Why Join Pacific Legal Advantage?
Gain an edge in law school when you prepare with the Pacific Legal Advantage Program. This is an immersive, seven-unit program designed to expose students to the legal field and prepare them for the rigors of law school.
How to Apply
Please review the application criteria below to determine if you are eligible to apply. If you are eligible and wish to apply, you should indicate Pacific Legal Advantage as a "pre-professional program" on your application to the university or contact the coordinator, Alex Leforestier, at aleforestier@pacific.edu for the next steps in the application process.
Application and Selection Process
Students will graduate with the degree of their choice. They will complete seven units of required Pacific Legal Advantage curriculum, through a 3+3 or 4+3 track, in addition to their major and general education.
- First-year students and sophomores only (fewer than 60 transferrable units)
- High school transcripts are considered for those with fewer than 30 units
- Consideration for the 3+3 track is on a case-by-case basis
- Indicate Pacific Legal Advantage as a "pre-professional program" on your application to the University or contact the Outreach Coordinator
- Respond to an email or mailing from the program
- For students entering in Fall 2025: two tracks for guaranteed admission to McGeorge Law School.
- LSAT waiver pathway: 85 percentiles in SAT or ACT and LSAC-cumulative undergraduate 3.5+ GPA or top 10% of graduating class. (Must be attending Pacific or within 12 months of Pacific degree conferral at time of application to McGeorge.)
- LSAT required pathway: 157 LSAT and LSAC-cumulative undergraduate 3.6 GPA.
- Applicants who take the LSAT at any time prior to matriculation at McGeorge are ineligible for admission under the Direct Admission LSAT Waiver program and will be reconsidered for admission through the LSAT required pathway or normal admissions process.
- 7-unit program
- Three 1-unit seminar course taught by McGeorge Law School professors
- One 4-unit upper division law course (applied as an elective)
- Attendance and participation at 5 official Legal Advantage events. Events include but are not limited to:
- On-campus speaker events
- Field trips to court houses, law firms, McGeorge campus, etc.
- Social networking with local lawyers and law students
- Shadowing a local attorney for the day
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