The Yale Law School Launchpad Scholars Program, powered by Latham & Watkins, is focused on increasing opportunity and access to education and the legal profession. With rising law school application costs and other barriers limiting access to the legal profession, a law degree can be out of reach for some students. This innovative program aims to ensure that excellent applicants from all backgrounds can maximize their potential as law students and legal professionals, empowering them to become leaders in their future careers.
The Launchpad Scholars Program is designed to meet talented, prospective applicants where they are, provide the knowledge and skills they need to apply to and enroll in law school, thrive while there, and go on to become leaders in their chosen fields. At no cost, Launchpad provides participants with application and career readiness support, substantial LSAT preparation, attorney and law student mentorship, and other resources that will prepare participants to apply to any law school of their choosing.
The program includes an in-person Welcome Summit in New York City, live online LSAT preparation, five live online Saturday Academies, a week-long in-person Residential Institute at Yale Law School in New Haven, CT, and mentorship from a lawyer at Latham & Watkins and a student mentor from Yale Law School. There is no cost to apply to or participate in the program, including domestic travel and lodging for the Welcome Summit and Residential Institute. In 2025, a $3500 stipend will be provided for participation in the program. Scholars will receive reimbursement for up to six law school application fees, as well as the costs associated with LSAC‘s Credential Assembly Service (CAS), including up to six CAS Reports, and up to two LSAT administrations.