Pre-Legal Studies

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Did you know that the American Bar Association does not recommend any undergraduate majors or group of courses to prepare for a legal education?

Students are admitted to law school from almost every academic discipline. At Antioch College, students preparing for law school may choose to study an interdisciplinary academic focus that enables them to develop their knowledge and skills in the areas of problem-solving, critical thinking, written communication, oral communication, research methodologies. Students also have the option of designing their own major that incorporates academic disciplines considered to be traditional preparation for law school, such as history, philosophy, or political economy. Whatever academic pathway you select, you are encouraged to engage with areas of study that interest and challenge you, take difficult courses from demanding instructors, and pursue cooperative education experiences in the legal field.

Who is this for?

All students preparing for law school are supported by a pre-professional faculty advising team that helps them in all phases of their pre-legal education – from course selection, through finding best-fit law schools, to the application process. Students are also encouraged to take an LSAT preparation course offered yearly by pre-law faculty advisors.

Designing Your Major

Students interested in preparing for law school are advised to take a wide range of courses and choose Cooperative Education field experiences that would help them to develop their skills, values, knowledge in the areas of problem-solving, critical reading, writing and editing, oral communication and listening, research, organization and management, public service and promotion of justice, relationship-building and collaboration, and exposure to the law.

Some Options in the Curriculum

Anthropology

English Composition

History

Literature

Philosophy

Mathematics

Political Economy

Psychology

Term by Term Pathway

Multi-Year Course Plan

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Examples of Pre-Legal Track Majors

Pre-legal track with a Political Economy major

Pre-legal track with an Anthropology major

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Cooperative Education Field Placements

In the past, students have participated in Co-ops around the country and abroad. Here are a few examples:

Chris Chavers ’22 worked in communications and development at the Transgender Law Center in Oakland, CA. His work included using TLC’s social media platforms to communicate various messages incorporating their efforts for the survival of trans lives and magnifying the voices of trans people of color.
As multidisciplinary intern at RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services), located in Houston, Texas, Kensy Zelaya Sabillon ’22 worked directly with attorneys and legal assistants, as well as engaged in outreach to the Houston community
Anna Samake ’19 worked as an executive intern for Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education and engagement of African American and black immigrant communities in order to help them organize and advocate for racial, social. She assisted Opal Tometi, director of BAJI, in meetings and research, working closely on a new project called, “Migration within African countries.”
For her third Co-op, Michelle Fujii ’18 went to Nagasaki, Japan. She volunteered as a Foreign Affairs Aide at Nagasaki University’s Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA), is a research center that works toward realizing a world without nuclear weapons, through academic research, policy recommendations, and information dissemination. Her work included translating documents both ways between English and Japanese, helping with other English-related activities, and assisting RECNA in hosting events and conferences.

Faculty

NOW WE CAN DO, BECAUSE WE ARE HERE: An interview with Rayy Graham ‘23

Feb 4, 2022

Interview by Matt Walker ‘04 MW: “So anyway, why don't you tell me about yourself? Tell me what your name is, where you're from…” RG: “I'm Rayy. Rayy Graham. I’m a Third Year, Class of 23. I’m from Brooklyn, New York. I came here initially because it's college....