This is an archive of the 2014-2015 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2014-2015 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

Pre-Law Advisement

  • Juniper Hall (JH) 3121 
  • Pre-Law Advisor: Department of Business Law Faculty Mentors 
  • (818) 677-2905 
  • business.law@csun.edu 

Pre-law students should seek to develop skills in critical thinking and writing, as those will be useful in law school and as a practicing attorney. Recommendations include classes in business law and other critical thinking disciplines, as well as other classes in which students are assigned extensive writing and given substantial feedback. A critical understanding of the values and institutions with which the law deals and a sense of how the law relates to the business community are also valuable. Central to all this is the power to think clearly, carefully, and independently. Skill in research, in analysis of relevant data, in deductive and inductive reasoning, and in reasoning by analogy all foster the student’s power to think creatively. The cultivation of these skills and insights is not the province of any one discipline at the University. Choice of major should be governed by the student’s interests and abilities in light of the comments above. It is recommended, though, that you schedule an advisement appointment with either the University pre-law advisor above or a pre-law advisor within your major department sometime before your senior year to discuss strategies and deadlines in the law school application process. Additional information, including detailed advisement and news about events and pre-law opportunities, is available on the pre-law advisement website at www.csun.edu/lawprogram. Information on pre-law events is also posted on the Pre-Law Bulletin Board posted outside the Political Science office in Sierra Hall 210.

The LSAT exam is a very important component in law school admission decisions. LSAT exams are offered 4 times yearly (2 times at CSUN). Information about the LSAT and the law school admissions process is also available from the Law School Admissions Council website at www.lsac.org.

Pre-law resources, including a beginner’s guide to law school are available at http://www.csun.edu/blaw/blaw-and-real-estate-advisement.