Support Our ProgramsPre-Law Programs at Miami University
Welcome! If you want to be a lawyer, you're starting in the right place. Our programs expose, educate, and advise our students about law school and legal practice.
Students receive focused guidance and counseling on:
- undergraduate coursework
- extracurricular and community service opportunities
- law school admissions
... and opportunities to learn from and network with professionals, such as:
- mentoring
- internships
- shadowing program
- Law Day Fair
(participating law schools, October 2009) [PDF] - seminars and workshops
- speaker series
Our Pre-Law Center provides:
- a resource library
- computers for students to research and apply to law schools
- a place to discuss legal issues, hold group-study sessions, or just hang out
[Learn more about these Miami advantages for students.]
The success of our programs can be seen in the accomplishments of our students:
80% of all Miami applicants to law schools for the 2008-09 school year were accepted (compared to a 67% national average)
89% of senior Miami applicants to law schools for the 2008-09 school year were accepted (compared to a 76% national average)
In recent years, Miami students have been accepted to top law schools including those at Harvard, Columbia, New York University, University of Chicago, Pennsylvania, and California-Berkeley. Miami remains an important feeder school for top Ohio law schools.