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

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

Director, Admissions and Financial Aid, University of New Mexico School of Law

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

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.