Resources
Explore these pre-law resources designed to provide aspiring lawyers with foundational knowledge and strategic tools for navigating the complexities of legal education and career preparation. Whether you're delving into case studies or mastering LSAT strategies, these resources are tailored to guide your journey towards a successful legal career.
While there are no formal pre-requisite courses for law school, the following courses can help you build on skills to be successful in law school and beyond. The skill areas for success in law school and a legal career identified by the American Bar Association include problem-solving; critical reading and writing; oral communication and listening; relationship-building; research; background knowledge; organization and management; exposure to the law; and public service and promotion of justice.
Africana Studies
- AFST 3025 African American Social and Political Thought
- AFST 3034 Black Male Issues
- AFST 3035 Black Health Care
- AFST 3086 Black Politics
Business Law
- BLAW 2080 Legal Environment of Business
- BLAW 2085 Employment Law
- BLAW 2090 Consumer Law
- BLAW 4045 Global Legal Environment
- BLAW 4065 Legal Aspects of Marketing (2025-26)
- BLAW 5060 Business Law
Classics
- CLAS 1001 Greek Civilization
- CLAS 1002 Roman Civilization
Communication
- COMM 1071 Introduction to Effective Speaking
- COMM 1076 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 2002 Advanced Public Speaking
- COMM 2004 Communicating about Health, Environment, and Science
- COMM 2012 Persuasion and Civic Engagement
- COMM 2049 Communication and Social Justice
- COMM 2081 Business Communication
- COMM 3002 Argument and Contemporary Issues
- COMM 3048 Nonverbal Communication
- COMM 3049 Intercultural Communication
Criminal Justice
- CJ 1001 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJ 1005 Introduction to Courts
- CJ 2024 Juvenile Justice System
- CJ 2042 Legal Issues in Corrections
- CJ 3025 Criminal Law
- CJ 3050 Criminal Investigation
- CJ 4020 Criminal Procedure
Economics
- ECON 1001 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON 1002 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON 3076 Economic Applications of Blockchain
- ECON 3085 Environmental Economics
- ECON 4018 Game Theory and Strategic Thinking
- ECON 4025 Behavioral Economics
- ECON 4060 Labor Economics
- ECON 4070 Industrial Organization
English
- ENGL 2007-2008 American Literature Survey
- ENGL 2021-2022 World Literature
- ENGL 2047 Introduction to Linguistics
- ENGL 2073 Rhetoric and Public Engagement
- ENGL 3000 Introduction to Literature & Cultural Studies
- ENGL 3059 Intro to Rhetoric & Professional Writing
- ENGL 3060 Language and Knowledge in Public Discourse
- ENGL 4089 Advanced Composition
Environmental Studies
- EVST 6001 Global Environmental Law and Policy
- EVST 6002 Global Biodiversity: Law and Policy
History
- HIST 1001-1002 United States History (DC, HP)
- HIST 1003-1004 World History (DC, HP)
- HIST 1005-1006 European History (DC, HP)
- HIST 2042 and 1008 Middle Eastern History (DC, HP)
- HIST 2065 and 1010 Latin American History (DC, HP)
- HIST 2031-2032 History of U.S. Foreign Relations (HP)
- HIST 2090 Pirates, Brigands, and Tyrants
- HIST 3011 Revolutionary America
- HIST 3019 History of American Invention (TI)
- HIST 3022-3023 Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Relations
- HIST 3027 American Economy & Society
- HIST 3040 History of the Civil Rights Movement
- HIST 3079 Stock Exchanges and Global Capitalism
- HIST 3087 Immigration Across the Disciplines
- HIST 3102 Great Trials in History
- HIST 4002 From Natural Law to Human Rights
- HIST 4026 The American State
- HIST 4027 U.S.-Asia Foreign Relations
- HIST 6021 International Institutions & Law
Journalism
- JOUR 2010 Reporting and Writing
- JOUR 2020 Media, Law & Ethics
- JOUR 3000 Journalism Research
- JOUR 3005 Feature Writing & In-Depth Reporting
- JOUR 3035 Political Reporting
- JOUR 4005 Race and Reporting
- JOUR 4010 Public Affairs Reporting
- JOUR 4050 Investigative Journalism
Law (Taught by College of Law)
- LAW 2001 Introduction to Law and the Legal Profession
- Law 2002 Blind Injustice (Honors)
- LAW 2003 American Constitutional Landmarks
- LAW 2005 Race and Law
- LAW 2006 Government Regulation
- LAW 2008 Health Law & Policy
- LAW 2010 Public Health Law & Policy
- LAW 2012 Created Equal? Race, Law, Citizenship & the Long Civil Rights Movement
