Law and Public Policy

• Harvard Law School JD Referral Program: Apply when you are a college junior; if admitted, commit to defer that offer of admission for a minimum of two years after completing your undergraduate degree. This opportunity allows you to apply to Harvard Law School for free.
• Vault/MCCA Law Firm Diversity Database: Allows you to compare law firms by diversity criteria (demographic group, attorney category, and firm answers to qualitative questions). See how firms measure up regarding diversity initiatives that they have set in place.
• The National Women’s Law Center's mission is to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives.
• The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is a national organization designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Black law students.
• NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund offers several scholarships to African American students pursuing legal careers.
• The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is an incorporated, non-profit, national association representing the interest of over 25,000 Hispanic American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students in the United States and Puerto Rico.
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) provides resources and scholarship awards to law students who support MALDEF's mission to advance the civil rights of Latino communities through the legal profession.
• The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students, providing a national network for its members and affiliates.
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) uses litigation, advocacy, education and organizing to secure human rights.
• Law School Admission Council's Discover Law Program encourages racially and ethnically diverse students to discover career opportunities in law and choose a path in undergraduate school to help them succeed. LSAC's DiscoverLaw.org Prelaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) programs are targeted, but not restricted, to college students from racial and ethnic minority groups underrepresented in the legal profession. The programs are designed for students in the first two years of college, and preference will be given to students who have signed up for the discovery program.
• Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) offers The CLEO College Scholars Program. Its purpose is to identify, motivate and prepare students for a career in the legal profession. The College Scholars program aims to help low-income, minority, and otherwise disadvantaged students become competitive law school applicants. Committed students can learn how to successfully navigate the law school admission process and underwrite their success in law school by participating in the College Scholars program.
• ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity has information about scholarships and other opportunities.
• Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) is dedicated to diversity in the legal profession and provides programs, workshops and other events on the law school admission process.
• The Washington Program invites the nation's best and brightest African American male college students to apply for an intensive two-summer program inWashington, DC.  More than 260 young men have gone on to achieve successful careers in politics, law, medicine, ministry, academia, business, tech and more.

Students with a liberal arts education are well situated to respond and influence a range of pressing issue areas, including:

Due to the interdisciplinary nature of law and public policy, there are many entry points into the field. Career paths could include the following:

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