Workshops
In cooperation with faculty, the Program offers periodic co-curricular workshops designed to assist students in learning methods of studying law, including practical skills and approaches designed to help students achieve success in their classes.
As workshops are scheduled, they are listed here, in the Law School Events Calendar, and in the weekly publication, Student Connections. If you have questions about the workshops, please contact Ms. Gabi Ryan or Ms. Rosemary La Puma. Examples of typical workshops are provided below.
Typical Fall Workshops
First-Year Workshops |
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| Fundamental Skills for the First Days of Law School |
| Case Reading and Note-taking |
| Outlining and Synthesis |
| Flowcharts and Checklists |
| Exam-Writing for First-Year Students |
| Torts and Procedure Review |
| Contracts and LL&E Review |
| Upper Division Workshops |
| Bar Examination Information Session |
| Business Organizations |
| GWATs |
| Evidence |
| ConLaw2 |
Typical Spring Workshops
First-Year Workshops |
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Discussion of Grades and Academic Support Program Resources (Professor Michael I. Swygert offers excellent guidance in his article, Putting Law School Grades in Perspective.) |
| Criminal Law |
| Property |
| Constitutional Law I |
| Legal Profession |
| Exam-Taking Strategies |
| Upper Division Workshops |
| Early Bar Preparation Program |
The workshops led by Professor John Heilman provide practical guidance for preparing for examinations. Typically, Professor Heilman discusses a particular approach to exam-writing for the selected subject including working through several examination questions. He often distributes practice questions, some with sample answers.
The workshop led by Professor Charlie Whitebread discusses exam-taking strategies from his book The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School. (Call number KF283 .W44 1995.)
