Detroit Mercy Law to host first law school preview day, April 17

Detroit Mercy Law to host first law school preview day, April 17

A red, white and blue graphic for Law School Preview Day, featuring a Detroit Mercy Law logo in the top left corner. Additional text reads, sponsored by the Titan Innovation Fund, hear from Law School Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum, experience a mock doctrinal class, learn from current students, hear from current faculty, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 652 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48226As part of the Titan Innovation Fund, Detroit Mercy Law will host their inaugural law school preview day Wednesday, April 17 at the Riverfront Campus.

The preview day, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., will bring 60 metro Detroit high school students to Detroit Mercy’s School of Law.

The event aims to strengthen the law school’s engagement with the Detroit community and increase the pipeline of African American students to law school.

During the event, students will be able to begin envisioning themselves as attorneys, attend a mock-class and hear from current UDM students and faculty.

The day is spearheaded by the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Detroit Mercy Law.