Wake Forest Law Partners with Charlotte to Increase Access to Legal Education
Beginning in Fall 2024, Wake Forest Law and Charlotte entered a partnership to expand access to a legal education for Charlotte students. This collaboration brings together shared values of innovation, academic excellence, and a deep commitment to making a difference. By working together, both institutions hope to prepare future leaders who are ready to tackle important challenges and create meaningful solutions on local, national, and global levels. Through the partnership, Wake Forest Law will host pre-law programming to expand awareness of legal education and remove some of the barriers to a legal education. A hallmark of the partnership is a $35,000/year scholarship for 2 Charlotte students to attend Wake Forest Law.
Questions about the partnership and scholarship? Connect with Brooke Brown, Pre-Law Advisor at Charlotte, at brooke.brown@charlotte.edu
Two Charlotte students are awarded $35,000/year scholarships to attend Wake Forest Law. Scholarship applications open each November.
Scholarship application opens in December of each year; application deadline is in early January.
Scholarship requirements:
- 3.5 GPA (or higher), as calculated by LSAC (Law School Admissions Council), as shown on your CAS report
- 156 LSAT score (or higher)
- Student has or will apply to attend Wake Forest Law School for the Fall 2026 semester start
- Current UNC Charlotte student or alumni who graduated in May 2024 or later
Scholarship application deadline: January 5, 2026
Questions about the scholarship? Contact Brooke.Brown@charlotte.edu
