to support you as a student and future attorney.
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Taking time to explore opportunities before law school can make a meaningful difference in your journey—personally, academically, and professionally. Whether you choose to go “straight through” or take one or more “gap years,” it’s worth considering how extra time and experience might strengthen your application and set you up for long-term success in law school and beyond.
Explore the resources below to help you decide which path is right for you!
Continue reading Fall 2025 – Exploring Gap Year Opportunities
Are you looking to get involved? Do you want to connect with other pre-law students? Explore the details and highlights of the University of Illinois pre-law student organizations!
Continue reading 2025 – 2026 Pre-Law Student Orgs
Whether you are a returning student or are new to our campus, on behalf of the entire Pre-Law Advising Team, welcome to the 2025-2026 school year!
Continue reading Welcome Back, Pre-Law Illini!
As we reach the mid-point of the summer, we know that many of our incoming and new Illini students will begin thinking about the upcoming academic year. Whether you are a returning student new to pre-law or a new student looking to begin your first semester on campus; we know that this is often both an incredibly exciting, but also overwhelming time. To help prepare for this exciting new chapter, we asked our 2025-2026 Advisory Council members to share some of their perspectives and advice about their time at Illinois.
From favorite spots on campus to tips on favorite classes, to their best advice for those wishing to step into the pre-law path at Illinois, we hope these insights will help you as you plan for the upcoming year at Illinois! Check out the answers below to gain first-hand perspectives from upper-level pre-law students and be sure to stay tuned for Part II of our Pre-Law Preview series later this summer for insights on our full list of topics!
We can’t wait to connect with you this Fall!
Continue reading Pre-Law Preview Part I | Tips and Reflections from Upper-Level Pre-Law Students
The law application process can feel overwhelming at times. The good news is that we are here to break the process down into actionable, bite-sized pieces to support your success on this journey. Summer can be a great time to lay the foundation for a successful (and less stressful!) application season!
Below are recommendations on how to prioritize your summer application work. We look forward to supporting you throughout this process.
Continue reading Application Planning: Summer To-Do List
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!
Read below for some highlights from this year!
Continue reading 2024-2025 Pre-Law Year In Review
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.
Continue reading Well-Being Week in LawContinue reading Alumni Attorney Talk – Barry TaylorAlumni 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.
Continue reading Law School Insider: Reflections from the First Semester of Law School