Our Model
ELEVATE IS BASED ON FOUR PILLARS


Active Learning Strategies
Retrieval
Self-testing
Spaced repetition
Interdependent Learning
Learning from fellow students improves academic performance
Gives students a network of students for support and guidance
Mentorship
Helps alleviate the stress of law school
and improves student awareness of the different possibilities after law school
Practical Exercises
Mock exams and
professional exercises


Elevate Supports Students Throughout 1L
Pre-Law 0L modules
Employment Bootcamp


SUMMER 2022
FALL 2022
WINTER 2022
SPRING 2023

Law School Success Modules
Practitioner Q&As
Lunch and Learn Q&As

Spring Forward Modules
Practitioner Q&As
Lunch and Learn Q&As
Pre-Law 0L modules
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Legal terms and concepts
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Reading and briefing cases
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Optimal study strategies in law school
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Outlining
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Introduction to law school exams
Fall Law School Success Modules
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All modules are taught in cohorts of 5 students each, allowing each student to receive individual attention
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Our system for taking law school exams efficiently and effectively
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Legal research and writing
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Six 30-minute mock exams in which we give students the facts and the law so they can just focus on developing their skills in legal analysis and writing under exam conditions
Practitioner Q&As
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Students have the opportunity to learn from legal professionals, such as:
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Geoff Kahn (former head of litigation at Ballard Spahr LLP)
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Mike Kunz (Managing Director, RPN Executive Search)
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Christina Kaba (Chief Legal Counsel, DuPont Biomaterials)
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Lunch and Learn Q&As
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A regular forum where a top law student and law professor answer students' questions
Winter Employment Bootcamp
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Types of legal internships
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Applying for legal internships
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Using social media and alumni networks
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Resumes, cover letters, writing samples, interviewing
Spring Forward Modules
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Advanced legal analysis
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Advanced legal writing
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Six practical exercises alternating between short mock exams (to strengthen the exam skills acquired in the fall) and short professional assignments (email, memo, introduction to brief)
Core Components Emphasized All Year
