Erica Sylvia

staff

Erica Sylvia '15 she/her

Assistant Director Bar Success

Law School / Student Services

Contact

508-985-1150

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UMass School of Law 205

Education

UMass School of LawJD
UMass DartmouthBA

Teaching

Courses

A simulation-based course that develops competence in interactive lawyering skills. In this course, students will learn to interview clients, organize and analyze facts, counsel clients, help clients solve legal problems, collaborate with colleagues, negotiate with other attorneys, and identify ethical and professional concerns in law practice.

Study of the following core bar subjects: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Property, and Contracts. The class will concentrate on teaching the students the multistate and essay testing techniques in order to prepare them for the bar examination.

Erica Sylvia is the Assistant Director of Bar Success and an adjunct professor of various skills-based courses. Before joining UMass Law, Erica was an appellate prosecutor in Massachusetts, where she successfully argued many cases before the SJC and Appeals Court. Erica is a UMass alumna, having received her undergraduate degree in History from UMass Dartmouth and her Juris Doctor from UMass Law.