- LAW 2014: Law & Regulation of Blockchain Technology
- LAW 2015: Field Study: Columbia & the Law
Management
- MGMT 4016 Negotiations
Multidisciplinary
- MLTI 3050 Mock Trial Internship
Organizational Leadership
- ORGL 2070 Organizational Leadership and the Law
Paralegal Studies
- PARA 1011-1012 Legal Research & Writing I and II
- PARA 2021 Civil Litigation I and II
- PARA 2023 Real Estate Law
- PARA 2025 Estate Planning & Probate
- PARA 2028 Bankruptcy Law
- PARA 2029 Employment Law
- PARA 3002 Environmental Law
- PARA 3003 Federal Income Tax Law
- PARA 4001 Sports and Entertainment Law
- PARA 4002 Intellectual Property
Philosophy
- PHIL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 1002 Introduction to Mind & Will
- PHIL 1003 Introduction to Ethics
- PHIL 1009 Philosophy of the City
- PHIL 1011 Introduction to Logic
- PHIL 1015 Introduction to Ethics Bowl
- PHIL 1025 Contemporary Moral Issues
- PHIL 1051 AI & the Human Condition
- PHIL 1052 Ethics of AI
- PHIL 1089 Sex and Death
- PHIL 2029 Medical Ethics
- PHIL 3005 Philosophy of Law
- PHIL 3015 Ethics Bowl
- PHIL 3019 Crime and Punishment
- PHIL 3020 Normative Ethics
- PHIL 3021 Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 3022 Philosophy of Race
- PHIL 3026 Ethics and Family
- PHIL 3027 Environmental Ethics
- PHIL 3028 Bioethics
Political Science
- POL 1010 Introduction to American Politics
- POL 1040 Introduction to Political Theory
- POL 1060 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POL 1080 Introduction to International Relations
- POL 1090 Introduction to Legal Studies: Law and Society
- POL 2010 Public Opinion and American Politics
- POL 2011 Elections in America
- POL 2012 Political Parties in America
- POL 2013 Democratic Citizenship
- POL 2015 Women and Politics
- POL 2017 Government & Politics of Ohio
- POL 2019 The American Presidency
- POL 2020 The American Congress
- POL 2021 American Courts and Judicial Process
- POL 2022 Politics of Law & Religion in the US
- POL 2026 Introduction to Public Administration
- POL 2030 Introduction to Public Policy
- POL 2031 Environmental Politics and Policy
- POL 2083 US National Security
- POL 2085 Terrorism and Insurgency
- POL 2088 International Law and Organization
- POL 2089 International Human Rights
- POL 2097 International Institutions
- POL 3022 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights + Liberties
- POL 3026 Islamic Law and Politics
- POL 3089 Ethics, Violence and War
Sociology
- SOC 1002 Introduction to Social Inequality
- SOC 2043 Contemporary Social Problems
- SOC 3041 Sociology of Education
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 1050 Work and Family Conflict
- WGS 2000 Women in American History
- WGS 3050 Women, Gender, and the Law
- WGS 3054 Asian Women and Representation
- WGS 3059 Black Feminism
PPAC Resources
- PPAC annual Law School Fair at UC
- PPAC Pre-Law Workshops
Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
- LSAC's Search for ABA Approved Law School - Enter your GPA and LSAT to see your likelihood of admission!
- Law School Admission Council. Take the next step on your law school journey today.
- LawHub. From LSAT prep to getting ready for the first day of law school, LawHub's free courses, tools, podcasts, and events will guide you along the path to a legal career.
- LawHub Advantage. For an annual fee you’ll get upgraded LSAT preparations and access to monitor your law school application progress and more.
- Plus, Guided Journey. Free resource that accompanies and supports scholars for an entire year, engaging them as they explore the legal field, prepare for the LSAT, build their application materials, learn about financial aid, and make decisions about their future.
- Plus Summer. Hosted by participating law schools, these four-to-six-week residential summer programs provide selected participants with an intimate view of legal education and the journey to law school.
- Discover Law. Get inspired and learn what attending law school and pursuing a career in law can do for you.
American Bar Association (ABA)
- AccessLex Institute
- Student Loan Calcluator
- Max Pre-Law. An online suite of resources offering interactive lessons, webinars, worksheets, checklists, and even one-on-one financial strategy coaching from Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC) and other financial aid experts to provide aspiring law students with answers to their most pressing questions.
