Law School vs. Public Policy Grad Programs: How do I choose?
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time
5-6:30 p.m.
Location
Description
You’ll learn from a panel of attorneys, policy professionals, and graduate students as they discuss:
• How they made their choice to go to law school or public policy grad programs
• How their law school or public policy backgrounds have informed their perspectives
• How their degree(s) of choice serve their professional goals
• How law and policy work overlaps
Deadline to register is Wed. 4/8 at Noon. Event co-sponsored by CPLA, the La Follette School of Public Affairs, and SuccessWorks.
• How they made their choice to go to law school or public policy grad programs
• How their law school or public policy backgrounds have informed their perspectives
• How their degree(s) of choice serve their professional goals
• How law and policy work overlaps
Deadline to register is Wed. 4/8 at Noon. Event co-sponsored by CPLA, the La Follette School of Public Affairs, and SuccessWorks.
Cost
Free - Open to UW-Madison students and alumni
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-6614 (voice only) or email information@prelaw.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, April 1, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.