There
is no pre-defined curriculum or list of courses recommended
by the law schools, the Prelaw Advisors Council, or by the
Association of American Law Schools. One of the best features
of pre-legal education is that it contains no requirements
or restrictions, unlike medical schools, which require students
to complete a core group of courses. Many of our students
choose to major in English, History, Economics or Political
Science, but we have had students from all of our 17 majors
gain admission to law school. There is no such thing as a
“Prelaw curriculum.”
At Holy
Cross, students register with the Prelaw office and by doing
so, are informed of college sponsored field trips, law fairs,
attorney speakers and other events that are part of the program.
We want our students to know what lawyers really do before
they make a three year investment in a legal education.
Students
are also made aware of various opportunities to engage in
some form of legal work or legal activity, such as editing
law papers, working with actual law school students and learning
to use Lexis/Nexis as a staff member of the Holy Cross Journal
of Law & Public Policy. Some students will try their hand
at litigation by joining the Holy Cross Intercollegiate Mock
Trial Team. Our 1999 team tied for first in the New England
region and won a bid to the National Competition in Iowa.
Not
only do these activities provide students the opportunity
to see if they have an aptitude for doing law related work,
but it gives them a chance to see if they find it interesting--do
they like engaging in this type of activity?
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