Services

Experienced educators and attorneys work with students in one-on-one and group setting to provide instruction on a variety of skills. Tutors work with students both in-person and virtually and tailor their teaching approach to each student’s individual needs. Tutors are available and ready to assist students during the day, in the evening, and on the weekends.

Any student can request tutoring on the Academic Excellence webpage:

https://agresso.mitchellhamline.edu/MHSLTutoring/StudentAccess/stuAppForm.aspx

The Writing Center is staffed by two Legal Writing Specialists who advise students on all aspects of legal analysis and writing, including reading and using cases, formulating rules, constructing legal arguments, organizing analysis, and improving basic writing skills. Specialists are available to meet with students via Zoom.

 

Students in both the Blended and on campus programs are welcome to use Writing Center services. Any student can request legal writing tutoring on the Academic Excellence webpage:

https://agresso.mitchellhamline.edu/MHSLTutoring/StudentAccess/stuAppForm.aspx

If a student wishes to work with a particular Specialist, they should note that in the comments section of the request form.

 

LARC students can sign up for individual 20-minute tutoring appointments by selecting the appropriate service on one of the Specialist’s Bookings pages:

Beth Honetschlager:

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/BethHonetschlager@mitchellhamline.edu/bookings/

 

Mary Dunnewold:

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OfficeofAcademicExcellence5@mitchellhamline.edu/bookings/

 

Guidelines for Academic Excellence Tutoring for LARC

If you have questions, contact one of the Legal Writing Specialists: Beth Honetschlager (beth.honetschlager@mitchellhamline.edu) or Mary Dunnewold (mary.dunnewold@mitchellhamline.edu)

During the summer, the Office of Academic Excellence provides bar preparation workshops for graduates as a supplement to their commercial bar preparation course.

On-demand workshops can be found in the Academic Support Resource Library.

All incoming students are assigned to Learning Communities. Learning Communities meet regularly and are designed to help students navigate the challenges of the first year of law school. Students will work on developing and improving key academic skills including case reading, case briefing, legal analysis, outlining, IRAC, and exam taking. Students will also work on developing other critical lawyering skills such as professionalism, time management, and stress management.

Learning Communities are led by high-achieving, upper-class students who work closely with the Office of Academic Excellence, faculty, Student Services, and the Office of Career and Professional Development to develop exercises designed to improve students’ academic and non-academic skills, and to help students succeed during their first year of law school.