Kaplan is having a mock law school class this upcoming Monday. If interested please RSVP at http://www.kaptest.com/enroll/LSAT/90024/events.

 Join us 2nd Week this quarter to learn all about making the most of YOUR future with Kappa Alpha Pi.

We’ve spent our 2009-2010 school year learning about the fields of Business, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, and Tax Law, attending hands-on workshops about crafting the perfect resume, interview etiquette, mastering the LSAT, and proper professional dress, as well as networking with brothers in other professional fraternities at UCLA…how have you spent your year?

Join Kappa Alpha Pi for Spring Recruitment 2010 and learn about how you can benefit from these professional activities, too.

Want to know what else we’re about? Want to hear about our social and brotherhood events, banquets, etiquette dinners, and retreats?

Check us out on Bruinwalk during 1st and 2nd Week, take a flyer, ask us questions, and join us Monday, April 5th at 6pm in the Kerckhoff State Rooms for more information!

For frequently asked questions, more info on why you should rush, member testimonials and more, click the RUSH tab above or http://lakap.org/rush.

Questions or concerns? Email vpr@lakap.org.

If you’re seeking more information after Rush or are just now researching what exactly Kappa Alpha Pi is, you’re probably asking yourself, “So what does this organization do, anyway?” and, furthermore, “Why should I rush?” Listed below are just some of the many reasons why KAPi could potentially be a great fit for you, and just what the fraternity can do for you as a potential member.  We want you to benefit as much as possible from joining an organization like KAPi and would love to share with you all that we’ve learned and experienced in this fraternity. Here’s just a taste of what we’re all about:

• Networking

Through Kappa Alpha Pi there are constant opportunities to meet with professionals (judges, lawyers, and law professors), law students (in law schools of all ranks and prestige), and peers who share one great and common interest: law. In doing so, members are exposed to the ups and downs of the field through one-on-one interaction with these professionals, giving them not only contact information and job opportunities, but insight into the lives of lawyers.  Through Kappa Alpha Pi’s membership in the Professional Fraternity Council (PFC) at UCLA, we also interact with other students studying and working to join other competitive work forces – medicine, business, health, and dental – giving us, again, the networking edge over the average UCLA student.

• Professional Development

Kappa Alpha Pi offers professional growth opportunities to all of its members through educational workshops and hands-on training. Learn about designing the perfect resume, public speaking, professional dress do’s and don’ts, interview etiquette, the basics of applying to law school, and an introduction to the components of the LSAT. With these skills, KAPi members have an incredible and competitive advantage in the workplace, in law school, and in life. Kappa Alpha Pi also throws open events to the campus pre-law community, educating students (and ourselves) on legal specialties, what it takes to be a law student, and the lives of lawyers and judges.

• A Better GPA

A fraternity founded on the advancement of its members to the ultimate goal of law school definitely finds much of its emphasis on supporting the academic betterment of its members. Since GPA is so heavily weighted in law school applications, Kappa Alpha Pi is a place where members can find endless information about which classes to take, what professors to avoid, and study buddies for exams.  With brothers taking classes together, studying together, and stress-relieving with each other, we encourage each other in our academic endeavors and have the chance to spend time together, too, boosting brotherhood and our GPAs.

• Giving Back

Kappa Alpha Pi is founded on three pillars of Brotherhood, Professionalism, and Service. As members of the fraternity, as UCLA students, as Los Angeles residents, as people who live on this earth, we feel it is our duty to give back to the community that we all live and breathe in. From beach clean-ups to feeding the homeless to working with underprivileged families and children, Kappa Alpha Pi is active in its community and encourages all brothers to participate in giving back to the community just as much as it actively encourages brotherhood and professionalism.

• Time Well Spent

KAPi offers a wide variety of social and brotherhood events to its members as a means of deepening friendships, exploring the city, and just letting loose. From dinners and frozen yogurt outings to retreats and themed parties, the fraternity definitely has a fun, exciting, and even silly side to counteract the professionalism conducted in meetings and at professional events. Without an outlet for fun outside of the academic side of UCLA, the campus can be a pretty lonely place. As a member of KAPi, you’ll have the means to get out of the Westwood bubble and share some good times with great people.

• New Friends

In even the first few days after joining Kappa Alpha Pi, you’ll have already made more than forty new friends here at UCLA. At a school as big as ours, the ability to feel a connection to a small part of such a big campus is vital to your happiness as a student at UCLA.  In Kappa Alpha Pi, you won’t just find acquaintances, or competitors for a spot in law school, you’ll find people who you’ll come to know and love as friends and brothers.

• Brotherhood

Having brothers in KAPi means more than having good friends to have good times with, it means having a family. Throughout your time at UCLA and beyond, you’ll find, once you’re a member of Kappa Alpha Pi, that brotherhood goes beyond friendship to a place of stability through thick and thin, where disagreements are petty in the grand scheme of the deep bonds we all share. Despite being an organization made up of opinionated, outspoken, and driven individuals, we are able to run a fraternity based on compassion and understanding of one another. It’s been said that brotherhood is something that cannot be understood from the outside looking in, so you’ll have to come try it out for yourself by joining the family.

• Decisions, Decisions

As undergrads, we are all at a pivotal point in our lives in deciding just how to answer this question: “What are you going to do after you graduate?” With the issues of law school vs. grad school and time off vs. straight to law school, as well as daunting options like joint degrees and deferment,  future plans can be daunting and scary. What our fraternity really prides itself on is its ability to help you choose if law school is right for you. By interacting with professionals who have dedicated their lives to the field of law, you will have the opportunity to find out if it truly is the life you’ve dreamed of. By giving its members the opportunity to experience the lives of law students and of lawyers, KAPi has truly helped its members make an educated decision on going to law school…or not.

