Nicole Robin Lefton

Hofstra University School of Law

Director of Academic Support and Bar Exam Preparation

Nicole Lefton is an Assistant Professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where she is the Director of Academic Support and Bar Exam Preparation. Before joining Hofstra Law, Ms. Lefton was the Senior Director of Academics at Kaplan Bar Review. In addition, she taught Legal Writing and Lawyering Skills at Cardozo School of Law. Ms. Lefton graduated from Vassar College and received her J.D. from Cornell Law School. After graduating from Cornell, she joined the law firm of Rosenman & Colin as a real estate associate. She then joined Brownstone Publishers, a national legal newsletter publisher, where she began as an editor and eventually became editor-in-chief. Ms. Lefton is admitted to the New York State Bar.

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) Published in Latest update Runs Past 30 Days Runs Past 120 Days
Multiple-Choice Questions: Wrong Answer Pathology
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2019 October 26, 2022
Reading Comprehension Strategies for Exams
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2020 September 29, 2023
Metacognition
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2020 April 7, 2023
Outlining Basics
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2020 August 29, 2023
Study Groups: Best Practices
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2020 March 3, 2020
Four Steps to Help with Course Selection
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2022 February 1, 2022
The Counterargument: A Key (But Often Overlooked) Part of Legal Reasoning
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2022 July 5, 2022
Got a Question? Tips on How to Talk to Your Professors
  • 1L - First Year Lesson Topics
  • Law School Success
2022 April 6, 2023