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AccessLex: Personal Finance

AccessConnex

Gives you free access to a team of Accredited Financial Counselors, who can answer your financial questions about scholarships, grants, loan terms, repayment options, credit, and more.  Schedule an appointment at a time that works for you.

Loan Calculator

Student Loan Calculator

Explore repayment plans. Identify loan consolidation and refinancing options. Determine how much you can have forgiven under PSLF. Realize the power of prepayment. And more!

MAX by AccessLex

MAX by AccessLex

MAX provides quick and easy to understand lessons, in-person and online options, one-on-one financial coaching form Accredited Financial Counselors, and scholarship incentives.  From paying for law school to investing for your retirement (and every step in between) let MAX be your guide. MAX offers many ways to learn, from videos, podcasts, guides and worksheets, out our monthly newsletter.

Example lessons:

1L Courses: Financial Foundations

  • Building Your Law School Budget
  • Financial Goals for Future Lawyers
  • Credit and Debt Management for Bar Admission

2L Courses: Crafting Your Legal Career

  • Your Law School Return on Investment
  • Funding Your Bar Exam Experience
  • Comparing Job Offers

3L Courses: Life After Law School

  • Five Habits of Financially Successful Lawyers
  • Student Loan Repayment Strategies for Legal Careers
  • Investing Essentials
  • Your Public Service Loan Forgiveness Action Plan

Grants

We operate three grant programs: the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program, the Bar Success Intervention Grant Program, and the Bar Success Research Grant Program.

Scholarship Databank

A tool to help law students search over 800 carefully curated and vetted scholarship opportunities and writing competitions for law school, with filters to help you find the ones best suited for you.