Law is a powerful tool for change, and those with legal training shape our communities, protect the vulnerable, and influence every aspect of life. Whether you're drawn to public service, corporate law, advocacy, or policy, becoming a lawyer begins with the right preparation.
At Touro’s Lander College of Arts & Sciences (LAS), you can take the prelaw courses you need to prepare for law school. With experienced advisors, targeted coursework, and a strong track record of law school acceptances, we’re here to help you begin your journey in law with confidence.
Start Your Pre-Law Journey at Touro LAS
No two law careers look the same — and no two pre-law journeys do either. At Touro LAS, you can major in any field while preparing for law school with the support of expert advising and targeted coursework. Many students choose political science for its strong overlap with legal studies, but law schools welcome applicants from a wide range of academic backgrounds.
We’ll help you build a strong foundation for success in law school. Here’s what you can expect:
- Course Planning: Get help choosing classes that develop your skills in critical reading, persuasive writing, oral advocacy, and legal reasoning.
- Application Support: Receive one-on-one guidance around the law school admissions process, preparing for law school, and crafting a compelling personal statement.
- Big-Picture Advising: Touro’s prelaw advisor can help you decide whether law school is right for you, what life in law school is like, what kind of legal careers are available, how to pay for law school, and more.
Your pre-law coursework will give you early exposure to legal thinking and the academic habits that law school demands. You’ll learn to analyze judicial opinions, write legal briefs, memos, and issue-spotting essays, and practice debate and argumentation in a classroom environment that simulates law school expectations.
Meet Your Pre-Law Advisor: Tom Rozinski
If you’re thinking about becoming a lawyer, Professor Tom Rozinski is someone you should get to know right away.
As Touro’s dedicated pre-law advisor, Professor Tom Rozinski, J.D., M.A., brings a rare combination of experience and approachability. He holds a law degree from Harvard and has taught at the University of Michigan Law School. His passion for constitutional law, combined with an engaging teaching style featured in the Wall Street Journal, makes him a powerful mentor in and out of the classroom.
Professor Rozinski currently serves as the founder and president of the New York Association for Pre-Law Advising and has previously led the nation’s largest pre-law advising organization. These roles give him a deep understanding of what top law schools are looking for — and how to help students stand out.
He works closely with LAS students throughout their academic journey and beyond, providing guidance on everything from course selection to negotiating law school scholarships. “You don't have to wait until you’re ready to apply to law school to ask for advice,” he says. “Talk to me while you’re planning your courses. My goal is to guide you to the best preparation as well as to the best application.”
“After I graduated, and throughout the LSAT and law school application process, Professor Rozinski was with me every step of the way. He reviewed everything, gave me thorough notes, and was always available to provide guidance.”
— Avremi Karp (BS Political Science '24, attending Fordham Law)
A Proven Record of Law School Success
Touro LAS students build a strong foundation to apply for law school and have consistently earned admission to top-tier law schools across the country. LAS graduates have attended the following schools:
- Columbia Law School
- Fordham School of Law
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Harvard Law School
- NYU School of Law
- Northwestern Law School
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- University of California Los Angeles School of Law
After graduation, Touro LAS graduates have gone on to pursue meaningful legal careers — not just in courtrooms — but in boardrooms, public service, and beyond. You’ll find LAS alumni working at prestigious firms, nonprofits, and government agencies, including:
- Schulte Roth & Zabel
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Sullivan & Cromwell
Pathways at Touro
If you’re looking for a law school aligned with your values, staying within the Touro system could be the right move for you. Graduate pathways in law at Touro include:
- Juris Doctor (JD) at Touro Law Center
- JD/MBA dual degree with Touro Graduate School of Business
- Master of Laws (LLM) at Touro Law Center
What to Expect as a Pre-Law Student at LAS
As a pre-law student at LAS, you’ll grow academically and professionally in a supportive, intellectually rigorous environment. In addition to the extensive and personal pre-law advising you’ll receive from Professor Tom Rozinski, you’ll also experience:
Faculty Who Care
Our professors are mentors who challenge your thinking, support your goals, and help you grow as a student and future legal professional.
Supportive Peers
You’ll study alongside other students driven toward law school and careers in justice, advocacy, and public service.
Learning Designed Around You
We understand your commitment is to Torah, and you’ll learn in an environment that supports your values and helps you prepare for law school without having to compromise who you are.
