PCAPLA Conference 2025
"Navigating the Waves of Legal Education:
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Conference at a Glance
Subject to change
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Times TBD Registration and arrival at conference hotel
7:00 - 9:00 PM Welcome Event - Rafael’s Kitchen
Monday, June 2, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Registration at conference Hotel
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Bus travel to Western State College of Law
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome with coffee/light pastries
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary The State of the Entry-Level Legal Employment Market
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch with speaker
1:30 PM Bus travel to Chapman School of Law
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Welcome
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Plenary Through the Fog: Guiding students through financial aid and repayment
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner and address
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dessert Social/Networking & Optional Testmasters Fun Event
7:00 PM Bus travel to conference hotel
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
6:00 AM Conference Hotel Guests - Breakfast on your own
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Bus travel to California Western School of Law
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome reception/coffee & pastries
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary Best Practices for Advising Underrepresented Students with AccessLex Institute
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch with speaker
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bus travel to University of San Diego School of Law
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Welcome
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Plenary LSAC Update with the Law School Admission Council
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dinner with speaker
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Bus Travel to Hotel
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
6:00 AM Conference Hotel Guests - Breakfast on your own
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Bus travel to UC Irvine School of Law
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Welcome reception
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Plenary Pipelines and Pathways Resource Toolbox
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
Times TBD Registration and arrival at conference hotel
7:00 - 9:00 PM Welcome Event - Rafael’s Kitchen
Monday, June 2, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Registration at conference Hotel
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Bus travel to Western State College of Law
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome with coffee/light pastries
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary The State of the Entry-Level Legal Employment Market
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
- Navigating the Waters as a Newer Pre-Law Advisor
- Legal Studies Majors—What’s included, what’s missing
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch with speaker
1:30 PM Bus travel to Chapman School of Law
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Welcome
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Plenary Through the Fog: Guiding students through financial aid and repayment
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions
- LSAC Advising Portal with the Law School Admission Council
- New Options in Legal Education
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner and address
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dessert Social/Networking & Optional Testmasters Fun Event
7:00 PM Bus travel to conference hotel
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
6:00 AM Conference Hotel Guests - Breakfast on your own
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Bus travel to California Western School of Law
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome reception/coffee & pastries
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary Best Practices for Advising Underrepresented Students with AccessLex Institute
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
- Hosting Your First On-Campus Law Fair
- Advising Justice-Impacted Students
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch with speaker
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bus travel to University of San Diego School of Law
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Welcome
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Plenary LSAC Update with the Law School Admission Council
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions
- New Tools and Services at AccessLex
- Law School Career Services: Helping Students Through Transitions
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dinner with speaker
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Bus Travel to Hotel
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
6:00 AM Conference Hotel Guests - Breakfast on your own
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Bus travel to UC Irvine School of Law
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Welcome reception
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Plenary Pipelines and Pathways Resource Toolbox
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
- Self-Care and Peak Performance—Understanding how to thrive amid the stress of law school
- Serving Community College Students
- Empowering Student Leaders in the Law School Application Process