The recently published LSAC Knowledge Report underscores the need for coordinated and persistent efforts to understand and address the specific needs of today’s aspiring lawyers.
Diversity in Law
Alexus Johnson knew she had a purpose as she embarked on a path to a law degree, and while beating what many would consider to be insurmountable odds, it’s that purpose that continues to fuel her journey.
At the most successful law schools, responsibilities for academic support and advising, professional identity formation, career development, and employment outcomes are shared by the whole law school.
As you begin your exciting journey into law, LSAC has reimagined the ways we can support your success. With the goal of reducing barriers to legal education, our new Plus, Guided Journey program is designed to fit into your busy lifestyle by providing structured resources and proactive, tailored support.
For more than two decades, LSAC’s Plus program has been at the forefront of empowering aspiring law students. For 2024, the program has undergone a transformative redesign, enabling it to reach more students, offer increased support throughout the application journey, and collaborate with a greater number of law schools than ever before.
Legal employment outcomes are one important marker that we can look to, to measure progress on law school and legal employers’ efforts to diversity the profession.
My name is Lihán Harris. I’m the single parent of a beautiful little girl, a Hispanic immigrant, a U.S. Army veteran, and a first-generation college senior. And I will be a lawyer.
LSAC has partnered with the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund to promote its Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, which aims to create the next generation of lawyers fighting for civil rights in Black communities in the American South.
With the 2021 admission cycle, we witnessed the highest applicant volumes we’d seen in a decade, with a marked increase in applicants from minoritized groups, adding up to a historic milestone — the most racially diverse entering law school class in history.
Funded in part by a grant from LSAC, Denver Law has launched a new prelaw program to provide college students from underrepresented groups with multifaceted support and access to resources that foster a culturally grounded, whole student approach.
