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When
the
Flagler
College
Chancellor,
Dr.
William
Proctor,
asked
Judge
Richard
Poland,
Pre-Law
Program
Director,
to
build
the
Pre-Law
Program
for
the
college,
Poland
drew
upon
his
own
undergraduate
experience
to
focus
on
10
components.
"My approach was a simple one," Poland explained. "As
a law school graduate and as a practitioner and judge for
nearly 20 years, I asked myself what type of undergraduate
experience would have been beneficial to me."
In conjunction
with classroom work, Poland recommends integrating internships,
guest speakers, courtroom observations and well-founded
advice from professionals.
The 10 components
which constitute the Pre-Law program include:
- Several
courses using law school textbooks and taught by a lawyer using
the Socratic Method.
- Individual
counseling for each Pre-Law Student.
- Internships
with a private practitioner, public defender, prosecutor, judge
or a selected legal agency.
- Observations
of trials at various courthouses.
- Observations
of actual law classes at accredited law schools.
- Lectures
by deans of public and private law schools.
- Legal
professionals explaining career options.
- Advice
concerning LSAT preparation.
- Access
to WESTLAW, a computer-assisted legal research program.
- A Pre-Law
advisor who has experience and training in law.
For
a
Law
School
Checklist go
here>>
Read special thank
you letters about the value of the Pre-Law Program
to those planning to attend law school.
Read a sampling of
quotes from grads who participated in the Pre-Law
Program.
Judge
Poland
has
served
a
two-year
term
as
president
of
the
Southern
Association
of
Pre-Law
Advisors,
an
association
which
has
more
than
100
pre-law
advisors
and
law
school
representatives
from
12
Southern
states
as
members.
Read Judge Richard Poland's resume
>>
During
the
past
few
years,
our
graduates
have
been
accepted
to
more
than
75
Law
Schools
throughout
the
United
States.
Some
of
those
schools
are:
| Albany
Law School |
Roger
Williams University |
| American
University |
Rutgers
University |
| Arizona
State University |
St.
Mary's University - Texas |
| Boston
University |
St. Thomas University |
| Brooklyn Law |
Samford University |
| California
Western |
San
Diego University |
| Capital
University |
Seattle
University |
| Catholic
University |
Seton
Hall University |
| Creighton
University |
Stetson
University |
| DePaul University |
Suffolk University |
| Drake
University |
Syracuse University |
| Duke
University |
Temple University |
| Emory
University |
Thomas Cooley
Law School |
| Florida
Coastal |
Thomas
Jefferson |
| Florida
International |
Tulane
University |
| Florida
State
University |
University
of Arkansas |
| Fordham
University |
University
of Arizona |
| Franklin
Pierce University |
University
of Baltimore |
| George
Mason University |
UCLA |
| George
Washington |
University
of Chicago |
| Georgetown
University |
University
of Connecticut |
| Golden
Gate |
University
of Dayton |
| Gonzaga
University |
University
of Denver |
| Hofstra
University |
University
of Florida |
| Indiana
University |
University
of Georgia |
| Louisiana
State University |
University
of Iowa |
| Loyola
University (N.O.) |
University
of Maine |
| Marquette
University |
University of Miami |
| John
Marshall |
University of North Carolina |
| Mercer
University |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Mississippi
College |
University of Richmond |
| New
England Law School |
University of San Diego |
| New
York Law School |
University of San Francisco |
| New
York University |
University of South Carolina |
| Northeastern University |
University of Stockholm |
| Northwestern
University |
University
of Tulsa |
| Nova
Southeastern |
Valparaiso
University |
| Notre
Dame University |
Vermont
Law School |
| Ohio
Northern University |
Wake
Forest University |
| Ohio
State University |
Washington & Lee |
| Pepperdine
University |
Western
New England |
| Penn
State University |
Whittier
College |
| Quinnipiac
University |
Widener
University |
| Regent
University |
William
and Mary |
The
Pre-Law
Curriculum
is
as
follows:
Click
on a course to view
syllabus
*Judge
Poland has taught a number
of Special Topics courses
including Ethical
Issues in the Judiciary, History
of the U.S. Supreme Court,
International
Law, Jurisprudence
and Politics, Law
in American Politics and
Culture, Lawyers & Film,
and Leadership
in Law and Politics. These
Special Topics courses are
offered primarily during
the Summer Session.
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Judge
Poland teaches using the
Socratic Method. |
Any prospective student interested in the Flagler
College Pre-Law Program should contact
Judge Richard Poland, Pre-Law Director.
The
Programs
of
Study
description
of
the
Pre-Law
Program
is
here>>
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