Contact : Laurie Mellas, 277-5915 Oct. 20, 2005 LAW SCHOOLS MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AT UNM OCT. 24 The University of New Mexico Department of Political Science will host the 4 th annual New Mexico Law Day on Monday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Union Building, ballrooms A-B. Representatives from more than 60 law schools across the United States will meet with UNM students and community members to discuss the legal profession, legal training, the job market and how UNM students and others—including Albuquerque residents considering law as a second career—can best apply to law school. Financial aid information will also be available. Participating law schools include UNM, Harvard, Berkeley, Columbia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State and Syracuse. The UNM event is part of a weeklong series of Law Days at universities throughout the Western states and is funded by the Western Association of Pre-Law Advisors. For more information, contact Ellen Grigsby, 277-5233, egrigsby@unm.edu.
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