Courses
2023 Law School Unmasked
Event date is on
Monday, May 15, 2023
Monday, May 15, 2023
Event time is at
4:00 a.m. CUT
4:00 a.m. CUT
About the course
Welcome to Law School Unmasked, your roadmap to the first semester in law school! The program consists of a series of short, asynchronous learning modules. Our presenters are experts in legal education from across the country and will teach you about critical skills like reading and briefing cases, participating in Socratic dialogue, and logical reasoning for lawyers. You can revisit these lessons as often as needed during your first semester in law school.
Syllabus
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Welcome to Law School Unmasked!
We would like to learn more about you and your expectations for the program! Please fill out this short survey prior to beginning the course. - M2Not completed
Law School 101
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Building Community
In this module you will hear from current law students about the challenges--both expected and unexpected--they faced in law school, and how they overcame those challenges. - M4Not completed
Student Voices
Hear from real, live, upper-level law students about what they wish they had known prior to beginning law school. This webinar will include an interactive session with the panelists. - M5Not completed
Navigating Law School with a Disability
Perhaps you will be navigating law school with a disability or know someone who will be. Making sure you receive effective accommodations is key to getting the most out of your legal education. Learn about the relevant considerations and processes. - M6Not completed
Time Management Techniques
Lawyers and law students must juggle multiple deadlines and competing demands on their time. What strategies work to help keep law students on top of their work? In this module you will learn expert management techniques for keeping yourself on pace throughout the semester. - M7Not completed
Law School Vocabulary
What exactly is a tort? What is an element test versus a factor test? What is IRAC? In this module you will learn some of the basic vocabulary and terminology you will need to navigate your first-year classes. - M8Not completed
An Introduction to the Judicial System
What is the difference between a trial court and an appellate court? How do the federal and state court systems interact? In this module you will learn about the structure of our judicial system and how it plays into the development of the law. - M9Not completed
Active Reading
From the first day of law school you will be bombarded with offers for study guides to help you. Learn about the right way—and the wrong way—to use study guides and how to determine which study guides are most helpful for you. - M10Not completed
Basics of Case Briefing
You may have heard that you are in law school to learn to “think like a lawyer.” While it is important to learn the substantive law, it is equally important to learn how to use the law you learn to solve legal problems. In this module you will be introduced to the common forms of deductive and inductive reasoning used by lawyers and law students as they develop their problem-solving skills.