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Official account of the UMass Amherst Pre-Law Advising Office. We provide students and alums with a full range of information, resources, and options counseling about legal careers and the law school application process.
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The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit who can qualify for a federal student loan forgiveness program that has been a key incentive for attorneys to pursue public service and nonprofit careers.
New Rule Limits Loan Forgiveness For Public Service Workers - Law360
The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit who can qualify for a federal student loan forgiveness program that has been a key incentive for attorneys to pursue public service and nonprofit careers.
www.law360.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit who can qualify for a federal student loan forgiveness program that has been a key incentive for attorneys to pursue public service and nonprofit careers.
Looking forward to hosting the Massachusetts Appeals Court next week — Thursday, Nov 13th. Members of the UMass community can also sign up to have lunch with the judges, their clerks, and the court officers.
Massachusetts Appeals Court @ UMass Amherst
The Massachusetts Appeals Court is once again visiting UMass Amherst to hear oral arguments in six pending cases. The arguments are open to the public, providing students with a fantastic opportuni…
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November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Looking forward to hosting the Massachusetts Appeals Court next week — Thursday, Nov 13th. Members of the UMass community can also sign up to have lunch with the judges, their clerks, and the court officers.
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Hi, fellow faculty teaching undergrads. As we are getting into law school application season, please encourage your students to interact with good data sources. Steer them away from USNWR. They should instead be doing comparisons through lawschooltransparency.com.
LawHub — Law School Transparency
Find the best law school for you using the most comprehensive source of law school data.
lawschooltransparency.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Hi, fellow faculty teaching undergrads. As we are getting into law school application season, please encourage your students to interact with good data sources. Steer them away from USNWR. They should instead be doing comparisons through lawschooltransparency.com.
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October 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Excited for our first lawyer-alum discussion on October 22nd!
Learn from the Lawyers: Nya Gavin (UMass ’17, Duke Law ’22)
Alum Nya Gavin (Political Science & Legal Studies ’17, Duke Law ’22) is an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Washington DC, where she focuses on antitrust litigation and US…
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October 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Excited for our first lawyer-alum discussion on October 22nd!
Kids, don't try this at home.
A New York state court said an attorney must face sanctions for submitting filings with inaccurate and made-up case details written in part by AI and for subsequently doubling down by submitting more "AI-hallucinated" material to defend his conduct. www.law360.com/artic...
October 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Kids, don't try this at home.
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The Law and Policy Justice Program is a residential program at the UMass Amherst Mt. Ida campus designed for undergraduate students (from any major!) interested in law, government, and/or social justice-related careers. Now accepting applications for Spring 2026! bit.ly/LPJLEAD
September 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Law and Policy Justice Program is a residential program at the UMass Amherst Mt. Ida campus designed for undergraduate students (from any major!) interested in law, government, and/or social justice-related careers. Now accepting applications for Spring 2026! bit.ly/LPJLEAD
A fun and informative Constitution Day activity: check out the constitutions of some other countries! All gathered and indexed in a searchable database by the Comparative Constitutions Project.
www.constituteproject.org
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The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare
www.constituteproject.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A fun and informative Constitution Day activity: check out the constitutions of some other countries! All gathered and indexed in a searchable database by the Comparative Constitutions Project.
www.constituteproject.org
www.constituteproject.org
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BIG NEWS for aspiring law students:
We know paying for law school is on your mind, and that’s why we launched a new scholarship program just for YOU, with four $15,000 awards up for grabs!
Create your free Ask EDNA! account to get started in MAX Pre-Law.
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We know paying for law school is on your mind, and that’s why we launched a new scholarship program just for YOU, with four $15,000 awards up for grabs!
Create your free Ask EDNA! account to get started in MAX Pre-Law.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
BIG NEWS for aspiring law students:
We know paying for law school is on your mind, and that’s why we launched a new scholarship program just for YOU, with four $15,000 awards up for grabs!
Create your free Ask EDNA! account to get started in MAX Pre-Law.
tinyurl.com/42jnnyfp
We know paying for law school is on your mind, and that’s why we launched a new scholarship program just for YOU, with four $15,000 awards up for grabs!
Create your free Ask EDNA! account to get started in MAX Pre-Law.
tinyurl.com/42jnnyfp
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Penn Carey Law in 2021 launched its Sadie T.M. Alexander scholarships, which have been open to entering law school students who want to focus on racial justice and honoring Alexander’s legacy.
Penn’s law school pauses scholarship honoring its first Black female graduate, plans to close equal opportunity office
The university also is pausing a scholarship program which honors its first Black female graduate, Sadie T.M. Alexander.
inquirer.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Penn Carey Law in 2021 launched its Sadie T.M. Alexander scholarships, which have been open to entering law school students who want to focus on racial justice and honoring Alexander’s legacy.
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Lawsuit alleges LSAC engages in unfair trade practices.
Lawsuit alleges LSAC engages in unfair trade practices.
Class action lawsuits challenge law and medical school application fees reut.rs/3J34wwT
Class action lawsuits challenge law and medical school application fees
The Law School Admission Council and the Association of American Medical Colleges are facing a pair of proposed class actions accusing them of overcharging thousands of aspiring lawyers and doctors for application fees.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Lawsuit alleges LSAC engages in unfair trade practices.
Lawsuit alleges LSAC engages in unfair trade practices.
