“The Ron Brown Law School Prep Program for College Students at St. John’s University College of Law furthers the Ron Brown Center’s mission of engaging in legal studies, research, and outreach on issues affecting the lives of disadvantaged and underrepresented people; increasing racial and socioeconomic diversity in the legal profession; and educating law students to be leaders on issues of racial, economic, and social justice. To help raise the number of diverse, disadvantaged students in law schools, the Ron Brown Prep Program identifies these students in their college years and offers them early exposure to the study and practice of law.”
To apply for the Foundations program specifically for students who have just completed their freshman year, follow this link and click on “Apply for Enrollment” under the heading “Ron Brown Prep Program Foundations.” Scholarships are available that can make the program essentially free. Here’s what the Foundations program involves:
The Ron Brown Prep Program Foundations (June 2017 – July 2017) program is designed for any student who will have completed their college freshmen year by the end of May 2017. It features a unique three week academic and professionalism course that is taught by expert faculty and focuses on critical reading, writing and thinking skills as well as professionalism skills such as time management and speaking up. For the remaining five weeks, students are matched to New York State judicial internships where they work closely with a judge, lawyers and litigants.