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winter 2025
Suffolk Law is enhancing the first-year law school experience by offering students a chance to explore their legal interests and practical skills alongside their required coursework. In a departure from the traditional, mandatory first-year curriculum, Suffolk will allow students to select a one-credit, pass-fail elective course next spring from a menu of offerings that could resonate with their initial motivations for pursuing a legal education or broaden their perspectives on the study of law.
This innovative approach gives first-year students access to a variety of topics with a different focus from their core course work. A few examples include legal investigative skills, developing a professional identity, restorative justice, business communication and etiquette, and “neurolaw”–a field exploring the impact of neuroscience on legal standards. Other options will include courses that provide practical training for academic success, such as one that offers tips on legal analysis for lawyers and another that covers outlining, note-taking, exam preparation, and time management.