Law School Fair

Attending a Law Fair

Attending a law fair provides an excellent and unique opportunity to learn more about law schools from around the country. At a law fair you can:

Gather information about law schools and graduate programs that interest you.
Meet the people who will be reading your law school applications and make a good first impression.
Discover new law schools that would be a good fit for you.
Talk with admissions professionals about what qualities they seek in a candidate.

Make a Plan!

To maximize your law fair opportunity, take steps to prepare in advance and create an event day plan. To assist you in your preparations, we have created a brief video with tips and suggestions:

Know who’s coming! Review the list of schools attending this year’s Illinois Law School Fair and create a priority list of schools you would like to speak with!
Essential Event Day Information:

Time Commitment: It is not necessary for you to attend the entire law fair. We welcome you to stop by for 5 minutes to the whole 4 hours. Whatever amount of time you have, be sure to stop by!

Attire: Business casual or smart casual is recommended. You will likely be walking around and on your feet, be sure to wear comfortable shoes!

I-Cards: The Law Fair is open to all, however, UIUC students will be asked to present their I-Card at the registration table. Please be sure to have your I-card on hand as you approach the check-in table.

Resumes: This is an opportunity for you to collect information and materials from the law schools you are interested in, law school representatives will not be accepting resumes or reviewing documents at the fair.

Law Admission Panel

Pre-Law Advising Services invites you to attend the Law Admission Panel on October 5, 2023, at 3:30 pm at the Illini Union, Room 104.

The program will include special opening remarks by Jamelle Sharpe the newly named Dean of the University of Illinois College Law, and Guy Raymond Jones Faculty Scholar! Following opening remarks our panel of admissions experts will share insights about the law admissions process. Panelists include:

Janet Hein, Indiana University - Bloomington
Pop Little, Rutgers University
Kristen Mercado, University of California - Davis
Michael Morales, University of Texas at Austin
Rebecca Ray, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Individuals are welcome to attend both the Admissions Panel and Law Fair or either. Consider attending both the Panel and Law Fair events to maximize the opportunity to hear from Law Admissions experts! Light refreshments will be served.

Information for Law School Representatives

Thank you for your interest in the 2023 University of Illinois Law School Fair hosted in conjunction with the 2023 MAPLA Caravan. To register for the Illinois Law School Fair and/or other MAPLA Caravan events, please click here.

To learn more about the Illinois Law School Fair, please visit our Law School Representative Information page.

Volunteer at the Law School Fair

Volunteers are an integral part of a successful law school fair. If you are interested in volunteering, please click here to fill out the form.

The deadline to sign up to volunteer is Friday, September 22, 2023.

Participating Law Schools