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Diversity Matters Open House
February 5
Diversity Matters Open House
Friday, February 5, 2021
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
All sessions will take place in Zoom unless otherwise noted
9:00-9:30 Welcome
Mark E. Brandon, Dean and Thomas E. McMillan Professor of Law
Mollie Gillis (3L), President of the Student Bar Association
9:30-10:00 Applying to Law School
Claude Arrington, Associate Dean for Admissions
Katie Grayson, Assistant Director for Admissions
10:00-10:30 Legal Education Overview
Montré Carodine, Professor of Law
10:30-11:30 Mock Law School Class
Bryan K. Fair, Thomas E. Skinner Professor of Law
11:30-11:40 Break
11:40-12:10 Legal Careers 101
Alabama Law Faculty
12:10-1:15 Alabama Law Alumni Panel Discussion
Megan Walsh, Assistant Dean for Career Services, Moderator
1:15-1:45 Video Tour of the Law School and the Current Student Panel
Current students will answer participant questions submitted through Zoom Chat
1:45-2:15 Introduction to LSAC Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program
Joshua Porter, Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Law in Residence
2:15-3:00 Virtual Reception
The Alabama Law Admissions Office, The Alabama Law Student Ambassadors, UA Law Black Law Students Association, Alabama Law Faculty and Instructors, and leaders from various Alabama Law Student Organizations
This event is sponsored by the University of Alabama School of Law and
the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) as a Diversity Matters Event