• Do you know that having a high grade point average and a high L.S.A.T. score does not guarantee that you will do well in law school?

• Do you know that you probably will get no feedback from your law school professors before the final exam?

• Be aware that you will need to know much legal vocabulary and information about the legal system to understand your reading for the very first day of law school!

• Don't wait for the shock of your first semester grades before realizing that you should have been better prepared.

Textbook: Starting Off Right in Law School .
In the first chapter of Dr. Nygren's book, you will follow the legal analysis done by two opposing lawyers as they evaluate their clients' cases and prepare for litigation. Subsequent chapters teach legal vocabulary, how to read cases, how to learn from casebooks, how to outline, and how to take exams.

Workbook
Your success on the L.S.A.T. required practice. Success on law school exams requires practice also. The workbook gives you practice materials so you will be ready to hit the ground running when you get to law school. The workbook will provide practice in reading cases efficiently, in taking notes on cases effectively, and in outlining (all the skills necessary to be prepared to write exams), and in taking exams. The workbook is not available in bookstores.

Feedback
One of the biggest complaints of law students is that there is no feedback in most courses before the final exam - and then it's too late. In this course you are encouraged to e-mail the instructor your responses to workbook assignments for individual commentary.

Course Instructor
Dr. Carolyn Nygren is the author of Starting Off Right in Law School . She has conducted orientation programs, worked with individual students, and lectured on study skills during the past eight years at six law schools. Dr. Nygren has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. This spring Carolina Academic Press will publish the first three books in her series of law school study aids: Starting Off Right in Torts , Starting Off Right in Property , and Starting Off Right in Contracts .

Questions about the course?
Contact Dr. Nygren by e-mail at cjn29@mail.idt.net  

Course Schedule

The course takes place by e-mail over the Internet. To accommodate various summer schedules, the course can be taken during one of three time periods:

May 15 - June 20
June 20 - July 25
July 25 - August 29

The course materials will be mailed to your summer address before your course begins to ensure that there is no problem with redirecting mail. You may submit your work at any time during the course period. Confirmation of registration will include a postcard for you to return with your summer address. .

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Address __________________________________________________

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Pick your timeslot:

_____ May 15 - June 20
_____ June 20 - July 25
_____ July 25 - August 29

In case your preferred course is full by the time you register, indicate a second choice.

Course Fee $150

Send check for $150 made out to:

Carolyn Nygren, J.D., Ph.D.
124 Mt. Auburn St., Suite 200 North
Cambridge, MA 02138.