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Winter/spring 2010 Schedule of Live, One-Day Programs
The winter/spring 2010 schedule of live LEEWS programs is posted below. All programs will be conducted personally by Mr. Miller, LEEWS founder.
Given law school ineptitude in training how one actually "thinks and analyzes as a lawyer," not to mention how to take control of and manage essay hypothetical-type exam exercises, LEEWS makes a big difference even days before an exam. (The competition in terms of quality of exams clueless classmates produce is simply that weak, even at the Harvards and Yales.)
Nevertheless, it is important to begin the new term with renewed purpose, focus, confidence. It is best to begin implementing abbreviated LEEWS case briefing and course outlining aspects asap. Therefore, if no live program is scheduled near you, or the program near you comes late in the term, you should consider the equally effective audio CD program. (Equally effective IF you do it!)
Second term improvement with LEEWS is practically assured.
Our (extensive) experience is that while it is good to acquire LEEWS before any exam, students exposed to LEEWS following a set of exams better appreciate the difference LEEWS can make, more predictably do the practice necessary to implement LEEWS skillfully, and more predictably do well. Note that you have a free 10-day trial of the audio CD program. Most will now be in a position to quickly determine whether LEEWS offers something very different and more effective than typical, IRAC-focused, rather obvious, helpful hints type advice offered elsewhere. (Plus a practice exam that you go over with do's and don'ts.)
The audio CD program (including book) is always available. Purchasers thereof are entitled to attend any live program at the "repeater" rate of $60. ($50 if you attend with a friend or as part of a group. Bring your book!) Those who do LEEWS prior to starting law school -- a very good idea! -- should revisit the instruction six weeks or so into the term. This not only reinforces facets of approach, especially abbreviated case briefing and class notetaking, but is important as a counter to what most everyone else is doing -- briefing for class (not exams), taking mountains of useless class notes, posturing. (Good news! They're clueless. However, sometimes it is hard to imagine that so many smart, able people can be on the wrong track.)
Introduction
LEEWS offers live one-day (8:45-5) programs in winter/spring [Feb.-Apr.] and in fall [Sept.-Dec.]. None in summer. The equally effective audio CD program is always available.
Below the schedule is information respecting program time, what to do before attending programs, suggestions respecting cheaper hotel rooms, cancellation policy, etc.
All scheduled programs are live, conducted by Wentworth Miller, LEEWS founder. (Click "About Your Instructor" for a profile of Mr. Miller.)
Price of Program
Prices: $125 for individual registration by Weds. prior to a program [includes book]; $140 thereafter and at door; $115 for members of group of 3-6; $110 for group of 7-12; $105 for larger [13+] groups; free course for organizer of group of 20+ (or group of 13+ if group members pay the $110 rate). $60 to repeat the program (including purchasers of the audio program), $50 if with a friend or part of a group (and bring the book!). The audio CD program is $160, which includes book, shipping, handling (3-4 day delivery). Click on "Registration/Order/Cost" for price and payment information, how to form a group, etc. See "Program Content" for description of the live program, photos of the book and audio program, etc.
Time of Program
Time: Live programs run from 8:45-5 or slightly after, with a break for lunch on your own. Registration is 8:15-8:45.
Note: Because LEEWS is a system of day-to-day, week-to-week preparation as well as actual test taking, as noted above, we suggest you consider the equally effective audio CD program if a live date comes late in the term. (See Program Content for photo, description, etc.) However, students who take LEEWS even days before exams also typically report greatly improved exam performance. It is simply that you vault far beyond clueless classmates in so many respects.
(See useful advice below on what you should be doing prior to a LEEWS live program.)
