Virtual Office Hours: Building Your Law School Budget

Join Justin Zieman, AFC® from non-profit AccessLex Institute as he explains how to build your budget for law school, taking into account cost of attendance and cost-of-living expenses. 

The Virtual Office Hours series connects you with experts to help you thrive as a law student and prepare for life after law school. 

About Justin: Justin Zieman, AFC®, is the Regional Director for the Central Region at the AccessLex Center for Education and Financial Capability. Justin has over a decade of experience in financial aid administration and financial education initiatives with graduate and professional students.

About AccessLex Institute: For nearly 40 years, nonprofit AccessLex Institute has been partnering with its member institutions — the nearly 200 state-affiliated and nonprofit ABA-approved law schools — to meet the ever-changing needs and challenges of law students and the legal education community. From providing free resources for every step of the law school journey to maximizing the value and affordability of a law degree through research and policy advocacy, AccessLex exists to increase access and further the success of aspiring lawyers from admission to law school to admission to the bar.