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“John Marshall’s externship program offers quality field placements that develop professional and practical skills while ensuring  successful and meaningful on-the-job performance.” Paul Nam, Graduate (’12)

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“I wanted to go to an ABA-accredited school that has a strong bar passage rate. John Marshall Law School in Atlanta was the best fit for me.” Aslean Zachary, 3L

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“Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School has a 13:1 faculty-to-student ratio and the professors have open-door policies that foster mentorship.” Alex McArthur, Graduate (’12)

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E-130 – Professional & Academic Success Seminar (P.A.S.S.)

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The Professional and Academic Success Seminar (P.A.S.S.) is a required course for all incoming first-year students. The course trains students in the academic skills needed to maximize their academic performance. Students will practice and develop competencies in critical reading, case briefing, logic and legal analysis, note-taking, creating course outlines, and strategies and tactics for approaching multiple-choice and essay exams. The course also emphasizes developing effective study habits, time management and professionalism. Peer review, group work and faculty feedback provides students the opportunity to self-assess. Limited outside reading assigned, written assignments are all in-class. (Pass/No Credit/Fail)

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Instructor Room Days Times
Rasalam 710 M 05:00pm - 06:00pm

Required Materials:

Friedman, Open Book, Aspen Publishers Inc, ISBN: 9781454806073

McKinney, Reading Like a Lawyer, Carolina Academic Press, ISBN: 9781594600326

Recommended Materials:

First Assignments:

Read Chapter 1-4 of Reading Like a Lawyer