Pre-Law? Don’t miss this opportunity to gain 60+ hours shadowing law firms in M&A, Finance, International Law and more. Like our alumni, you could leverage your Lex experience to gain admittance into top law schools like Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, UVA, Cornell and many others. With this experience on your resume, you’ll better understand the life of a lawyer and stand-out on law school applications with unique legal exposure, gaining all this while traveling to an exciting destination.
What’s a Lex Pre-Law Program?
- Visit 3-25 law firms, meet dozens of lawyers
- 1-9 weeks over college breaks
- Rotate through multiple legal specialties
- US, UK, Spain, Italy, France, and more
- Housing, meals, insurance, excursions, etc.
- Alumni have gone on to most of the top 20 law schools
Full Merit Scholarship: Lex is normally a program students pay for that combines an amazing legal experience with a trip to an exciting city. However, this opportunity is for a full merit scholarship and only offered to particularly talented pre-law students who exclusively apply via Handshake.
What’s Included: Lex programs are robust in terms of the law firm exposure, legal training, and extended learning opportunities that prepare students for the law school admissions process and first year of law school. Housing accommodations, law firm visits, Legal Associate with a U.S. JD background, 24/7 on-site support staff, travel health insurance, cultural excursions, and more are included. Though most students pay to complete Lex programs, this opportunity is to receive a full merit scholarship offered exclusively via Handshake, and is to participate in a specific Lex program as listed below.
Dates: Either a 1 or 3 week program in Barcelona, Spain. Read more details about the Barcelona programs here. (If applying via Handshake, please ignore the fees listed on the website linked, as recipients of this opportunity will receive a full merit scholarship).
About Us: Lex is the only legal experiential education program that is truly tailored for pre-law students in and surrounding the college years. Our team has run study abroad programs for 15+ years, and pre-law specific programs for over 6 years. Lex alumni, after participating in Lex and graduating from college, have gone on to attend most law schools in the U.S., including most of the top 20 U.S. JD programs. We operate short-term programs (1-9 weeks) over school breaks, aimed at U.S. undergraduates, and taking place primarily in the U.S. and Europe. Lex programs allow students to gain relevant study abroad experience, understand the life of a lawyer, and stand out on law school applications.
GPA: Although the GPA requirement is only 3.0, it will be a major factor in the decision to award the merit scholarship.
How To Apply: This stage of the application is quick and easy. Simply submit your application via Handshake. An initial selection of possible recipients will be announced sometime after the deadline closes. Those in the final selection group will have additional steps to take to be considered for the full merit scholarship.