Break Into Law Conference

We’ll see you on June 21 - 23, 2024!

The goal of this free, three-day, virtual conference is to be the bridge helping BIPOC, first-generation, and other marginalized aspiring legal professionals access legal education and the workplace, therefore affecting change in the workplace and our communities. We hope our conference will be an inspiration to aspiring law school applicants, current law school students, and young practitioners as they embark on their legal careers.

Join a space where entering the legal field is accessible!

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IN 2023:

We encourage you to attend the events that interest you most! However, please see the below color coding to understand what events we suggest for each group:

Pre-Law Students & Applicants
Incoming 1Ls
Incoming 2Ls and 3Ls
Recent Graduates & Professionals

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Opening Session & Keynote Speaker ||||

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. EST

Fireside Chat with Angela Winfield and Sydney Montgomery ||||

7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EST

Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer for LSAC

Angela Winfield

Founder & Executive Director of Barrier Breakers®

Sydney Montgomery, Esq.

Founder of RestoreHER

Pamela Winn

Pamela Winn, known as "The Face of Dignity For Incarcerated Women" is an activist of Atlanta, Georgia. The single mother of two is alumni of Harvard Kennedy School, Spelman College, Emory, and GA State Universities. Winn is national leader in women’s policy that includes ending prison birth, shackling, solitary confinement, and probation reform, advocating the passing of legislation in 23 states throughout the country. Winn has been invited to the White House, United States Commission Civil Rights, and United Nations to speak on “Incarcerated Women’s Issues”. Winn is a recipient of the 2023 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and recognized by Forbes 50 Over 50 Impact list of top women leaders for social change in the United States.

Opening Session & Equity in Law School ||||

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Wisconsin Law School

Michael States

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at St. John’s Law School

Vernadette Horne, Esq.

Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion at Albany Law School

Jermaine Cruz

Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs at Howard University School of Law

Tracy Simmons

Conquering the LSAT |

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. EST

Founder & Tutor at LSAT Logic Pro (formerly Logic Games Pro)

Mena Pirone

Founder & Tutor at LSAT Mastery

Fady Yatooma

Conquering the Bar |||

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. EST

Founder of Legally Fit

DeAndré Aubry

California Director at Themis Bar Review

Yvette Edwards

Law School & Resource Fair |

1:30 - 4:30 p.m. EST

Meet with admissions officers from these schools and more one-on-one!

Using Your Strengths to Start a Successful Law School Career · Presented by LSAC

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. EST | Incoming 2Ls & 3Ls ONLY

Senior Specialist, Professional Identity Formation at LSAC

Carwina Weng

Complete the additional registration for this session here. This session is ONLY for incoming 2Ls and 3Ls.

Legal employers try to hire capable, engaged, self-directed lawyers. They are the ones who engage with work and clients at a high level of self-awareness, empathy, and initiative. While a GPA and class rank serve as convenient measures for competence in analysis, reasoning, and writing, law school doesn’t provide a similar measure for self-directed professional development. The High5 test, which you will take before this session, can help with this gap. The High5 test is an online tool to assess an individual’s go-to strengths in working with others. When you know your cognitive and personal strengths, you can develop them to enhance your effectiveness as a lawyer and as a colleague. This in turn will help you to target lawyer roles, practice areas, and work settings that will give you more satisfaction. You also will be in a position to give more value to an employer – who will then want to hire you. This session will help you to develop your cognitive processing strengths and guide you to communicate them positively to prospective employers.

Law School as an Underrepresented Student: Breakout Sessions |||

4:45 - 5:45 p.m. EST

Black Student Session Leaders:

2L and Academic Chair of Georgetown's BLSA

Mecca Aikens

LGBTQ+ Student Session Leaders:

2L and President of Tulane Law's OUTLaw Chapter

Jupiter Contreras

Latinx Student Session Leaders:

First-gen 2L at University of Miami School of Law

Maia Botero

Outgoing 3L at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Alexandria Richards

Incoming 2L at Brooklyn Law School

Celina Viscioso

AAPI Student Session Leaders:

Incoming 3L at Duke Law

Rohan Gohel

Incoming 2L at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law

Sakshi Das

Incoming 3L at Georgetown University Law Center

Thomas de Xavier

Incoming 3L at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Keatrice Robertson

Life as a Big Law Attorney ||||

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. EST

Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel

Sedinam Anyidoho

AsAssociate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Ayana Dow

All Things Clerking & Government Law ||||

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. EST

Clerk of Youngstown Municipal Court

Richard V. Hill

Associate General Counsel and Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) Officer at the New York City Department of Investigation

Anais Holland-Rudd

Opening Session & How to Afford Law School: Scholarships, Financial Aid, & More ||||

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST

Regional Director - North Central at AccessLex Institute

Natalie Daniels, AFC®

Sr. Assistant Dean of Admissions, Financial Aid & Diversity Initiatives at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law

Valerie James, Esq.

Director of Access to Law School Education Programs at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Yolanda Ingram

Navigating the Legal Job Field & Interviews ||||

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. EST

Chief Diversity and Talent Development Officer at Knobbe Martens

Terra Davis

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The UndocuLawyer Firm

Jazmín Irazoqui-Morales

Career & Law Firm Fair ||

1:30 - 4:30 p.m. EST

Harness Your Strengths to Start Law School Successfully · Presented by LSAC

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. EST | Pre-Law Students & Incoming 1Ls ONLY

Senior Specialist, Professional Identity Formation at LSAC

Carwina Weng

Complete the additional registration for this session here. This session is ONLY for pre-law students and incoming 1Ls!

What traits come to mind when you think “lawyer”? Common ones are “smart,” “argumentative,” “confident,” “social,” “good communicator,” “takes charge/leads.” While many lawyers have these traits, many lawyers don’t and are still (equally/more) successful. The beauty of the legal profession is that it is big enough to need practitioners with many combinations of identities, personalities, experience, expertise, and skills. Success depends in part on using personal traits and strengths wisely and matching them to the right role and workplace. This session will help participants pursue success based on who they are and what they want to do with a law degree. Before the session, participants will take the High5 test, an online strengths assessment, to learn more about their go-to strengths. During the session, participants will explore their go-to strengths and learn how to use them, along with their values and passions, to chart a satisfying professional identity and career.

Keys to a Successful Law School Application |

3:15 - 4:45 p.m. EST

Founder & Executive Director of Barrier Breakers®