In 2016 Chadron State partnered with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer the Rural Law Opportunity Program (RLOP). RLOP is available to any student from rural Nebraska interested in becoming a lawyer and practicing in rural Nebraska communities. Students can study any degree program of interest to them, but must have a Legal Studies major or minor. Students can apply by filing out our application for incoming freshman: https://www.csc.edu/academics/rlop/eligibility--application/application/
Application deadline is November 15th!
Benefits of the program include:
RLOP Tuition Waiver
Provisional acceptance to UNL College of Law
Opportunities to participate in UNL College of Law programming
Free LSAT prep course provided
Assistance finding internship sites
Requirements:
**Be from a rural area of Nebraska (all counties excluding: Omaha, Ralston, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Lincoln, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Chalco, and Offutt Air Force Base)
Accept the RLOP scholarship
Choose the Legal Studies major or another major and the Legal Studies minor
Consult with your assigned RLOP Mentor regularly
Participate in program offerings
Complete a legal internship
Maintain a 3.5 GPA
Earn a 154 or higher on the LSAT
The need for attorneys in rural Nebraska is greater than ever. The Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) is a special partnership between Wayne State College and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln designed to meet this need. The current shortage of attorneys requires those who need legal services to drive hundreds of miles for matters such as real estate transactions, wills, and business needs. The RLOP program recruits and educates students from rural Nebraska to become lawyers who will return to rural communities and practice law. As a law student, you can choose any major for your undergraduate studies.
Application deadline is December 1st!
Program Benefits*
Full tuition scholarship at Wayne State College
Automatic acceptance into the Nebraska College of Law
Visits to Nebraska College of Law and participation in activities
Mentoring from WSC and Nebraka College of Law
Internship in rural Nebraska
Eligible for loan forgiveness program in Nebraska after completion of law school
*Benefits are contingent upon successfully maintaining and completing the program requirements. Those not selected for the program will be considered for other scholarships.
To be considered for RLOP, students must meet the following criteria:
Be a rural Nebraska resident (students from the following cities and towns are not considered rural and therefore not eligible to apply to RLOP: Omaha, Ralston, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Lincoln, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Chalco, and Offutt Air Force Base).
Have applied and been accepted to Wayne State College. Apply now
Demonstrate strong academic potential.
All materials must be sent to and received by WSC no later than Dec. 1 for application consideration for the following academic year.
The Kearney Law Opportunities Program (KLOP) is a partnership between the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska College of Law designed to recruit students from rural Nebraska and prepare them to eventually return and practice law in rural Nebraska upon graduation from law school. The KLOP application is open now through November 15, 2022.
Application deadline is November 15th!
Students selected for KLOP will receive a full tuition scholarship to UNK for up to 125 credit hours.
Each KLOP student receives one-on-one mentorship from the Pre-Law/KLOP faculty adviser throughout their time at UNK.
KLOP students receive numerous career and professional development opportunities, including: preferred access to law-related internships; frequent visits to the UNL College of Law; regular interactions with attorneys, judges and current law students; and extensive undergraduate research opportunities.
During sophomore/junior year, KLOP students spend two weeks in Europe as part of a class on international human rights law.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree at UNK, this program guarantees a student’s acceptance into Nebraska College of Law at UNL, provided minimum requirements are met (GPA, LSAT score).
To be considered for the KLOP, eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
Must be a rural Nebraska resident (students from the following cities and towns are not considered rural and therefore are not eligible: Omaha, Ralston, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Lincoln, Bellevue, Papillion, LaVista, Chalco, Offutt Air Force Base).
Must be applied and admitted to the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Minimum high school cumulative GPA of 3.5.
Preferred (nor required) ACT score of 27 or above