Pre-Law Advisors Training Conference
Pathways
to the Legal Profession:
Identifying, Advising and Supporting
Native American Pre-Law Students
March 7-8, 2023
Agenda
Online registration is now closed. For inquiries contact AILCinfo@law.unm.edu.
March
6
4:30-6:00 p.m. Registration and Hotel Check-in
March
7
8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Buffet
8:30 –
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Blessing
Governor Max Zuni
Pueblo of Isleta
Lt. Governor Juan Rey Abeita (PLSI TA, 2020)
Pueblo of Isleta
Rodina Cave Parnall
Executive Director, American Indian Law Center, Inc.
9:00 –
10:00 a.m.
The Need for Native Lawyers
Wenona Singel
Professor of Law & Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law, PLSI Professor
Materials
10:15 –
11:00 a.m.
Identifying Native Students for Law School
Reyes Aguilar
Associate Dean, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
Renee Ferrell
11:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) Overview and Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Resources
Kristin Theis-Álvarez
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, University of California, Berkeley
Angela Winfield
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Law School Admission Council
12:00 –
1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 –
2:00 p.m.
Adjusting Expectations: Proper Preparation and Timing of the Law School Application
Neoshia Roemer
Assistant Professor, University of Idaho College of Law
2:00 –
2:45 p.m.
Advising Students on Law School Selection
Kristin Theis-Álvarez
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, University of California, Berkeley
3:00 –
4:15 p.m.
Advising on Personal Statements and Resume Writing
Kristin Theis-Álvarez
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, University of California, Berkeley
Advising on Supplemental Statement Writing (Diversity Statements and other Addenda)
Reyes Aguilar
Associate Dean, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
4:15 –
5:15 p.m.
Financing a Law School Education
Joseph Lindsay
Director of Admissions, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Reyes Aguilar
Associate Dean, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
5:15 –
6:30 p.m.
Reception
Dinner is on your own.
March
8
8:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 –
9:30 a.m.
Myth Busters, Q & A, and Updates from the Supreme Court
Professor Matthew Fletcher
University of Michigan Law School, PLSI Professor
Materials
9:30 –
10:30 a.m.
Student Panel – Ask the Students
Shania Kee (PLSI 2021)
Asunción Hampson-Medina (PLSI 2020)
Rory Wheeler (PLSI 2022)
Moderated by Rodina Cave Parnall (PLSI 1998)
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mock Law School Application File Review
Reyes Aguilar
Associate Dean, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
Kristin Theis-Álvarez
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, University of California, Berkeley
12:30 –
1:30 p.m.
Lunch with Native Attorneys
1:30 –
2:30 p.m.
The Pre-Law Summer Institute
Rodina Cave Parnall
Executive Director, American Indian Law Center, Inc.
2:30 –
3:00 p.m.
Wrap Up, Resources and Evaluations
Conference Hotel Information
Isleta Resort & Casino
11000 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 724-3800
Attendees must make their own hotel arrangements. Conference Block Room Rate is closed as of February 17th, 2023.
Are you interested in applying to law school but don’t know where to start?
The Pre-Law Summer Institute suggests that you start with workshops that are specially designed for prospective law students.
PLSI prepares you for law school after you have applied, but these programs show you how to pick a law school and how to apply.
Check out the following:
The Native American Pathway to Law Initiative
This program features 5 days of in-person workshops including a practice LSAT test, cohort development, explanation of the law school admissions process, mock application review, attorney mentors, and a review of your personal statement and resume. PLSI is a partner in this pathway program. Apply early! The application is due March 15, 2023, and the workshops are in June.
CILA Pathways to the Law
This program features a two-day workshop and pairs you with an attorney mentor. You will also learn about PLSI in this workshop.