{"id":1266,"date":"2023-02-15T19:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T03:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=1266"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:28:43","slug":"prelaw-about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/prelaw-about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Law Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n The USC Pre-Law Advising team provides resources including advising, application material review, events, and educational materials designed to support students and alumni preparing for law school.\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Pre-law stats for USC students & alumni!\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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# of USC students & alumni that applied to law school for Fall 2025 admissions.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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3,592<\/h3>\n \n

Self-identified pre-law students and alumni from all majors across campus Fall 2025<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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23% vs. 77%<\/h3>\n \n

Percentage of USC students vs. alumni that applied to law school starting Fall 2024<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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115<\/h3>\n \n

% of law schools across the US that USC candidates matriculated to between Fall 2020-2025<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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100%<\/h3>\n \n

# of Top 14 (T14) law schools USC students & alumni were admitted to between Fall 2020-2025 (Fun fact- There are more than 14 law schools in the T14 right now because tied rankings!)<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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114<\/h3>\n \n

# of academic programs USC alumni majored in before matriculating to law schools across the country between Fall 2020-2025<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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3.69<\/h3>\n \n

Average GPA of USC students & alumni that matriculated to law school Fall 2025<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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62<\/h3>\n \n

# of law schools attending the annual Law School Fair in 2025<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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100%<\/h3>\n \n

% of majors across campus the Pre-Law team supports<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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\n \n Bita Beheshti- Graduate Assistant, Pre-Law Advising\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Bita<\/span> is a 2L at USC Gould and a proud Double Trojan through the 3+3 honors program. She earned her B.A. in International Relations and minored in Iranian Studies, graduating with honors as a Global and Discovery Scholar. In undergrad, she was active in Moot Court, the Society of Women in Law, and Glimpse from the Globe. For 2L year, she\u2019ll serve as President of the Womxn of Color Collective, extern with a federal judge, and participate in the USC Mediation Clinic. Bita<\/span> enjoys helping students navigate and personalize their own law school journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n Harmon Gill- Graduate Assistant, Pre-Law Advising\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Harmon is a 2L at USC Gould who discovered his passion for trial and appellate advocacy\u00a0as an avid college mock trial and moot court competitor.\u00a0 Before law school, Harmon worked alongside public defenders and in-house counsel, served as a federal judicial extern, and coached mock trial and moot court. He is a proud double Trojan who graduated with a BA in Communication and minor in Religion. He is excited to counsel students at all stages of their law school admissions journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n Zarifah Shahid- Graduate Assistant, Pre-Law Advising\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Zarifah is a 2L at USC Gould. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for undergrad, where she studied Global Studies with a concentration in Governance and Conflict Resolution, as well as Mathematics. During her time in undergrad, Zarifah worked in nonprofit doing civic engagement and social justice organizing. Zarifah is passionate about labor law and is planning to pursue a public interest legal career. At Gould, Zarifah is very organizationally involved with public interest work, as well as the brand-new employment and labor law student association, which she started with her friends. In her free time, Zarifah enjoys reading, music, urban wandering, and trying out coffee places with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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As the manager of the Pre-Law and Graduate School Advising program, Jen oversees advising for students and alumni pursuing law or graduate school, coordinates programming and resources, and maintains the program\u2019s website and Handshake presence. She also organizes the annual Law School Fair to build connections between Trojans and law schools.<\/p>\n

Jen is passionate about helping students and alumni learn how to navigate their undergraduate experiences with confidence. She appreciates the opportunity to build working relations with students and alumni to help support them toward success in higher education and beyond.\u00a0 Through collaboration across campus, she focuses on creating meaningful learning experiences that open doors while helping people reach their goals.<\/p>\n

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We publish our weekly newsletters during fall and spring semesters.\u00a0 The newsletter is distributed to students and alumni via emails sent out via our Handshake platform.<\/p>\n

>If you want to start receiving our Pre-law & Graduate School newsletter, please sign up here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n

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