CARDOZO LAW — EMAIL — NEW SPRING 2016 COURSE OFFERING FOR 3L STUDENTS: LEGAL ANALYTIC METHODS
New Course Announcement:
On the July 2015 New York Bar Exam, graduates from the Cardozo class of 2015 had an overall pass rate of 78.1%. The pass rate for graduates with GPAs above 3.2 was 97.8%. The pass rate for graduates with GPAs below 3.2 was 49.1%, and the rate for graduates with GPAs below 3.1 was 33.8%, even though almost all of these students took a bar review course.
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We are committed to helping all of our students pass the bar. All of the data we have demonstrates that students can significantly improve their chances of passing the bar by practicing the skills tested on the bar – skills that will also be useful in practice. To that end, we are offering a new course, in conjunction with Kaplan, designed to develop the skills necessary to pass the bar.
The course will be offered in two sections to keep class size manageable. Only 3Ls will be eligible to take the course. Students with GPAs above 3.3 will not be eligible to register until the drop-add period, and then only if spaces remain available. We strongly urge all 3Ls with GPAs below 3.2 to register for this course.
Taking this course will not hurt your GPA. The course will not be graded on a curve, and will be designed to provide a realistic assessment of your prospects on the bar. Students who take the course will be entitled to elect a grade of “P” instead of a letter grade after the grades are submitted. This option will be available to all students except those who receive a D or an F in the course, and students who complete all of the assigned work in the course will not receive a D or an F.
The course description appears below:
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Legal Analytic Methods
Instructor TBA
Section A: M/W 1:30 to 2:24 P.M.; Section B: M/W 4 to 4:54 P.M.
2 Credits
This course helps prepare students in the last semester of law school for legal practice and the bar exam. Topics include how to critically read fact patterns and consider answer choices; how to read, analyze, structure, and write essays; and how to address multiple-choice questions. In-class work will include doctrinal subject review and skills assessment. Detailed, individual feedback will be provided throughout the semester on at least ten essay or performance tests, and on at least 500 multiple choice questions. The course will focus on the New York/Uniform Bar (UBE) Exam and on multistate substantive law but also will be helpful to students preparing for other exams and legal practice. There will be a mid-term and final exam. This course is not designed to be a replacement or substitute for a commercial review course