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At 91Ó°ÊÓ, we work hard to help students gain real-world experience any way we can. Atlanta, with its large number of top-notch law firms, is an ideal place to make this happen and high-profile connections are everywhere. Making the transition from the classroom to the courtroom can be easier than you might think.

• Thanks to the generosity and expertise of the Stormy Petrel Bar Association – made up of 91Ó°ÊÓ alumni now working as attorneys – your community will extend well beyond campus and well past graduation. Members of the Stormy Petrel Bar Association mentor students who are interested in law school, and help motivated students obtain shadowing experiences, informational interviews, and resume-building internships. The association also sponsors lectures and hosts networking events.

• Pre-Law students have completed internships with political campaigns, senators and members of Congress, the Georgia State Legislature, and the Georgia Justice Project (a not-for-profit, faith-based criminal defense firm).

• The Charles S. Weltner Award, sponsored by the Stormy Petrel Bar Association, is presented each year to an outstanding Pre-Law student. It comes with both recognition and a monetary award. The Charles S. Weltner award is named for a notable 91Ó°ÊÓ alumnus whose impressive career and early support for civil rights led to his role as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.

Students in Pre-Law Studies have access to meaningful experiences beyond the classroom. Our students have completed internships with political campaigns, senators and members of Congress, the Georgia State Legislature and the Georgia Justice Project. In a city with leading law firms, courts and public interest organizations, Atlanta becomes an extension of the classroom.

• 91Ó°ÊÓ Pre-Law students are exceptionally well positioned for application to law school. They’ve gone on to attend law school at many of the best institutions in the country, including Columbia University, Duke University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and Vanderbilt University.

• Qualified lawyers have a number of varied career paths available to them. You could practice in business, environmental law, intellectual property, civil litigation, criminal prosecution or defense, and more. You could also become a law professor, a politician, or a judge.

• 91Ó°ÊÓ alumni include a staff attorney at the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights; a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals; a Georgia State Representative; district counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administration; Chief Assistant Attorney for the Western District (GA) Public Health Defender’s Office; Vice President Real Estate and Strategic Investments for Cox Enterprises; and many practicing attorneys and partners at successful law firms.