Dean Cathy Silak received the prestigious Distinguished Lawyer Award from the Idaho State Bar on July 14 during the Bar's annual meeting in Idaho Falls. The award is given to attorneys who have demonstrated exemplary conduct and service to the profession and to Idaho citizens. Dean Silak was joined by John Hansen, LL.B., Of Counsel at Hopkins Roden Crockett Hansen & Hoopes in Idaho Falls, Idaho; and William Parsons, LL.B., Principal at Parsons, Smith & Stone in Burley, Idaho. For more information on the award, visit http://isb.idaho.gov/.

Concordia Law School has hired Kristen Brewer as its new admission counselor and recruitment coordinator. Ms. Brewer has an undergraduate degree in psychology from Northwest Nazarene University. Upon graduation, Ms. Brewer was employed as an admissions counselor at her alma mater and then received a master's of arts in teaching from George Fox University. Prospective students who have questions about the School of Law or the admissions process are invited to contact Ms. Brewer at krbrewer@cu-portland.edu or at 503-288-9371, ext 3502.

In addition, Tom Mengler has been hired as Concordia Law's new ABA consultant. Mr. Mengler is Dean and Ryan Chair in Law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota and previously served as dean and was on the faculty at the University of Illinois College of Law. Dean Mengler will help draw on his extensive experience to guide Concordia University School of Law through the ABA accreditation process.

If you are thinking about attending law school in the Fall of 2011, the time is now to register for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and to subscribe to the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). Both the LSAT and the LSDAS are required components of the law school application process. The LSAT is administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and is not based on knowledge of subject areas, but instead, will test your reasoning, reading, logic, and analytical skills. The exam includes five, 35 minute sections of multiple choice questions and one unscored writing sample. The LSDAS report will be sent to any law school where you have applied upon receipt by LSAC of official transcripts from all colleges or universities you have attended, letters of recommendation, and general biographical information.

The next LSAT is being administered on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at locations throughout the country and the world. Registration online, by mail, or by telephone for the October test is due Tuesday, September 7. The LSAT will also be administered in December and February, but we advise that you take the LSAT in October. More information about preparing for the test and registration is available at www.lsac.org. If you have questions about the LSAT or the law school application process, please contact one of our admissions professionals. Contact information is available at www.cu-portland.edu/lawschool/contact.cfm.