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City |
Date(s) |
Location (normally a hotel) |
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Atlanta |
Feb. 27 (Sat) |
Doubletree "Atlanta Northwest" (770.272.9441) — 2055 South Park Place, ("Atlanta" mailing and GPS address, but actually in Marietta) 30339. Windy Hill exit off I-75 northwest of downtown Atlanta (just north of I-285 loop), west 1/2 mile (or 1/4 mile from north) to S. Park Place (behind Popeye's). Free parking. |
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Boston |
April 18 (Sun) |
Royal Sonesta Hotel-Cambridge (617.806.4200) — 40 Edwin Land Blvd. 02142. 1st Street at Route 3 on the Charles River at the Cambridge Galleria (across from Beacon Hill). "T" to Lechmere Station. $3-4 parking across street in Galleria part of mall lot. Avoid hotel parking in mall lot! |
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Chicago |
March 28 (Sun) |
Hotel Allegro, Chicago (312.236.0123) — 171 W. Randolph St. 60601. West on Randolph from Millenium Park (on Michigan), between LaSalle and Wells in the theatre district. Washington exit east off I-90/94. (Parking in downtown Chicago is expensive!—$14 in lot around corner from hotel is probably best deal = Washington and Franklin lot on Wells st..) Take a train! Orange, pink, brown, purple lines to Washington & Wells. Green and blue lines to Clark & Lake. Red line to State & Lake.) Note! Good news! Daylight savings time change occurs this Sunday morning. Set clock back an hour! (Fall back.) Gain an hour's sleep! |
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Cincinnati † |
Fall program only |
Holiday Inn, Sharonville (513.563.8330) — 3855 Hauck Rd., 45241. Exit 46 (Hauck Rd.) off I-275 north loop, 2 exits east of where I-75 intersects, north of Cincinnati. Free parking. |
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Cleveland † |
Fall program only |
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Middleburg Hts. (440.243.4040) — 7230
Engle Road 44130. Bagley Rd. exit off I-71, two miles south of (Hopkins)
airport. One block west. Free parking. |
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Detroit |
April 3 (Sat) |
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Novi (248.348.5000) — 27000 Sheraton Drive, Novi 4837. Novi Road/Town Center exit (162) off I-96, just west of I-696/275 loop, 15 mi west of Detroit. Free parking. |
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Durham, NC† |
Fall program only |
Hilton near Duke (West Durham) (919.383.8033) — 3800 Hillsborough
Rd., 27705. Exit 173 off I-85 just west of 15-501 bypass. Free parking. |
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Gainesville, FL |
Feb. 28 (Sun) |
Paramount Plaza Convention Center, Gainesville (352.377.4000) — 2900 SW 13th Street [Route 441] 32608. Exit 74 off I-75, east 2 mi to 441, left 1/4 mile. Free parking. |
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Houston |
March 27 (Sat) |
Doubletree Guest Suites, Houston west (713.961.9000) — 5353 Westheimer Rd. 77056. West on Westheimer off 610 west loop at The Galleria. $2 guest parking with voucher at class ($9 valet). |
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Los Angeles |
March 6 (Sat) |
Courtyard Marriott, "Los Angeles Westside," Culver City (310.484.7000) — 6333 Bristol Parkway, Culver City 90230. Howard Hughes Pkwy exit off I-405 freeway (visible from hwy), right on Centinela, then left on Bristol Pkwy. HH Pkwy. is approx midway between LAX and 110 Santa Monica freeway. $6 self parking at hotel with discount stamp at meeting room. |
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Miami† |
Fall program only |
Marriott Biscayne Bay (305.374.3900) — 1633 N. Bayshore Ave.,
Miami 33132. Just north of Miami Heat arena. I-95 or 836 to I-395 east
to Biscayne Blvd. North to 14th St., right two blks., and left on Bayshore.
Self parking at hotel unfortunately is probably best option = $13 with
meeting validation. |
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New York City |
April 11 (Sun) |
New York Law School (not NYU!), southern Manhattan — 185 West Broadway entrance (at Worth St.), 9 blocks north of Ground Zero, 4 blocks south of Canal St. (which leads out of Holland Tunnel). Take trains to Church Street. Free Sunday street parking. However, read signs carefully! Bring photo ID. Re lunch — delis, etc. are several blocks away. (Pack a lunch?) |
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Oklahoma City† |
Fall program only |
Crowne Plaza Hotel. OKC (405.848.4811) — 2945 Northwest Expy.,
OKC 73112. Northwest Expressway (Route 3) off I-44 @ May Ave. (NW of
city). Free parking. |
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Philadelphia |
April 17 (Sat) |
Sheraton "Suites" Hotel (not nearby Four Points Sheraton) at the airport (215.365.6600) — 4101 Island Ave., Phila. 19153. Exit 15 off I-95, 1/2 mi north of airport. Parking $5, but usually no attendant or fee when you exit just after 5 pm. |
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Portland, OR† |
Fall program only |
Embassy Suites Hotel, Tigard (south of Portland) (503.644.4000)
— 9000 SW Washington Square Road 97223. Exit 292 west off I-5 several
miles south of Portland, on to Hwy. 217. 217 north a couple miles to
exit 4 (Shoals Ferry Road). Right on Shoals Ferry, and hotel is visible.
(Also from 217.) Free parking. |
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St. Louis† |
Fall program only |
Sheraton Hotel, Clayton (314.863.0400) — 7730 Bonhomme Ave.,
Clayton, MO 63105. Forest Park Pkwy. exit (1E) east off I-170 and immediately
exit (right) up the ramp (Central Ave.) into the Clayton suburb, just
west of St. Louis. Right at the first light on Bonhomme, two blocks
to the hotel on the right. Normally free parking for day meetings. |
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San Francisco |
March 7 (Sun) |
Hyatt--Fisherman's Wharf (415.563.1234) — 555 N. Pointe St. 94133. North Pointe Street at Bay Street, Golden Gate end of wharf. Free Sunday parking on streets up and away from the wharf (e.g., up Bay St). Hotel parking is very expensive ($30 or more!). |
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Washington, DC |
April 10 (Sat) |
Radisson at Reagan National airport, Crystal City (So. Arlington), VA (703.920.8600) — 2020 Jefferson Davis Hwy.(US 1), S. Arlington, VA 22202. Jeff Davis Hwy (US 1) at 20th St. North on US 1 off I-95 through Alexandria (4 mi); south off I-395 or I-66; metro to Crystal City (2-3 blocks away). Free Sunday parking. (But check meter reqirements.) |
† = Live program normally offered in fall only.
