The Circuit
Law School ignition
A Pre-1L Conference, limited to 50 attendees
July 10-11, 2023: New York City
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About Law School Ignition
Law School Ignition comprises three integral components to law school success: Academic Previews, Methods of Mastery, and Career Blueprinting. Our team will show you the ropes to ace exams and become an active part of the legal community today.
Personal Attention:
Our distinguished panel of expert presenters and mentors will equip you not only with the academic foundation key to 1L success, but will also deliver on our commitment to personalized attention. Together, we will pinpoint your strengths, make recommendations, and set up for a successful expedition down your path to a career in law.
A Circuit of Support:
Through engaging interactions with our panel, you'll have the chance to establish valuable connections without the pressures of traditional networking events. After our two-day intensive program, you’ll be ready to take on the challenge of law school with the assurance that our expert team is always just a call away.
The Schedule
Pre-event
July 9th
South Street Seaport
7:00 PM: Circuit Soiree: Come mingle with our distinguished panel and fellow participants over cocktails.
Day 1
July 10th
Fulton Street, New York, NY
9 AM: Breakfast and Power Up Welcome
10-12 PM:
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Torts Accelerator
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Civil Procedure Accelerator
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Contracts Accelerator
12-1:30 PM: Lunch Break
1:30-2 PM: The Career Blueprinting Process
2-3 PM: Methods of Mastery: Build your 1L study framework now, guided by our law school experts.
3-3:45 PM: Criminal Law Accelerator
3:45-5 PM: Circuit Speakers: Our team of dynamic lawyers is here to lead, inspire, and connect with you
5-5:30 PM: Closing Circuit
7 PM: Circuit Connect Dinner: Join us for a delicious dinner as you chat with our panel of presenters in a relaxed and friendly environment
Day 2
July 11th
Fulton Street, New York, NY
9 AM: Breakfast and Power Up Welcome
10-12 PM:
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Constitutional Law Accelerator
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Amped Outlines
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Supercharged exams
12-1:30 PM: Lunch Break
1:30-3 PM: Individualized Career Blueprinting sessions and outlining workshops.
2-3 PM: Methods of Mastery: Setting up to master the process of law school.
3-4:30 PM: Question and Answer period with Circuit Speakers
4:30 PM: Closing Circuit Farewell
5:30 PM: Circuit Soiree: Join us for some farewell cocktails.
Price includes all seminar activities, materials, and one dinner. Does not include happy hours, lunches, or lodging.
Want to know more?
Academic Preview
Your 1L year is not a workout or a movie. Skipping to the end isn’t harmful and doesn’t deprive you of an invaluable learning experience.
Your job is to get the basics down as soon as possible, so that you can spend your valuable study time exploring nuances, practicing exam-writing, and connecting with mentors.
At our Academic Accelerator sessions, we’ll preview of some topics that are predictable brain-breakers for 1Ls. After learning about things like personal jurisdiction, promissory estoppel, and the commerce clause with us, all you’ll need to do is practice a non-smug response when your classmates say, “this subject is a disaster, right?”
We’ll be working on lessons to set you up for Torts, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Criminal law — all the biggies.
Methods of Mastery
We get it. You’re inundated with “helpful advice” from bar review companies, law professors, and your neighbor’s cousin who graduated a few years ago. Everyone thinks they have the secret for acing your 1L year.
We’ll help you cut through the noise, keep the good advice, and trash the rest. We’ve been working with law students for decades. We’ve seen what works — spoiler, it’s not highlighting your textbook with four different colors or copying case briefs from free websites.
It’s not a patented 32-step system, there’s no free t-shirt for being a class rep, and it doesn’t require you to spend thousands of dollars on flashcards and laminated flowcharts. It’s clear, manageable advice that you can start to use immediately.
Career Blueprinting
Career Advice Starting Today
Contrary to the obsession over the “litigation versus transactional” debate, the legal profession offers a lot more than two options.
As an incoming 1L, you don’t need to decide how or even if you’ll practice law. What you should be doing, though, is developing an understanding of big-picture of the legal world.
We’re here to reveal the blueprints for many common career options, including government service, criminal prosecution, non-profit advising, in-house counsel, small firm litigation, general practice, big firm transactions, legal journalism, academia, and others. What’s more, we will provide you with specific guidance on actions you can take as a student that will advance you down the path of one or more careers that may interest you.
And the best part? We’ll still be here once your journey begins. When it’s time for an internship, a mock interview, or networking, we’ll connect you with the lawyers we already know and we’ll support you as you take your first steps on your own professional journey.
Individualized Attention
Each participant will have a private, half-hour consultation with one of our expert attorney mentors. During your session, we will evaluate your unique needs and suggest personalized, career-tracked action items you can put into place immediately. We’ll make specific, targeted recommendations for your academic success and support you by connecting you with additional mentors and resources within our vast circuit of high-profile (but ultra-approachable) legal professionals.
The Circuit Panel
Nikki Birdsall, Esq.
Attorney at Internet2
Additional speakers to be announced at a later date.