- Ask EDNA (Education Network at AccessLex)
- AccessConnex. Service that provides on-demand, one-on-one student loan and financial education information to incoming graduate and professional students to help set them on a sound financial path.
- Financing Your Legal Education and other webinars
- Law School Admission Council - Financial Aid Options
ACLU Action Team. The ACLU Campus Action Team at UC works on campus to recruit, organize, and change UC for the betterment of its students. Through leadership development, base-building, and political community involvement, students will be able to build real student power and gain real-world experience organizing in public spaces.
Ohio Innocence Project-u: University of Cincinnati Chapter. Ohio Innocence Project-u is Ohio’s collegiate network of innocence advocates. Our mission is to gain awareness of wrongful convictions all over the country specifically in Ohio. OIP is a non-profit, bipartisan organization whose goal is to raise money and recognition for the cause.
Phi Alpha Delta. Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International is a professional law fraternity advancing integrity, compassion and courage through service to the student, the school, the profession and the community. This organization is open to all students, regardless of year or major.
Pre-Law Club. The UC Pre-Law Club is an organization meant to educate and guide students who are interested in attending law school after receiving an undergraduate degree. We also strive to inform our members by having interactive discussions on current legal issues. We work with attorneys and professors at the law school as well as other guest speakers to provide as much information to members as possible. We also work to improve resumes, social and community service skills. Additionally, we strive to bring students in undergraduate programs interested in law together.
Pre-Law International Students Society (PLISS)
Student Government. Student Government is here to improve the student experience at the University of Cincinnati. Student Government is proud to serve you, the students of UC. Visit the Student Government website for more details.
UC Mock Trial Team. The University of Cincinnati Mock Trial Team has been competing on a national level since the 1992-93 season. UC has a proud tradition of excellence which includes having at least one team qualify for the national competition in every year of its existence.
University of Cincinnati Women in Law. University of Cincinnati Women In Law seeks to create an inclusive, educational, and supportive environment for female undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in the legal profession
Resources at UC
- Handshake. Internship, Co-Op and Job Opportunities for every UC student to explore.
- University of Cincinnati College of Law
- The Office of Undergraduate Research
- Bearcats Connect. A platform where UC alumni, students, faculty, and staff can network, mentor, and grow professionally. You can filter users to find alumni to invite to your meetings/events, send a message to an alumnus with a job that you think is cool, or check out job postings on the job board.
Greater Cincinnati Organizations
- Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) program
- Immigrant and Refugee Law Center
- Children's Law Center, Northern Kentucky
- Ohio Justice and Policy Center
Nationwide Internship Programs
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
- The Prosecution Project. The Prosecution Project (tPP) is a long-term, Open-Source Intelligence research platform tracking and providing an analysis of felony criminal cases involving illegal political violence occurring in the United States since 1990.
- Social Justice Fellows Program through the Memorial Foundation
- Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Pre-Law Programs
- College to Congress. Congressional internship program on Capitol Hill.
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Internship Program Application.
- Washington Center Internships in Washington, D.C. Many pre-law students gain real-world experience across different governmental agencies through the Washington Center internship program.
- Sidley Prelaw Scholars Program. This program is designed to ensure various backgrounds in law schools and the legal profession by helping high-performing college students with financial needs offset the high costs of LSAT preparation classes and admissions applications and by helping them prepare for the first year of law school.
- AccessLex Institute LexFellowship Program. Summer pre-law internship abroad (Europe).
- Boston University Summer Pre-Law Programs
- SEO Law. Organization supporting future lawyers through law school and beyond.
- Trials (Training and Recruitment Initiative for Admission to Leading Law Schools). Trials is a unique partnership of Harvard Law School, NYU School of Law, and the Advantage Testing Foundation. It is a fully subsidized summer study program for students with financial needs.
- J.D. Advantage Careers. These are careers that don’t require a license to practice law but for which applicants would be greatly advantaged in the job search process if they’ve earned a J.D. These careers span across the public and private sectors and touch on almost all industries involved in the job search today. Learn more from NationalJurist.com, as well as the American Bar Association for Law Students.
- Human rights careers
- Legal compliance
- Legal occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. You can still work in the legal field without earning a J.D. These careers include mediators, arbitrators, and legal assistants.
- Examples of master's degrees and other degrees and certificates
- Master of Legal Studies (MLS)
- Master of Science in Law (MSL)
- Legal Certificate Programs
- Doctor of Science of Law
- Fordham Law Master of Studies in Law in Corporate Compliance