academic success Foundations of Academic Success
UMass Law has designed a curriculum and developed resources to support your academic success.
ALL STUDENTS Academic Advising
Individual Counseling
Each student is assigned a faculty advisor to assist with academic and career planning throughout law school.
Individual support and advising for students are available with the assistant dean for students at the law school and individual counseling sessions are offered at the main campus Counseling Center.
Academic Support Academic advisors and the Academic Resources team can help you address time management concerns, learn study techniques, and discuss matters related to academic progress and the bar exam.
ADA Accommodations Reasonable accommodations are provided for students with documented disabilities.
Engagement Opportunities Immerse yourself in law school learning through extracurricular opportunities such as professionally guided workshops, guest speaker programs, student-to-student mentor meetings, and additional course review and practice question sessions.
Experiential Education
Professional Development Members of the Student Life, Career Services, and Academic Success teams offer several opportunities throughout each semester to assist you in building your professional identity as a law student and future attorney.
UMass Law Library The UMass Law Library offers resources and services, including the Primo library cataloging system, online research databases, interlibrary loan, and computer and printing access.
Writing Center Workshops and one-on-one sessions focus on academic skills and legal writing, including basics such as citations, grammar, mechanics, and expression.
You will develop technical lawyering skills and ethical values through real-client interactions in our law clinics, internships, and pro bono experiences. More information for 1–3L years is featured on the back of this insert.
academic success Foundations of Academic Success
1Ls Orientation
Academic Skills Lab
The 1L Orientation program introduces you to academic strategies and support services for law students.
Incoming students are enrolled in a skills class in which you practice the thinking, writing, and planning skills necessary to succeed in law school and on the bar exam.
Academic Fellow Workshops Accomplished upper-division students lead optional peer-to-peer interactive sessions on study skills and test-taking techniques.
Introduction to the Bar Exam Students discuss bar exam essentials with a member of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners.
2Ls Academic Advising Sessions
MPRE Preparation & Simulation
You receive guidance each semester from your academic advisor on registration, course selection, and curricular planning with a focus on career goals and experiential education.
Individualized Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) study plans and simulated MPRE exams are offered for all students preparing to sit for the MPRE.
ADA Accommodations Assistance
Character and Fitness Presentation
The Academic Success team assists upper division students applying for ADA accommodations on the MPRE and bar exam.
The executive director of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners presents invaluable advice for the bar application process.
3Ls Required Bar Preparation Course
UMass Law Bar Preparation Program
UMass Law offers a graded, for-credit class focused on the doctrine and skills needed for bar exam success.
UMass Law partners with commercial bar providers and partially subsidizes bar review courses for students, including individual tutoring and essay workshops.
Our faculty mentors offer coaching support for UMass Law students taking the bar exam.
Individual Bar Meetings The bar director meets with students in their 1L, 2L, and 3L years to discuss course selection and devise an individualized bar study plan.
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