Law Boost - We Prepare you for Law School
Link to Description of LawBoost online Courses
Link to Schedule of LawBoost Online Courses
Link to index of Cases used for LawBoost Writing Course
Link to Faculty Bios for LawBoost Legal Writing
Link to FAQ about LawBoost Online Courses

lawboost Program (LBP)

The LawBoost Program is a five-day online law school preparatory course that prepares entering law students to excel at legal analysis and legal writing. The online portion of the course is conducted in professor-led chatroom sessions. The first online session is 75 minutes long, and the remaining four online sessions are each 60 minutes long. In the chatroom sessions students and a professor analyze issues, discuss cases, and review assignments. Chat sessions are lively with a lot of student participation.

This course also offers students the opportunity to perform a number of law school writing assignments, including three IRAC assignments, and have four of those assignments critiqued. In this course students develop a strong foundation in the important skills of case briefing, case analysis, case application, and legal writing.

Entering law students who take this course will be well prepared and confident to meet the challenges of law school.

Class Schedule

 

Online Class

Assignment
(Due by start of next class.)

Pre-Course Preparation
Thoroughly read all course material prior to the first online class because it is very difficult to catch up once the course begins. Setting aside one or two hours a day for a week prior to the course should be sufficient pre-course preparation.

 
  • Read entire course book.

 

  • Read assigned cases.* 
  • Write case briefs for Montana v. Pierce and Montana v. Shannon. 

 

(Don’t submit case briefs; compare with model case briefs on pages 50-52.)

Day 1: 
(75 minutes)

Assignment #2.

  • Discuss Cases.
  • Discuss IRAC.

 
  • IRAC Answer, 1st draft.
    (700-word limit)

Critiques provided before class on Day 3.

Day 2:
(60 minutes)

 
  • Discuss Ebel.
  • Case Summaries.
  • Case Synthesis.
  • Labeling

 
  • Case Summaries.
  • Labeling
  • Read Ray.

Day 3:
(60 minutes)

 
  • Review first draft.
  • Identifying Elements.
  • Multiple IRACs.

 
  • IRAC Answer, 2nd draft.
    (700-word limit)

Critiques provided before class on Day 5.

Day 4:
(60 minutes)
  • Review Case Summaries.
  • Discuss Ray.
  • Main Point.
  • Checklist/Peer-editing.
  • Ray answer.  
    (500-word limit, Due 120 minutes after class ends.)
  • Main Point.
  • Checklist/Peer-editing.

Day 5:
(60 minutes)
  • Review Ray answer.
  • Discuss exam answers.
  • Wrap-up.

 

*  All cases are accessible under the “Course Cases” link located under the “Course Information” section of www.lawboost.com.

 

 
Copyright 2008 | LawBoost.com | 2512 Division St., Olympia, WA 98502 | info@lawboost.com