MAX by AccessLex

MAX is a comprehensive financial education program created expressly for law students. It uses a building block curriculum that teaches personal finance in a way that complements the skills legal education values and builds on.

  • To provide a comprehensive personal finance education, MAX:
  • Includes online lessons, online or in-person workshops, and one-on-one financial coaching,
  • Delivers information in a quick and easy way to understand, and
  • Offers scholarship incentives to motivate you to stay on track – awarding $110,000 to each class year of students annually.

To get started, go to www.AccessLex.org/MAXonline. Your name, email address, school, and class year are all that you need to sign up for the program. The first four lessons will get you started on developing your personal financial strategy.

 

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Course Types

We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.

Core Course

Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility.  Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.

Elective

After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses.  Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.

Seminar

Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.

Clinics/Externships

Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor.  RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.