{"id":2769,"date":"2026-07-13T10:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/lpa\/?page_id=2769"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:51:06","slug":"pre-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/pre-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Law at SAU"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2769\" class=\"elementor elementor-2769\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1191636 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1191636\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78abfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f78abfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interested in a legal career?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa745cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa745cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pre-law at Southern Arkansas University prepares you for law school &mdash; with any major &mdash; through faculty mentoring, real-world experience, and a guaranteed-admission pathway to Arkansas&#8217;s William H. Bowen School of Law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6113cbc e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6113cbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b2edf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"90b2edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request Info<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdac5ee elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cdac5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.saumag.edu\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef87c29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef87c29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc929da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc929da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caa860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4caa860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Pre-Law?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a4e38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3a4e38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3457a40 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3457a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2026\/08\/signingdocuments-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2816\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2026\/08\/signingdocuments-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2026\/08\/signingdocuments-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2026\/08\/signingdocuments-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2026\/08\/signingdocuments-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/lpa\/files\/2026\/08\/signingdocuments-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a49508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a49508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pre-law is not a major \u2014 it&#8217;s a <strong>pathway<\/strong> that helps you prepare for law school while completing a bachelor&#8217;s degree. Students interested in law school may pursue <strong>any major<\/strong> while completing coursework and experiences that develop the skills law schools value most: critical thinking, research, writing, communication, and ethical decision-making.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395238d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"395238d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35666c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35666c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Law Advisor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead135f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ead135f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>        <div id=\"dirwidget\" class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"contacts-mirror\">\n            <ul class=\"row list\">\n                                                <li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/contact\/babbitt-paul\/\" class=\"title\">Dr. Paul Babbitt<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li id=\"post-319\" class=\"item\">\n                        <div class=\"well\"><div class=\"well-block\">\n                            <div class=\"photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/contact\/babbitt-paul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2009\/07\/Babbit-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2009\/07\/Babbit-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2009\/07\/Babbit-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2009\/07\/Babbit-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2009\/07\/Babbit-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2009\/07\/Babbit-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2009\/07\/Babbit-scaled.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"info\">\n                                <div class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/directory\/contact\/babbitt-paul\/\">Dr. Paul Babbitt<\/a><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"contact-title\">Associate Professor \/ Chair of History, Political Science &amp; Geography<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"sep\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"email no-track\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"bi bi-envelope-at-fill\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ds-encoded\" data-e=\"112,114,98,97,98,98,105,116,116,64,115,97,117,109,97,103,46,101,100,117\"><\/span><\/div>                                <div class=\"phone\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"bi bi-telephone-fill\"><\/i><\/span><a href=\"tel:870-235-4224\"><span class=\"ds-encoded\" data-e=\"56,55,48,45,50,51,53,45,52,50,50,52\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div><\/div>\n        <script>document.querySelectorAll(\".ds-encoded\").forEach(function(el){var c=el.getAttribute(\"data-e\").split(\",\");el.textContent=c.map(function(n){return String.fromCharCode(parseInt(n,10));}).join(\"\");});<\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934ea62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"934ea62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f020a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96f020a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Study Pre-Law at SAU?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6176984 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6176984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Small class sizes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Faculty mentoring<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Leadership opportunities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Strong writing and communication preparation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Undergraduate research opportunities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Internships and experiential learning opportunities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Guaranteed-admission program with the William H. Bowen School of Law at UA Little Rock<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092e656 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"092e656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d7530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87d7530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4+3 Pathway: Guaranteed Admission to Bowen School of Law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7442931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7442931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through SAU&#8217;s <strong>4+3 partnership<\/strong> with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock <strong>William H. Bowen School of Law<\/strong>, qualifying SAU graduates earn <strong>guaranteed admission<\/strong> to law school: four years of undergraduate study at SAU followed by three years at Bowen \u2014 with no separate law school application required for eligible students.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><strong>To qualify, students must:<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0; line-height: 1.6;\"><li>Earn a bachelor&#8217;s degree from SAU<\/li><li>Achieve a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.40 or higher<\/li><li>Score 154 or above on the LSAT (within five years of law school enrollment)<\/li><li>Demonstrate good character with no impediments to bar admission<\/li><\/ul><blockquote style=\"border-left: 3px solid #FAD200; margin: 18px 0 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 16px; font-style: italic;\"><p>\u201cThis is a great opportunity for our students. This provides students with a clear understanding of the requirements for admission to law school and should motivate them throughout their time at Southern Arkansas University.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Paul Babbitt, Pre-Law Advisor<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdeaa4f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cdeaa4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/2024\/sau-graduates-guaranteed-admission-to-william-h-bowen-school-of-law-thanks-to-43-pathway-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full 4+3 announcement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b907b07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b907b07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f1ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f1ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended Majors &amp; Minors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c627ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c627ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any major can lead to law school. These programs are especially strong at building the skills law schools value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202cddb e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"202cddb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ebeec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0ebeec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d32b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d32b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/political-science\/\">Political Science<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0e684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0e684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0;\">Government systems, policy analysis, legal institutions, research, writing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9103e7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9103e7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762b981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762b981\" 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