Poster Presentation: First Year Lab at University of New Mexico

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In 2019, the University of New Mexico School of Law launched Lab, an addition to the first-year curriculum that introduced our students to the practice of law from day one. Through simulations and classroom exercises, first-semester students were able to practice foundational lawyering skills, develop their fledgling professional identities, contextualize their learning in doctrinal classes, and envision a model for success as a law student and lawyer that does not depend solely on success in exam courses. We look forward to seeing meaningful returns from our investment in Lab when students enter our mandatory clinic in two years.