LEAP - Touro Law Center - Touro College

“L.E.A.P. stands for Legal
Education Access Program,
but when you participate in
the program, you will learn
that it has a deeper
meaning. L.E.A.P. was
instrumental in helping me
transition as a first year
law student. I was inspired
by my L.E.A.P. teaching
assistants who had been
successful in their first year,
and it gave me the
confidence that I would also
be able to achieve this same
goal. Participating in
L.E.A.P. not only allows
you to excel academically
but also provides a support
system, something we all
need as law students.”
- Winsome Taik
Class of 2010
“LEAP is the SINGLE
most helpful program to
assist incoming minority
law students. LEAP
provides students with a
basic layout of law school
with actual training to
succeed in 1st year law
classes. It also links
individuals into a social
network for study groups,
discussions and various
other benefits. I attribute a
significant portion of my
success in law school to
LEAP. It would have
been a grave mistake to
miss out on the LEAP
program if one has the
opportunity to attend its
sessions.”
L.E.A.P. ACADEMIC
YEAR PROGRAM
During the fall and spring semesters, L.E.A.P. participants
in each section will have a L.E.A.P. Teaching Assistant
for each of their substantive courses. They will meet with
their Teaching Assistants regularly, in Teaching Assistant
Sessions, and will focus on difficult areas of substantive
law and on preparation for mid-term exams and the
exams that are given at the end of each semester.
The Teaching Assistants serve as teachers, mentors, and
friends. They are highly successful upper-division students
who participated in the L.E.A.P. Program during their
first year of law school and are giving back to new first
year students what they received from their L.E.A.P.
Teaching Assistants.
During the academic year, the L.E.A.P. Program
Director and Student Co-Directors are available to
L.E.A.P. participants for one-on-one counseling and
academic guidance. Wonderful assistance also is available
from five minority student organizations, the Asian
Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA),
the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Latino/a
American Law Student Association (LALSA), the Muslim
Law Students Association (MLSA), and the South Asian
Law Students Association (SALSA). These organizations
bring interesting and informative speakers to the campus,
have mentoring programs for first year students, and
provide excellent networking opportunities through
affiliation with regional and national organizations.
- Han Sheng Beh
Class of 2009