Bar Prep Matchmaking

Dearest 2L,

Most big law firms pay for their incoming associates’ bar prep. However, students pursuing clerkships, government, and nonprofit positions immediately after graduation often do not have that same opportunity.

If your big law firm is paying for your bar prep course, it is highly likely that the bar prep company will also provide a course for a public interest “buddy.” There is no cost to you or your firm. This is a meaningful and immediate way to invest in access to public interest work and to support your peers!

At our 2L Bar Prep Matchmaking Mixer, Big Law 2Ls can match with a public interest 2L to help ensure that everyone has access to a bar prep course. If you are a student working at a big law firm, you would simply ask the bar prep company of your choice to extend bar prep coverage to your public interest buddy. We will provide next steps and suggested language to make that request easy.

This practice has been successfully carried out for years, and this project is designed to make the process smoother and more transparent.

You may already have a friend in mind to match with, and if so, wonderful! Drop by the mixer, grab a treat, and let us know via the survey! If not, we are here to help facilitate a match. Please fill out the survey so we can better understand the bar prep landscape of the 2L class, and stay tuned for more information.

Sincerely,

The Justice Center Student Advisory Board

Co-Sponsors:
Public Interest Law Association, Student Government (SBA), Texas Business Law Society, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas & Energy Law, Texas Law Review, and Women’s Law Caucus