We hope that any of the questions you’ve had have been answered with these fun facts about Kappa Alpha Pi. Thank you to everyone who has come out to Rush so far and looking forward to those of you we’ll meet later this week!

WINTER RUSH IS HERE!

Rush UCLA’s only co-ed pre-law fraternity.

It’s about time.  We know you spent the holiday pondering your future in 2010.  Now’s your opportunity to do something about it.   The information we provide during rush week has been invaluable to many UCLA students interested in the legal services industry, regardless of major or year.

Look out for our fliers and stop by our table on Bruin Walk during Week 1 and Week 2 of Winter Quarter.  Come say hello and see what we’re all about.

Facebook Event

INFO NIGHT

Monday, January 11th, 6:45pm – 8pm
UCLA Career Center 2nd Floor
Semi-Formal/Cocktail Attire/Just Look Good!
Come meet the Brothers of Kappa Alpha Pi!

PROFESSIONAL NIGHT

Tuesday, January 12th, 8pm – 9pm
Royce 362
Professional Dress
Meet current law school students and KAPi alumni!

SOCIAL & ACTIVITIES NIGHT

Wednesday, January 13th, 7-8:30pm
Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Casual Dress
Break the ice with group games and compete along with KAPi actives!

INTERVIEW DAY

Thursday, January 15th
Ackerman 3517
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY — sign up for a time during any of the previous rush nights
Show us how great you are in hand with your resume and application.  Be yourself!  That’s what we care about most!

See you soon.  Rush Kappa Alpha Pi!

Kerkoff Grand Salon at 7pm.

Law
Preparing for Law School

AITC (academics in the commons):
Contact Bruce Barbee 310.825.9315 bbarbee@college.ucla.edu
Recruiting Workshop Leaders and Peer Mentors

Looking for a unique educational experience? Apply to be a Workshop
Leader and Peer Mentor for Spring 2009 through Winter 2010!

WHAT?
Education 92C, D, & E is a year-long series starting Spring 2009.
Learn the skills to become a workshop presenter and mentor for new
students!

WHY?
Earn 12 units over the year- long series
Develop excellent communication skills while helping others
Gain valuable experience for your career after college

WHO?
EVERYONE!

For more information, and to apply, please contact:
Bruce Barbee 310.825.9315 bbarbee @college.ucla.edu
UCLA Division of Undergraduate Education

Thursday February 26, 4-8pm
UCLA Career Center, Third Floor, Conference Room

Each year, thousands of students contemplate careers in U.S. law. Do you
know if you have what it takes to succeed in this competitive field? Are
you an analytical thinker who sticks to the facts, has a great memory,
highly skilled in the English language, and passionate about defending
your client(s)? If you are, we’ve got special guests (law school
admissions officers and professionals) who will share their expertise
with you.

This is a four hour exclusive session so be prepared to absorb the data.
Even if you think you know how to process yourself into law school, come
to this session for shortcuts or reminders and get that edge.

Note: Please be on time.

Register today at career.ucla.edu/JumpStart

*Job Search Jump Start is a fee-based program only open to currently
registered UCLA students. The $20 fee will be charged to your BAR
account upon registration. We are located in the Strathmore Building
near parking structure eight. Questions? 310.206.1933 or
marketing@career.ucla.edu

Speakers include (but are not limited to):

Karman Hsu
Director of admissions and Leo Trujillo-Cox, Director Law Outreach
UCLA School of Law

Brenda Cortez-Martin
Associate Director of Admissions, USC Law (Gould School of Law)

David Kirschner
Associate Director of Admissions
Loyola Law School

Victoria Ortiz
Assistant Dean of Student Services and Director of Admissions
UC Irvine School of Law

Dear Undergraduate Student Associations,

Greetings! I?m writing on behalf of the Pre-Law Society at UCLA to inform you of an exciting opportunity for students with an interest in the legal field, and legal writing more specifically.

For several years now the Pre-Law Society at UCLA (formerly known as the UCLA Pre-Law Society) has been publishing the UCLA Undergraduate Law Journal. Styled after the major law reviews found at most?if not all?ABA-approved law schools, the journal allows undergraduates and recent graduates a chance to explore their interests in the law, policy, philosophy, ethics, and politics at-length in a medium that will prepare them for legal writing and the study of law.

The journal is highly interested in increasing the diversity of perspectives on the law it represents. As such, we would love it if you would encourage undergraduate members of your organization to apply to write this year.

The benefits to students in writing for the journal are manifold. Firstly, students gain valuable experience with the kind of writing that they will be required to do in law school?whether or not they intend on being on the staff of a law review. Additionally, as the journal is distributed to ALL of the top 50 (US News) law schools and to all (45+) law schools attending the UCLA Pre Law forum, writing in the journal is a great way for students to demonstrate to law school admissions officers their potential for success in the study of law. Finally, whether or not students decide to pursue a career in law, being published is a wonderful addition to any resume.

I have attached an application for writers and a brief information sheet for you to distribute to students about the journal. I would be very grateful if you would pass along this opportunity to your students. If you or any students at your school have questions about the journal, the Pre-Law Society at UCLA, or article topics, please feel free to contact me at missjuana@ucla.edu, or our Editor in Chief, Andreas Leondidis at aleondidis@ucla.edu

Application | Journal Info