Question 1

What happens during the Leadership Development Program?

Accepted Answer

It's an intensive 8-week program estimated at 15-20 hours per week. You attend weekly meetings, complete professional assignments, plan fundraisers, participate in a mock trial, job-shadow a JD-holding professional, host a public panel on a legal issue, and do mock job interviews. Skills covered include resume writing, case brief writing, public speaking, event planning, and professional networking.

Question 2

Do I need to want to go to law school to join?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily. The professional and leadership skills taught during the Leadership Development Semester are described as valuable regardless of whether a member continues into the field of law. Members have gone on to careers in business, tech, government, nonprofits, and graduate programs beyond law school.

Question 3

What tangible law school prep resources do members get?

Accepted Answer

Members receive discounts to LSAT prep companies and access to private LSAT instructor classes, an alumni mentor working in their field of interest, roundtable discussions with deans of top law schools, workshops on the law school admissions process, and guidance on personal statements, diversity statements, recommendation letters, and interview preparation.

Question 4

Is this fraternity welcoming to non-traditional students, transfers, or first-generation applicants?

Accepted Answer

The fraternity has a dedicated Diversity and Belonging page with testimonials from members including senior transfer students, first-generation law students, and students from underrepresented backgrounds. The organization explicitly frames itself as a way to level the playing field for students who lack built-in access to legal networks.

Question 5

Where have KAPi alumni ended up?

Accepted Answer

Alumni highlighted on the website hold positions at firms including Kirkland & Ellis, O'Melveny & Myers, Sidley Austin, Lozano Smith, Sheppard Mullin, and Morgan Lewis, as well as the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Roblox, Meta, Dropbox, Anthropic, and others. Several attended Yale Law, University of Chicago Law, and Stanford Graduate School of Education.

Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity