Academics

2Ls and 3Ls: Apply to be a Spring ASP Leader

The Academic Success Program is pleased to open its application for spring 2025 doctrinal course (i.e., Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Property) ASP leaders. ASP leaders assist 1Ls with a variety of academic-related matters, including developing effective study habits, reviewing key course material, and preparing for examinations. The following qualities will guide the selection of ASP leaders:

  • the desire, care, and creativity to assist students in developing effective learning strategies and in welcoming them to our community;
  • the ability to communicate effectively with students and faculty members;
  • the analytic skills essential to success as a law student; and
  • the professionalism to fulfill a commitment that spans the majority of a semester, regardless of other existing or potential demands.

ASP leaders perform their work in exchange for two academic credits. ASP leaders are required to attend a training session at the beginning of the spring semester; hold weekly sessions with a partner; and observe every meeting of their professor’s course until the last three weeks of the regular semester. Applicants must have completed the 1L curriculum before this coming spring and must have received an honors grade in a course to serve as its ASP leader. 

Please click on this link to apply to serve as an ASP leader for next spring. (Students who have served as a doctrinal course ASP leader in the past neet not apply; Dean Fodor will contact former ASP leaders about returning for the spring 2025 semester.) As part of your application, please be prepared to submit a résumé and a cover letter explaining your interest in serving in the position. Please address your cover letter to the ASP Selection Committee. Applications must be submitted no later than 12 p.m. on Monday, October 21. Applicants who receive an interview will be contacted after the application deadline.

Contact: Dean Fodor

Reminder: Important Study Aids Update

In August, we announced the law library’s subscription to Quimbee would end on October 11 when our current subscription expires because of an exorbitant price increase. If you are a Quimbee user and missed or forgot about that announcement, or if you aren’t but want to know more about study aids available to you through the law library, here is the original announcement:  

As our returning students know, the law library provides complimentary access to a variety of study aids, both in print and online. In recent years, Quimbee has been included in those options, and we recognize that this has been a popular resource with many. Unfortunately, the cost of this subscription has skyrocketed since we first subscribed, with Quimbee increasing its renewal cost by 320% for the coming year. For this reason, the law library joins other law schools’ libraries in not renewing Quimbee this year. Returning students with accounts should have access through October 11. Students may, of course, sign up for an individual membership directly through the company’s website after our group subscription ends—individual ‘Gold’ subscriptions are currently $29/month—though we encourage you to consider the many other resources already available to you through the law school.

As we continue to explore options, you will continue to have access to videos about legal topics, hypotheticals to test your understanding, and more through existing subscriptions. (This wouldn’t be a message from the library about study aids without the reminder that study aids never substitute for your own work. Focus on learning from class and utilize strategies that maximize your prospects for academic success, including approaches you learn as 1Ls through SSP and ASP.)  

Study aids and related resources available to you through the law library include:

  • CALI
    • Interactive legal tutorials, lessons, podcasts, and even embedded quizzes
    • Browse by class or use the Subject Outlines
    • Don’t have an account? Contact the Reference Desk for an authorization code.
  • Lexis
    • Videos and other study resources in the 1L Resource Center and 2L/3L Resource Center  (Look for “Law School Resources” in the “Tools & Resources” box on the “Legal Research” page of Lexis+.)
    • Practice videos in Practical Guidance (particularly for upper-level courses)
  • LexisNexis Digital Library
    • Study aids in the Mastering, Questions & Answers, Skills & Values, and Understanding series, as well as select treatises and other resources
    • Create annotations and use tags
  • Thomson Reuters Westlaw

Study aids aren’t just available online. Our print collection includes the Examples & Explanations and Questions & Answers series, among many other study aids. E&E is an excellent choice if you are looking for hypos with detailed explanations, and Q&A is an equivalent with a focus on multiple-choice and short-answer questions, plus a practice exam, again with answers. Check the library’s Study Guides for 1Ls and Study Guides for 2L/3L Courses for more information.

Please contact Prof. Elana Olson or the Reference Desk for questions about available study guides, or Dean Fodor to discuss SSP, ASP, or one-on-one academic advising.

Contact: Professor Olson

Simulated Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)

Friday, November 1, 2024 - 11:50am • 263

Simulated MPRE

For those students planning to take a bar exam, on Friday, November 1, Arti Sharma, Attorney Director for Helix Bar Review by AccessLex, will host a simulated MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination) prior to the November administration. The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room 263.

Even if you don’t feel like you’re ready for it, completing a simulated exam before attempting the actual MPRE is a great way to get in the right mindset for the test! Feedback from the simulated MPRE will be a good snapshot of your current areas of strength -- and weakness -- so you know where to focus your efforts between now and exam day.

To attend the event:

  1. Register your attendance here.
    • Under the section "Select Simulated MPRE site," you will need to scroll down to select Marquette University Law School on Friday, November 1.
       
  2. Next, make sure to enroll (for free) in the November Helix MPRE course.
    • You will get two emails once you enroll.
    • Use the link in the SECOND email to access the course (it may take a few minutes to arrive).
       
  3. On the day of the event, make sure to bring your laptop.

If you have any questions about taking the MPRE or a bar exam, please reach out to Professor Katie Pagel. If you have questions about the simulated exam on November 1, please reach out to Arti Sharma. 

Contact: Katie Pagel