Other Pipeline Programs

The Law School Access Program is primarily for New Haven area residents. Below, you will find a list of other pipeline programs, many of which accept applicants from all over the country. We update this page frequently so if you know of a program that isn’t listed, tell us about it at lawaccess@yale.edu and we will add it to our page. Thank you!

Law School Pipeline Programs

Connecticut Bar Association’s Future of the Legal Profession Scholars Program¹

College juniors, seniors, and recent graduates who would enhance the diversity of the legal profession in CT can apply. Selected scholars receive a scholarship for an LSAT prep course as well as mentoring and networking opportunities.

AccessLex’s Searchable Pipeline Program Database²

LSAC PreLaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Programs³
The LSAC sponsors several four-week, intensive law school pipeline programs for current college students. These programs are held at law schools throughout the country, including the University of Akron, the University of Alabama, Chapman University, Duke University, the University of Houston, St. John's University (profiled below), and the University of Wisconsin.

Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program for College Students⁴
St. John’s University School of Law

PreLaw Undergraduate Scholars Program⁵
University of Maine School of Law

MTO Fellows Program⁶
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Sidley Prelaw Scholars Program⁷
Sidley Austin LLP

LAWbound⁸
Latino Justice PRLDEF

Skadden Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies⁹
The City College of New York

The Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies¹⁰
Seton Hall Law School

Max Berger Pre-Law Fellows Program¹¹
Baruch College

Charles Hamilton Houston Scholars Program (CHHSP)¹²
University of Baltimore School of Law

Donald J. Weidner Summer for Undergraduates¹³
Florida State University College of Law

Eversheds Sutherland Scholars¹⁴
Eversheds Sutherland LLP

Jurist Academy¹⁵
Delaware Law School

LAW SCHOOL…Yes We Can (Colorado)¹⁶
Arguello Dream Catchers (Nonprofit organization) 

Legal Education Advancing Diversity Program¹⁷
Dillard University

Pre-Law Scholars Summer Enrichment Program¹⁸
Howard University

Summer Pre-Law Program¹⁹
University of Arkansas School of Law

Pipeline to Law Initiative²⁰
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (ASU)

Pathway to Law School Transfer Program²¹
East Los Angeles College

Explore the Law²²
Portland State University

Summer Work Experience in Law²³
SWEL, Inc. (Nonprofit organization)

NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program²⁴
National Association for Law Placement, Inc.; Street Law, Inc.

Summer Pre-Law Program²⁵
New York Law School

Road to Law School²⁶
Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc.

King Hall Outreach Program²⁷
UC Davis School of Law

Law Fellows Program²⁸
UCLA School of Law

Minnesota Pre-Law Scholars²⁹
University of Minnesota Law School

Pre-Law Outreach Program³⁰
UC Irvine School of Law

Training and Recruitment Initiative for Admission to Leading Law Schools (TRIALS)³¹
Harvard Law School; NYU Law School

ABJ Law Diversity Pipeline
University of Wyoming

Summer Law and Leadership Academy³²
IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Summer Internship Pipeline Program³³
Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity

Stanford Law Scholars Institute³⁴
Stanford Law School

Pipeline to Justice³⁵
City University of New York