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NEW
GUIDE!
Clerkship
positions offer an unparalleled opportunity for a young lawyer to learn
the law and produce written work product under the supervision of a
judge. Such positions also expose young lawyers to the written work
product of the attorneys who come before the court.
This
guide provides you with a useful and practical tool that will assist
you in obtaining a judicial clerkship. This guide is meant to be a
supplement to other clerkship application resources.
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It
is with pride and a heavy heart that I present you with these guides.
Pride because over the past few years the law school application guide
has become an invaluable resource for applicants of color. And a heavy
heart because it is the product of desperation.
Since
the passage and implementation of Proposition 209 in California, the
number of students of color being admitted to institutions of higher
learning has plummeted. Nowhere is this more keenly evidenced than in
California's public law schools.
With
this in mind, in 2000, I embarked on a journey to create a
comprehensive guide, from a non-majority perspective, that would
empower students by informing them about the law school admissions
process. Later, several law students asked me to write a guide to the
bar examination. I invite you to use these guides and urge you to
inform others about their availability on this website.
Finally,
I would like to thank you for taking this bold step in your life.
Although some may deny the beauty and significance of your
accomplishments, those of us dedicated to creating a rich, meaningful,
and just society refuse to do the same.
Anthony
Solana, Jr.
President
& Chairperson
For People of Color, Inc.
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"A
Guide to the Bar Examination for People of Color," a free digital
publication that provides law students of color with a collection of
tips and advice on how to study for the bar exam.
The
guide offers useful suggestions on mental and physical preparedness for
bar exams, as well as strategies to employ when taking the test. In the
introduction to the guide, Solana writes that much of the guide is "the
product of common sense," but that "common sense is precisely what one
tends to lose under the intense pressure of preparing and taking the
bar."
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The
law school application process is extremely competitive, time
consuming, and discriminatory. "The Guide to the Law School Application
Process for People of Color" is designed to help you through the
admissions process and help you prepare the best possible application
I
tailored the information in the guide to serve those of you who have
either low LSAT and/ or GPAs. Since your application will undergo
committee review it is imperative that you devote considerable
resources to your application.
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"For those whose life experiences distinguish them from the vast
majority of law students, Anthony's guide shows you how to construct an
application that reflects who you are, the adversity you have overcome,
and the distinctive contribution you will make in law school and to the
world."
— Michaele N. Turnage Young, Esq.;
graduate of Harvard Law School; Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher, & Flom LLP
"Thanks
to Anthony's guide, I was able to look at the application components of
other applicants of color, get an idea of how to tailor my own
application and maximize my chances at the top law schools in the
country."
— Marina
A. Torres, Esq.; graduate of Stanford
Law School;
Associate
at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
"Anthony's
guide not only helped me understand the process, but the real-life,
heartwarming stories contained in the sample personal statements
provided the type of encouragement no commercial outline could ever
provide. I would not have been as successful on my application process
without it"
— Manfred
A. Perera, Esq.; graduate of Hastings College of the
Law;
Associate at Foley
& Lardner LLP
"Anthony's
manual was by far the most helpful and insightful reading material I
encountered during my law school application process or since. I read
and reread pages of it at a time. I used it as the basis for my own
application strategy. I definitely don't think I would have gotten the
positive responses from law schools that I got without using the tips
from this manual. I refer other applicants to it all the time and
advise them to read it cover to cover before they start the process"
— Alina
Ball, Esq.; graduate of UCLA School of Law;
Associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP
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