Support for 1Ls
Our comprehensive first-year program helps students adjust to the new style of learning and writing required in law school. We offer peer led structured study groups, workshops, and programs throughout the academic year. In addition to general programming, individual support is available to first-year students at risk of academic underperformance or academic dismissal.
Academic Success Program (ASP)
All incoming 1Ls are automatically assigned an Academic Success Fellow to provide critical support from your first day at Syracuse Law.
The Fellows hold regular structured group sessions on the core academic skills essential to law school success, including reading and briefing cases, note taking, outlining, exam writing, and stress management. Each Fellow also holds weekly open office hours for students assigned to their group. 1Ls are free to attend weekly small group sessions with the other students assigned to your Fellows, set up individual weekly sessions at your convenience, or both!
College of Law Academic Success Series (CLASS)
These sessions focus on major topics related to academic and personal success in law school, such as:
- Learning from Fall Grades
- Outlining
- Advanced Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion (IRAC)
- Using Spring Break Effectively and Study Techniques
- Going into 2L Year
- Mock Final Exam