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The Career Center offers multiple resources and services to students preparing for a career in law. Even though you may have been flying solo up to this point in your law school preparation--or only consulted with your pre-law and/or concentration advisor--keep in mind that the Career Center staff has specific expertise to coach you through the application process. As you get ready to apply to law school, remember that we can help you:

  • Understand the overall application process
  • Determine your application timeline
  • Build a strong file with letters of reference in support of your application
  • Develop ideas and criteria to target schools
  • Field questions about your applications
  • Brainstorm for and review your application essays
  • Choose among multiple acceptances or make contingency plans

Law App CTools site is a free online resource for UM students and alumni/ae to navigate the law school application process.

Individualized appointments may be scheduled online or over the phone at (734) 764-7460. If you are away from Ann Arbor, phone appointments may be arranged.

The Career Center's Reference Letter Service allows you to build a file with letters of reference while at UM and beyond.  For specific questions about this service, contact the Reference Letter Service at rlservice@umich.edu or call (734) 764-7459.

Recent Articles

Positive Law

Positive Law is a humble effort by the University of Michigan Career Center to offer inspiration to those individuals who, after careful evaluation of their aspirations and the current realities of legal education and practice, still wish to pursue a career in law.  The words of encouragement come from heartfelt testimonials by recent and not-so-recent graduates from a variety of law schools across the United States, who were invited to reflect upon their experiences in law school and beyond.

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The Law School Decision, Part II

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The First Installment of this two part series by Susan Smith Blakely, Esquire, provided an overview of the issues affecting the decision whether or not to go to law school.  The decision was put in context, including the high cost of tuition and the down job market for lawyers, but the discussion in part one also recognized that some students have very entrenched desires to follow law careers and that those sentiments should play important roles in the decision making.  Part one also discussed the one-sided approach that many of the negative Internet blogs take to the subject of law sch

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The Law School Decision, Part I

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Today, Susan Smith Blakely, Esquire, weighs in on the decision of attending law school, reflecting both on her own personal experience as well as what is currently going on in legal education and practice nationally.  This is the first installment of a two-part article.

The Law School Decision
by Susan Smith Blakely, Esquire

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Gearing Up To Apply For Financial Aid

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If you are in the process of applying to graduate or professional school, you are likely to have started grappling with some financial aid questions.  Although the best source of information on how to finance your graduate or professional education are the officers at the financial aid offices at the schools that you are targeting, and especially, at the schools where you will be admitted, today we want to share at least a couple of basic tips:

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Advice for Prospective Law School Students

In a recent article--Truth or Dare: The New Employment Market--NALP Executive Director James Leipold reflects on the current employment prospects of law school students and provides some honest advice.  In a nutshell, he recommends that law students and prospective applicants:

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Tips for Law Day

Tips for Law Day

Law Day is Thursday, September 20th, from 3-6 PM! On the second floor of the Michigan Union (Ballroom, Pendelton and Parker Rooms)

PRIOR TO LAW DAY...

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Application basics

Decide when to apply

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Lots of debt and no income? You’ve still got options.

Radhika Singh Miller serves as program manager of educational debt relief and outreach at Equal Justice Works

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Managing Educational Debt: Different Options for Loan Repayment

Today’s students are no strangers to debt.  With a collective debt of more than $1 trillion, the idea of repaying this debt can be daunting. Though calls for student debt relief abound and change may be just around the corner, there are programs that can help you right away.

Three different types of educational debt relief can ease the burden of repayment:

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Different Paths in Public Service

Career opportunities in public service are varied and growing and there are many paths you can take to get the public service job of your dreams.

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