June 05, 2006 - June 22, 2006
The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic
Development and
offer the
Summer Law School Prep Program for
College Students
Eligibility
College students who have genuine interest in attending law
school and becoming lawyers, a grade point average of 3.0 or
better, have completed between 45 and 75 college credits, and who
are either low income or first generation college students or
members of a group underrepresented in law school education are
eligible.
Eligible students must be nominated by John Jay College of
Criminal Justice Puerto Rican/Latin American Studies Department,
Medgar Evers College, St. John’s University or York College in
order to participate in the Summer Law School Prep program.
Goal
To increase participation of first generation, low-income
students from underrepresented groups in law schools by identifying
them in their college years and providing them with early exposure
to the study of law.
The Summer Prep Curriculum includes the following courses
- Business Organizations
- Child Advocacy
- Civil Procedure
- Criminal Law
- Constitutional Law
- Internship Seminar
- International Law
- Immigration Law
- Legal Ethics
- Legal Writing
- LSAT Review
- Torts
Dates
Monday, June 5 – Thursday, June 22, 2006
Location
St. John’s University School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York 11439
More Information
For more information please contact the following:
St. John’s University School of
Law
Professor Leonard M. Baynes
(718) 990-6032
baynesl@stjohns.edu
John Jay College of Criminal
Justice
Professor Jodie G. Roure
(212) 237-8749
jroure@jjay.cuny.edu<
Professor Jose Luis Morin
(212) 237-8751
jmorin@jjay.cuny.eduMedgar Evers College
Dean John Flateau
(718) 270-5110
jflat@mec.cuny.edu
St. John’s University
Darren Morton
Director of Student Development
(718) 990-7464
mortond@stjohns.edu
York College
Professor Theresa Rooney
(718) 262-2070
rooney@york.cuny.edu
Professor Shirley Ostholm
(718) 262-2692
ostholm@york.cuny.edu