Melissa A. Hale is the director of learning for legal education at °®ÓÎÏ·ÌåÓý. Prior to joining °®ÓÎÏ·ÌåÓý, Melissa was the director of academic success and bar programs at Loyola University Chicago, with a focus on helping students, especially first-generation law students, develop the academic skills they need for law school. She is the author of “â€� and â€�).â€�
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