Together, first-year students and their student advisors might plan a pizza party, a picnic, or an evening at a Red Sox game. Your student advisor can offer advice on choosing courses, studying for and taking exams, organizing your time, choosing student organizations, and other aspects of your busy life as a law student. Students meet their advisors during the first week of classes. Apply to be a student advisor . This program is sponsored by the Career Development Office and the Alumni Office, and begins with a reception for mentors and their students at the start of the second semester.
Alumni serve as a wonderful source of advice and support for students.
Many alumni take their mentees with them to visit their firms, to make appearances in court for trials or depositions. First-year law students receive an invitation to join the Mentoring Program during the second month of classes. To learn more about the program contact the Career Development Office . Each Writing Seminar has one Teaching Assistant who attends each weekly seminar meeting and meets with the students regularly to discuss each assignment. Being a TA is an excellent way to strengthen one's writing and research skills.