Recommended Coursework for Pre-Law Students at LAS
There’s no single path to law school — but there are proven ways to strengthen your foundation. Professor Rozinski will help you choose courses that align with your interests while giving you the critical thinking, communication, and legal reasoning skills you’ll need in law school and beyond.
In the following recommended courses for pre-law students, you'll learn to brief cases, dissect judicial opinions, write with clarity and force, and present arguments in class discussions or debates. To prepare you for the rigors of law school, many of these courses involve simulations, writing workshops, or Socratic-style questioning that mirrors the law school environment.
Suggested Courses
SPLN 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (3 credits)
Techniques of public speaking. Includes the delivery of several speeches during the course of the program.
EBAN 101 - Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
Introduction to the double-entry system of debits and credits, journal entries and general ledger accounts, steps leading up to financial statement preparation and format of financial statements. Also included are studies of merchandising companies and determination of inventory balances and cost of goods sold, and an introduction to the accounting treatment of various assets and liabilities. US accounting standards (GAAP) are contrasted with international standards (IFRS).
EBAN 102 - Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
Focuses on partnership and corporate accounting, as well as statements of cash flow and financial statement analysis. Complex partnerships and corporate issues are introduced. US accounting standards (GAAP) are contrasted with international accounting standards (IFRS). Prerequisite: EBAN 101.
EBEN 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
An introductory course covering issues relating to individual economic units: namely, the individual consumer, the individual firm, the individual factors of production—land, labor, and capital. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, price theory, price determination through equilibrium, supply and demand, analysis of consumer demand, utility theory and 129 marginal utility, consumer equilibrium, indifference curve analysis, analysis of supply, theory of production, pricing in perfectly and imperfectly competitive markets, types of imperfect competition, anti-trust laws in the U.S., and distribution of income.
PHIN 211 - Logic (3 credits)
Techniques for testing the validity of arguments and recognizing fallacious reasoning. Syllogisms, truth tables, and natural deduction.
POLN 201 - European Political Theory (3 credits)
This course surveys political theory from ancient Greece to the nineteenth century. Emphasis is given to the role of law in organizing political systems. Students will find that knowing the ideas of Hobbes, Locke and Montesquieu will help them when they go to law school.
POLN 202 - American Political Theory (3 credits)
This course studies the ideas that have informed American government in the past 250 years by examining Supreme Court cases and presidential speeches in addition to the work of political theorists. Students will learn to read Supreme Court cases and see how they have informed ideas about American politics.
POLN 309 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3 credits)
This course examines how the Supreme Court has determined the extent to which individual rights and liberties are protected by the Constitution. Most readings are taken from Supreme Court opinions that explain how provisions in the Bill of Rights affect government regulation of individual behavior. Prerequisite: POL 101 or permission of the instructor.
POLN 310 - The Supreme Court and the Constitution (3 credits)
The role of the Supreme Court in the American system of government. A study of major constitutional problems that have arisen in the light of representative Supreme Court decisions. Prerequisite: POLN 101 or permission of instructor.
POLN 360 - Debating Justice (3 credits)
This course teaches students to debate current issues in public policy with reference to the underlying values of American law and government. Through the format of competitive Lincoln-Douglas debating, students develop affirmative cases that are linked to these values. Students also learn argumentative strategies and cross-examination skills.
LLEN 201 - Advanced Expository Writing (3 credits)
Intensive practice in expository writing, with special emphasis on the preparation and composition of research papers.
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LLEN 202 - Creative Writing (3 credits)
The writing of short fiction: study of writing techniques in contemporary literature; class discussion and analysis of student manuscripts.
“Professor Rozinski's course on American political theory was incredible and extremely thorough. He was probably the hardest professor I had at Touro but also one of the most rewarding. Not only did his classes really reaffirm my interest in law, but his background as a law professor gave me a chance to engage in the kind of thinking I’ll need in law school.”
— Avremi Karp (BS Political Science '24, attending Fordham Law)
Your Path to a Career in Law Starts Here
Take the first steps toward a career in law at Touro LAS. With personalized advising, a history of law school acceptances, and future-thinking coursework, you’ll graduate ready to think, write, and argue like a lawyer.
For more information, contact:
Tom Rozinski, M.A., J.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science
