Melissa A. Hale

Melissa is the  Associate Director of Curriculum at Helix Bar Review by AccessLex. She received her B.S from Central Michigan University, and her J.D from New England School of Law. She focuses her research on teaching methods, including such presentations as: Tracking for the MBE: How to Help Students Identify Problem Areas and Improve (May 2016), The Middle Child Problem: How to Engage 2nd Year Students with Active Learning (May 2019), and Putting First Gen First: Supporting First Generation Law Students through Academic Success (October 2019). She has also published bar essay writing books for California, New York and Massachusetts.

CALI eLangdell Books

CALI eLangdell Books by Melissa Hale

CALI Lessons

This table shows Lessons and podcasts by this author. It includes Lesson title, CALI Topics for the Lesson, the date the Lesson was published on the CALI website, the date the Lesson was last updated, and run/usage totals for the past 30 and 120 days.

Note: usage information for podcasts is not available here and is marked as N/A.

Lesson Title CALI Topic(s) Latest updatesort descending Runs Past 30 Days Runs Past 120 Days
Attacking Exams June 15, 2020
6
550
Law School Lingo: How to Navigate A Brand New Vocabulary February 1, 2022
25
86
Managing Pandemic Stress in Law School: Discussions in Law School Success March 23, 2022
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What to Expect in Law School: Discussions in Law School Success April 4, 2022
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First-Generation Student Experiences: Discussions in Law School Success June 14, 2022
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The Importance of Collegiality and Professionalism: Discussions in Law School Success September 12, 2022
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Why Outlining Should Be Called Synthesizing: Discussions in Law School Success September 27, 2022
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Setting Realistic Expectations in Law School: Discussions in Law School Success December 13, 2022
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Law School Myths: Discussions in Law School Success December 23, 2022
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Analysis 3: Using Your Facts April 10, 2023
9
155
How to Learn from Exams May 26, 2023
6
66
Primary v. Secondary Sources: Why Is Reading Cases So Hard? June 5, 2023
24
52
Grit, Growth, and Why it Matters. Or, How to be Gritty! August 28, 2023
5
8
Analysis 1: Thinking Like a Lawyer October 10, 2023
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571
Issue Spotting September 19, 2024
178
371