Workshops
Analytical Skills Workshop (ASW)
This weekly offering taught by Professor Brook Baker attempts to demystify the law school learning process and engage you in your own learning process. The workshop includes explicit discussion of study skills, conventions of legal analysis and exam preparation strategies.
One-Time Workshops
To help you polish some of your most important law school skills, NUSL offers one-time workshops on topics such as case reading and briefing, course outlining, taking exams, time management and several other topics. Check the WEBoard or the Academic Success Program bulletin board to see what’s coming up next.
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Monday, Aug. 31, 2009 |
11:00 - 12:15 | THRIVING IN LAW SCHOOL (Building F) |
| Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | HOW TO READ A CASE/CLOSE CASE READING (It's not the same as the way we usually read!) and BRIEFING CASES FOR STUDYING |
| Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | TIME MANAGEMENT and TAKING NOTES IN CLASS |
| Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | MAXIMIZING YOUR LEARNING OF THE LAW - GETTING THE MOST OUT OF CALI AND STUDY GROUPS |
| Wednesday, Sept. 30 , 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | HOW TO OUTLINE YOUR COURSES |
| Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | HOW TO OUTLINE AN EXAM ANSWER |
| Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | ESSAY EXAM TAKING - DISCUSSION AND PRACTICE BRIEF TORTS QUESTION |
| Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | HOW TO OUTLINE YOUR COURSES (Repeated) - BRING ANY OUTLINES YOU HAVE BEGUN AND WE'LL HELP YOU FINISH THEM |
| Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | STRESS MANAGEMENT - LEARN HOW TO MANAGE STRESS JUST IN TIME FOR FINAL EXAMS! (This workshop will be conducted by a counselor from University Health and Counseling Services and you'll leave feeling refreshed.) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | BASIC CITATION FORMS - HOW TO CITE AND HOW OFTEN CITATIONS ARE NEEDED (This workshop will be especially useful if you had trouble with citations on your first draft memo.) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 | NO WORKSHOP - VETERANS DAY | |
| Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 | 12:00 - 1:30 | ESSAY EXAM TAKING - PRACTICE CIVIL PROCEDURE QUESTION (WITH PROFESSOR SUBRIN) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 | NO WORKSHOP - DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING | |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 | 12:30 - 1:30 | PRACTICE ANALYZING AN EXAM-TYPE QUESTION AND FINAL EXAM-TAKING ADVICE |
| AND IN THE NEW YEAR: | ||
| 2010 | WORKSHOPS IN 2010 - TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
All ASP Workshops are in 220DK unless otherwise noted
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