PLSI is an intensive two-month program which prepares American Indian and Alaska Native individuals for the rigors of law school by essentially replicating the first semester of law school. Likened to boot camp by many former participants, the PLSI concentrates its content into eight weeks of instruction, research and study, teaching students the unique methods of law school research, analysis, and writing. The success of the PLSI in providing a nationally respected pre-law orientation can be traced to its original and continuing intent — that it be based on sound legal education principles, and not function as a philosophical, political, or cultural training ground. For more than two decades, the Law Center has remained dedicated to providing valid training in the skills required for the study of law.
Dates & Deadlines: Following are the deadlines and other important PLSI dates. Please note that the deadline dates given are dates that the documents must be received by the PLSI, not the postmark dates. You may fax documents (except for transcripts) in order to meet any deadline, but we must receive the hard copies prior to the start of the Institute. Because the PLSI is funded on a year-to-year basis, the dates and deadlines given are contingent on money being available for the program.
Summer, 2010
Application Due (Part 1) – March 26
Supporting Documents Due (Part 2) – April 2
Registration – June 2-3
Orientation – June 4
Classes Begin – June 7
Classes End – July 23
For more information, visit http://www.ailc-inc.org/PLSI.htm.