Confused about the impact of the Big "Beautiful" Bill on your law school loans? @accesslex.org has a good explainer here, for both current and future law students.
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New Rules for Law School Loans: Limits, Repayment Plans, and What You Need to Know | AccessLex
Explore how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect borrowing and repayment plans, its impact on law students and graduates, and what strategies to consider.
www.accesslex.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Confused about the impact of the Big "Beautiful" Bill on your law school loans? @accesslex.org has a good explainer here, for both current and future law students.
www.accesslex.org/news-tools-a...
www.accesslex.org/news-tools-a...
Very honored to gain this recognition from my fellow pre-law advisors!
Diane Curtis, Director of Pre-Law Advising at UMass Amherst (@umassamherstprelaw.bsky.social), has been honored with the 2025 Dean Gerald Lee Wilson Award for Excellence in Pre-Law Advising from PLANC, the Pre-Law Advisors National Council.
July 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Very honored to gain this recognition from my fellow pre-law advisors!
Happy to see another @umassamherst.bsky.social alum appointed to the bench!
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July 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy to see another @umassamherst.bsky.social alum appointed to the bench!
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Bar exam officials have released details about structure and scoring of the new national test set to debut in July 2026, which will mark its first major redesign in 25 years.
Details emerge about new national bar exam, with anticipation high
Bar exam officials have released details about structure and scoring of the new national test set to debut in July 2026, which will mark its first major redesign in 25 years.
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June 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Bar exam officials have released details about structure and scoring of the new national test set to debut in July 2026, which will mark its first major redesign in 25 years.
“There can be no healthy democracy where the rule of law is threatened.”
Take your oaths seriously.
Take your oaths seriously.
At the Commencement for students graduating from University of Maryland School of Law I spent some time talking with law graduates about the significance of the oath they will take when they are admitted to the bar, and its importance to upholding the rule of law. Especially now.
May 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“There can be no healthy democracy where the rule of law is threatened.”
Take your oaths seriously.
Take your oaths seriously.
What barriers are you willing to overcome for your legal education?
How I Fell in Love With the Law From Prison
It hasn’t been easy to practice law behind bars, but I’ve still found purpose through fighting cases and helping out my peers.
prisonjournalismproject.org
May 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What barriers are you willing to overcome for your legal education?
Registration has opened up for Fall LSAT dates, and prices have gone up again. APPLY FOR A FEE WAIVER! And if the initial algorithm denies you, appeal to get an actual human to review your app. LSAC fee waiver will also get you discounts on prep courses.
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Apply for an LSAC Fee Waiver | The Law School Admission Council
www.lsac.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Registration has opened up for Fall LSAT dates, and prices have gone up again. APPLY FOR A FEE WAIVER! And if the initial algorithm denies you, appeal to get an actual human to review your app. LSAC fee waiver will also get you discounts on prep courses.
www.lsac.org/lsat/registe...
www.lsac.org/lsat/registe...
"The initial, undisclosed use of AI products to generate the first draft of the brief was flat-out wrong. Even with recent advances, no reasonably competent attorney should out-source research and writing to this technology – particularly without any attempt to verify the accuracy of that material."
Angry judge roasts Biglaw lawyers for their "collective debacle" filing a brief where "~9 of the 27 legal citations in the 10-page brief were incorrect in some way" due to Generative AI
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Lawyers will pay $31k for their sloppiness 🤖😵
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Lawyers will pay $31k for their sloppiness 🤖😵
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May 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"The initial, undisclosed use of AI products to generate the first draft of the brief was flat-out wrong. Even with recent advances, no reasonably competent attorney should out-source research and writing to this technology – particularly without any attempt to verify the accuracy of that material."
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this is beyond belief
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Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
this is beyond belief
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“The clear losers of this silly competition: low-income students. Few people understand just how severely U.S. News rankings have undermined need-based financial aid in professional schools.”
Universities should abandon school rankings, embrace low-income students - The Boston Globe
Few people understand just how severely U.S. News rankings have undermined need-based financial aid in medical, law, and business schools.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“The clear losers of this silly competition: low-income students. Few people understand just how severely U.S. News rankings have undermined need-based financial aid in professional schools.”
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Massachusetts law schools have been inundated with applications this year, part of a nationwide surge fueled by a tough job market and economic uncertainty. trib.al/bFVAkfE
April 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Massachusetts law schools have been inundated with applications this year, part of a nationwide surge fueled by a tough job market and economic uncertainty. trib.al/bFVAkfE
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Law School Cutting Scholarships For Students Who Don’t Commit Fast Enough?
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/04/law-school-cutting-scholarships-for-students-who-dont-commit-fast-enough/
Law School Cutting Scholarships For Students Who Don’t Commit Fast Enough?
That's not good.
abovethelaw.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Law School Cutting Scholarships For Students Who Don’t Commit Fast Enough?
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/04/law-school-cutting-scholarships-for-students-who-dont-commit-fast-enough/
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LAW STUDENTS! RECENT GRADUATES! Thinking about your next move? Check out our amazing free resource highlighting high court clerkship opportunities from 19 states and over 95 justices. Application tips, deadlines, judge-specific requirements—it’s all there, and more.
State Judicial Clerkship Resource
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April 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
LAW STUDENTS! RECENT GRADUATES! Thinking about your next move? Check out our amazing free resource highlighting high court clerkship opportunities from 19 states and over 95 justices. Application tips, deadlines, judge-specific requirements—it’s all there, and more.