How would a FLAS or Boren Fellowship work for someone who is in law school

[Vikingturtle]

I lived and worked in China and I think it would be a good idea for me to continue to build my mandarin skills during law school. I want to use a FLAS or Boren Fellowship sometime during my law school career (I am not in law school yet, this VERY preliminary). Can anyone help me understand how these two programs would help or might hurt someone in law school? I come from a family of lawyers and they all say go for it, but they can't give me any concrete advice. They say this is a little outside the box. Any and all relevant thoughts are welcome.