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2010 NAPLA-SAPLA Conference |
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Presentations
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LSAC Update 2010, Anne M. Brandt, LSAC
Launching Careers in Challenging Times , Bruce Levin, Duke Law School; Kim Fields, Wake Forest Law School; Brian Lewis, UNC Law School; Liz Peck, Cornell Law School
Academic Assessments, Plan Bs, and Challenging Conversations, Allyson Loew, Carlow University; Sandi DiMola, Chatham University; Joe Campion, Duquesne Univeristy Law School
LSAT Study Plan,Kimberly Parent, Mt. Holyoke College
[Cheap] On-Campus LSAT Prep, Kimberly Parent, Mt. Holyoke College
NAPLA SAPLA Advising through the Mirror 2010, Karen Clemence, Layfayette College
Admission Denied, A Study in Reapplicant Behavior, Troy A. Riddle, Yessenia Z. García-Lebrón, LSAC
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| Location |
Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina
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| Dates |
Wednesday, June 9, to Saturday, June 12, 2010
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| Registration |
Writable registration forms for pre-law advisors, law school admissions officers, and commercial-exhibitors should be downloaded, completed, and sent to our Conference Registrar, Professor Frank Homer, via fax or U.S. mail.
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| Payment |
Conference fees can be paid by check or through PayPal via NAPLA’s website (pre-law advisors, law school admissions officers, commercial-exhibitors).
Please remember to fax or mail a conference registration form to Frank Homer, Registrar, noting on the form if the payment was completed through PayPal.
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Program
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A conference program will assist you in making plans. The official starting time is Wednesday, June 9, at 9:30 a.m.; the conference closes on Saturday, June 12, at 1 p.m. Topics to be covered include:
- Mock Admissions
- Alternative Tracks in Admissions to Law School
- Academic Assessments, Plan Bs, & Challenging Conversations
- Faith-Based Law Schools
- Carolina Exposure (admissions panel from area schools)
- LSAC simulation site overview
- On-campus LSAT Prep
- Financing a Legal Education
- Writing Personal Statements, Addenda, Résumés and Follow up Letters
- Taking Time Off before Heading to Law School
- Social Media and the Admissions Process
- Truth and Fiction: Assessing the Reality of Joint Degree Programs
- Encouraging Self-Advocacy for Students with a Learning Difference or Other Disability
- Disclosure/Misconduct Issues on Law School Applications
- Careers in Military Law
- Hot Topics (discussion with law school admissions officers)
Important notice: Separate from but related to the NAPLA-SAPLA Conference, Elon University School of Law in Greensboro and Wake Forest School of Law in Winston-Salem will soon be inviting prelaw advisors to visit their law schools on Tuesday, June 8. They anticipate that the departure time on June 8 will be around 11:30 a.m. and transportation will be provided. You may wish to arrive in Durham on Monday, June 7, to take advantage of these law school visits.
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| Program Highlights |
- The conference will begin on June 9 with the New Pre-Law Advisors Workshop for those new to pre-law advising, and
- For more experienced advisors, we offer the Veteran Pre-Law Advisors Workshop.
- Duke University School of Law will host a lunch on Thursday at the Washington Duke Inn where Dean David F. Levi will welcome us.
- Over the next several days, we will visit other law schools including the University of North Carolina School of Law, Campbell University School of Law, and North Carolina Central University School of Law.
- The Law Fair will provide an opportunity for an exchange of information between advisors and law school admissions officers.
- We’ll learn about the latest developments at LSAC .
- NALP representatives will present on career opportunities in law following the recession.
- We’ll visit the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center followed by dinner at The Carolina Inn.
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| Accommodations |
Arrangements for reduced rates have been made with the following hotels (rates are applicable until 5 p.m. on Monday, May 17):
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Rate per night |
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Telephone |
| Washington Duke Inn, within walking distance of Duke Law |
$129 + tax |
223201, by May 17, 2010 |
800-443-3853 or 919-490-0999;
ask for 'in-house reservations' |
| Hilton Durham near Duke University; transportation to Duke Law provided |
$99+ 13.75% tax |
NPL, by May 17, 2010 |
800-HILTONS
919-383-8033 |
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| Travel to Site |
Transportation from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport to and from the Washington Duke Inn and the Hilton Durham is on your own. A shared ride van arranged through Super Shuttle costs $19 each way from the airport to the Washington Duke Inn or the Hilton Durham. Transportation to and from the law schools we will be visiting will be provided.
Information on the City of Durham, including dining and entertainment options, may be found at the Duke Law School website.
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Conference Funding for HBCU and HACU
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LSAC has approved fund for pre-law advisors from HBCU and HACU schools to attend their APLA regional meetings.
LSAC funding available for NAPLA-SAPLA HBCU and HACU Pre-Law Advisors
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Conference Co-Chairs |
Liz O’Connell (NAPLA)
eoconnell@wellesley.edu
781-283-2349
Mary A. Tetro (SAPLA)
Mary_tetro@ncsu.edu
919-513-0912
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NAPLA Prior Conferences |
| 2009, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT |
| 2008, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
| 2007, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2006, George Washington School of Law, Washington, D.C. |
| 2005, Fordham School of Law, New York, NY |
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