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28 THE TO URO LAWYER FALL 201 5 basis on how to succeed in law school and every student should heed her advice. The process is about thinking and thinking is invisible so I have to make this visible for them by explaining through examples observed Kleinhaus. For many of those examples Kleinhaus brings shopping into the mix using handbags shoes and cars to demonstrate buying and selling or even discussing the renovation of her home bathroom to teach about defective performance in a Contracts class. Instead of being abstract I want to make the law concrete and real for my students she said. Thats how we learn. When we make it about the students making them the star they can emotionally connect with the material and best learn. And this method resonates with Touro Law students. I wouldnt have my mindset today if it wasnt for her educational process said Azoulay. Shulman concurs. She made Contracts come alive by not sharing textbook cases but real-life stories of her own. One of the biggest Touro Law legacies that can be attributed to Kleinhaus is the unrivaled programming she has implemented to aid Touro Law students in enduring a professional rite of passage passing the bar exam. She currently oversees a number of bar-preparation courses for graduating students that take an integrative problem- based approach and provide an opportunity for students to refine their mastery of substantive law and practice analytical skills in the context of bar exam questions. She also conducts one-on-one summer tutoring with students at risk of not passing the bar. Kleinhaus roots in bar preparation go back to 1998 not long after she herself passed the bar exam. Having developed close relationships with her fellow classmates she began hosting weekly in-home study sessions on Sundays with Touro Law alumni to help them study for the exam. This experience keenly tapped her into the individual manner in which people learned. Kleinhaus shared what she was doing with Howard Glickstein Touro Laws dean at the time and he started referring to her students seeking assistance with the exam. Positive word spread and in spring 1999 she began teaching Sunday workshops at Touro Law to guide students with essay writing. This was just the beginning of the Kleinhaus effect on Touro Laws educational offerings. A call Kleinhaus received from Heather Melniker a Professor of Law in Legal Process in August 1999 changed the course of her professional life. Professor Melniker asked if Kleinhaus was interested in becoming an Adjunct Professor to teach a section of Legal Process in the evenings at the time Kleinhaus was an associate with Solomon Richman Greenberg practicing labor law. She was working for the firm for over two years when in August 2000 Kleinhaus was offered the position of Adjunct Professor of Legal Methods to replace a professor who was taking a sabbatical. I looked at where I was in the firm and realized how much I loved teaching so I decided to take this opportunity said Kleinhaus. For the next three years until August 2003 Kleinhaus taught legal writing to first- year students conducted academic workshops focusing on the development of legal reasoning and writing skills for students at all levels and provided individual tutorials to enhance a students analytical and writing capabilities. Her endless patience and devotion to the Touro Law community was evident. During this time Vice Dean Gary Shaw realized there was a huge need for someone to oversee academic support programs which paved the way for Kleinhaus next role. In August 2003 Kleinhaus was named Director of Academic Development and Bar Programs and Professor of Law the position she maintains today. In this role she sees students who might not have performed well and gives them an opportunity to connect with the process of legal thinking. Touro Law has always been at the vanguard to implement programs to help students achieve success in their classes and excel on all components of the bar exam she said. As a teacher your words have such a profound effect on your students. Teaching takes time and students need encouragement. In 2006 she launched Touro Laws Summer Bar Preparation Program offering one-on-one tutoring for students at risk of not passing the bar and the program continues to thrive today. This started with faculty tutors and grew to include a solid network of over a dozen faculty and alumni known as bar counselors who Kleinhaus personally trains before they start coaching the bar candidates.