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Academic Initiatives

Academic Initiatives

The Academic Initiatives team is comprised of several full-time faculty and staff from the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). The team's efforts include courses for bar success such as Legal Methods, Legal Analysis & Writing, and Professional Writing Strategies, as well as bar workshops for graduates and those about to graduate and sit for the bar exam. You can read more about our academic support resources.

Team members are listed below in groups. Leading the bar success efforts are the Clinical Professors, supported by the Professors of Practice. OSA staff link the bar success effort to the other areas of support for students at the Law Center.

Clinical Professors

Professor Megan Davis

Megan Davis

Clinical Professor of Law

Professor Laurel Simmons

Laurel Simmons

Clinical Associate Professor of Law

Professors of Practice

Professor Margot Merek

Margot Merek

Professor of Practice

Academic Initiatives / Bar Prep

Professor Fran-Victoria Stephens

Fran-Victoria Stephens

Professor of Practice

Academic Initiatives / Bar Prep

Office of Student Affairs

Lisa Cohen

Lisa Cohen

Director of Academic Success

Monica Mensah

Monica Mensah

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Bar Exam Preparation and Support

Students prepare for the exam, at a Mini-Bar in the Law Center building with members of the Academic Initiatives / Bar Success team. The team also supports students in person on the days of the bar exam..