GENERAL INFORMATION
PROGRAM: All programs are from 8.45-5 (including lunch hour on your own). Check-in in fall is from 8:00-8:45. (8:15-8:45 in winter/spring.) Seating is first come, first served. Unless a message at our 800 number (800.765.8246) or online indicates a program is closed (unlikely in most cities), one can register at the door — cash, check, money order, or credit card. Be sure to come rested. A note pad is a good idea, but not essential. Do not bring a laptop! (More thinking — about the law, its application, etc. — is what we are about, not endless note taking. Indeed, our grads typically report reducing note taking to well under a page per class hour.) Students — new 1Ls — who have not yet taken a law school exam will benefit from looking at old essay exams prior to coming. (Any exam, in any subject. We want you to have a feel for the complexity of "hypothetical" fact patterns and the confusion experienced when addressing them. Normally old exams can be found on file in the library. Or simply look at the sample exams at this website.) Prelaw? — try to find and read a couple actual "cases" (judicial opinions). Probably some can be found on the internet. Or visit any county law library or law school library.
ACCOMMODATIONS/PARKING: As most attendees travel locally, LEEWS makes no arrangements with host hotels respecting accommodations, discounts. Generally, host hotels are expensive. If travelling overnight and expense is a concern, it is advisable to stay outside the city center. Less expensive accommodations — Red Roof Inn, Super 8, Sleep Inn, etc. — may typically be found at the intersections of major highways. Their 800 numbers can be gotten from information — 800.555.1212.
DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL: Sometimes we — at LEEWS — can offer directions beyond what is provided above. However, if more is needed, you are advised to call the hotel (numbers above). Sites such as mapquest.com, may be another solution.
PARKING: As with accommodations, LEEWS normally makes no arrangements respecting parking. Sometimes discounts are extended by the hotel. Where we know that parking is problematic or a helpful suggestion can be made, we do so in the above advisements under "Location." In most other instances parking is free on hotel grounds.
PREPARATION PRIOR TO LEEWS: Essential exam-taking components of LEEWS — exam orientation, structured issue identification system, how to analyze as a lawyer and present concisely, etc. — can be grasped, practiced, and implemented within days of an exam (even during the exam period). However, ideally you want more time to practice these aspects. Certainly, day-to-day and week-to-week preparation aspects of LEEWS — e.g., 2-4 line case briefing (while getting more from class discussion), 10-30 page course outlining, etc. — are enhanced the more time you have before exams. Hence the above suggestion to consider the equally effective audio program.
If the live program remains your preference, we suggest the following prior to the program. (You won't be quite so off the mark as most law students, especially new 1Ls.)
- Concentrate on learning and grouping clear, complete statements of relevant "black letter law" (rules, principles suggested by cases), preferably prior to class. (Professors won't teach you the law. Knowing it before you go into class will greatly assist comprehension. How to think and analyze as a lawyer, and therefore how to know the law really well and think about its application to facts, in most instances must await our instruction.) You will need a — preferably used, to save $ — commercial outline to get a complete statement of the law (also to place it in a larger context of related principles) — Emanuel's (free on lexis nexis!, but why download all that?), Gilbert's, Legal Lines, etc. (whichever sets forth the law in a way you prefer). Group this law weekly in your developing course outlines by category — e.g., statute of frauds, consideration, forms of acceptance, offer, etc. in contracts; intentional torts, unintentional torts, negligence, strict liability, etc. in torts; easement, adverse possession, holder in due course, etc. in property; etc.
- Look at old exams of your professors to get a sense of what you're up against (sometimes on file in the library, but harder and harder to find, as profs don't want to have to make up new hypos every year and therefore husband them).
- Read any articles written by your professors in the past couple years to gain a sense of their thinking, concerns, pet interests and peeves.
- Come to the program rested. (Programs occupy a long day. There is much to digest. However, they are very interesting, even surprisingly enjoyable, as Mr. Miller is a witty, enthusiastic instructor.)
CANCELLATION OR NO-SHOW BY REGISTRANT: If you are registered for a program and unable to attend, you may cancel through the Thursday prior to that program (call the 800 number) and receive a full refund minus a $20 administrative fee. Thereafter you would be assessed a $30 fee. Alternatively, you may switch to another program (no charge through the Thursday prior, $15 thereafter) OR apply the full amount paid toward purchase of the audio CD program ($160, which includes packaging and shipping). You may purchase the Primer (book) only ($40), and the $20/30 respective assessments would be reduced to $10/20. (I.e., what you paid would be refunded minus $50-55, depending on when this option was exercised.)
PROGRAM CANCELLATION: In the event a program is cancelled, an announcement of same will be posted both above and at the 800 number (800.765.8246). You should check this site or call the 800 number the Thursday eve prior to your program. If your program is cancelled, registrants will be offered the option of 1) a full refund; 2) the audio program (normally $160) at the $125 live program discount rate; 3) the ability to attend another program at no additional cost.
