By Professor Herb Ramy Director, Academic Support Program, Suffolk University Law School It is quite common to be confused after class. You have just covered a new legal principle, and you may be struggling to fully comprehend how it works or how it relates to other rules you covered earlier in the semester. When [...]
By Professor Herb Ramy Director, Academic Support Program, Suffolk University Law School Too often, students begin their examination answers by stating their final conclusion. Instead, the answer should begin with a statement identifying the problem(s) one is seeking to resolve. This may not seem like an important distinction, but place yourself into examination mode for [...]
By Professor Herb Ramy Director, Academic Support Program, Suffolk University Law School A recent “Tip of the Week” touched on the importance of treating your email messages as a professional form of communication. Continuing with the idea of conveying only positive information about yourself, our “ASP Tip of the Week” is to review your online profile [...]
By Professor Herb Ramy Director, Academic Support Program, Suffolk University Law School Treat emails like any other form of professional communication. You must strive for the highest degree of formality when e-mailing anyone in a professional situation. A professional context includes e-mails to professors, potential employers or their staff, colleagues (including your classmates), and existing [...]
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