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PRE-LAW PIPELINE PROGRAM

Members of the 2018 Pre-Law Pipeline Program class were welcomed to year curriculum, which includes the immersive introductory law school
campus in June. and legal experience of the first track, and the law school application
The program, now in its fourth year, was established by Law Center preparation of the second track,” Guiseppi said.
Dean Leonard “The University
M. Baynes and of Houston Law
Program Director Center is committed
Kristen M. Guiseppi. to ensuring that
Professor Meredith the doors of legal
J. Duncan, director education are open to
of Metropolitan all students whatever
Programs, oversees the their backgrounds,”
program. Baynes said. “The
The eight-week Pipeline Program
summer course is provides a unique
designed to increase opportunity for
diversity among law college students to
school applicants and get a bird’s eye view
to provide students of law school, legal
from low-income, internships, and LSAT
first generation, and review.”
underrepresented Students also received
backgrounds an an overview on
opportunity to classroom etiquette
seriously consider from Duncan.
a legal education. “What you have is
The program divides a very unique opportunity,” Duncan said. “It’s fair to say that most of
students into two tracks — LSAC’s PreLaw Undergraduate Scholars you are here because you want to learn the law and learn about being a
(PLUS) Program and Scholar II. lawyer, and some of you are here to change your life and change the lives
“This year’s class was made up of 24 PLUS Program Scholars and 19 of your family. Don’t squander this opportunity. Be a serious student.
Scholar IIs who were visiting from 25 colleges nationwide. We had three This is the beginning of your training to be a professional. This is the
returning students who took advantage of the program’s extensive two- first step and I know that each and every one of you can be successful.”

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