CONWAY, Ark. (August 2, 2019) – The SouthWest Association of
PreLaw Advisors (SWAPLA) and Hendrix College will co-host the Arkansas Regional
Law School Fair at Hendrix College on Monday, September 16, from 11:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m., in the Hendrix Student Life and Technology Center’s Worsham Student
Performance Hall. More than two dozen law schools have already announced plans
to attend. The event is open to anyone interested in law school: high school
students, undergraduates, alumni of Arkansas’s colleges and universities,
graduate students, and people who have been in the workforce for years.
“It’s great to have an understanding of the educational and
professional environment that you’ll be entering into when trying to choose
what school to attend, and the law school fair provided an excellent avenue for
obtaining this information,” said Holden Branscum ’19, who attended last year’s
fair and is now enrolled at the University of Memphis Humphreys School of Law. “Personally,
I think that being able to meet the faces of the admissions counselors was very
valuable and something that could ultimately be the difference in being
accepted to the school you want to go to.”
“I attended the fair both at the start and end of my time at
Hendrix, and it was an incredibly helpful experience,” said Blythe Bull ’19,
who is taking a gap year to work as a legal secretary and will attend Albany Law School in Albany, New York, next fall. “My
admissions decisions mainly stemmed from the conversations I had with the
schools! No matter where you are in the process, the Law Fair can answer so
many questions and help you explore what it is you’re looking for in life after
Hendrix.”
“Last year’s Arkansas Regional Law Fair was incredibly
informative,” said Cordell Campbell ’19, who is taking a gap year before law
school to work as a legal administrative assistant. “I personally connected
with a handful of law school representatives, bypassing the often impersonal
and bureaucratic process by which most undergraduate students learn more about
law schools. I have maintained these personal connections via email and phone,
and am looking to apply to select schools precisely because of the networking
opportunities at last year’s fair.”
As of an Aug. 5 update to this news release, the still-growing list of participating law schools includes:
- Albany Law School
- American University Washington College of Law
- Baylor Law School
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Brooklyn Law School
- BYU Law
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
- Chapman University Fowler School of Law
- Emory University School of Law
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
- McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
- Oklahoma City University School of Law
- Seattle University School of Law
- SMU Dedman School of Law
- South Texas College of Houston
- St. Mary's University School of Law
- Texas A&M University School of Law
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- The University of Oklahoma College of Law
- Tulane University Law School
- University of Iowa College of Law
- University of Memphis School of Law
- University of Missouri School of Law
- University of Richmond School of Law
- University of Tennessee College of Law
- University of Texas School of Law
- University of Tulsa College of Law
- University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
- UNT Dallas College of Law
- Washburn University School of Law
- West Virginia University College of Law
About Hendrix College
A private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix
College consistently earns recognition as one of the country’s leading liberal
arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40
Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic
quality and rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture
in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has
been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more,
visit www.hendrix.edu.