FIRAC brief on a live legal problem
“What does the law actually say, and where is the argument weakest?”
What they hand inA structured legal brief with authorities cited.
Weeks 1–4Programmes / Law, Debate & Communication
Fellowship · Law, Debate & CommunicationFuture Lawyers Fellowship
A Harvard student-mentored pre-law fellowship: how US courts really work, FIRAC case analysis, LSAT fundamentals, AI & the Law - finishing with a live Moot Court simulation.
Next cohort starts Sat, 29 Aug 2026 · early-bird USD 499
Starts in 3 daysCohorts of Small live cohort
Length3 weekends · 6 live sessions
Cohort sizeSmall live cohort
EligibilityGrades 8–12 (13–17)
Live sessionsSat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4 (Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET) · live on Zoom
What your child will actually do
Live, mentor-led sessions - worked problems and real output, not lectures.
1
Read and break down real cases
Learn FIRAC - facts, issue, rule, analysis, conclusion - the method law students use from week one.
2
Write like a lawyer
Short legal memos with a clear position, evidence and a conclusion that holds up under questioning.
3
Debate AI & the Law and legal ethics
The questions the profession is arguing about right now, argued by your child with a mentor pushing back.
4
Argue a live Moot Court
Stand up, present a case, take questions - the moment most students say made law feel real.
Skills your child will gain
Named, practised skills - grouped the way universities read them, tied to how each is used in this fellowship.
Thinking & analysis
How your child breaks a problem down before touching it.
- FIRAC case analysis
Practised on live problems in every session - never taught as theory.
- Statutory and case reading
Mentors make your child justify each step out loud before moving on.
- LSAT-style logical reasoning
Applied to unfamiliar law, debate & communication material, not rehearsed examples.
Communication
Writing and speaking so an adult expert takes them seriously.
- Cross-examination and rebuttal
Rehearsed in front of a mentor and peers, then corrected on the spot.
- Legal writing structure
Written up each week and marked the way a specialist reader would mark it.
- Advocacy under time pressure
Tested in the final presentation, where the work has to stand on its own.
Projects they finish with
Sample briefs from recent cohorts - the actual work that comes out of the programme, not a syllabus.
Moot court advocacy
“Can the brief survive cross-examination?”
What they hand inA mooting record and written bench feedback.
Final weeksAI and the law position paper
“Who is liable when an algorithm causes harm?”
What they hand inA short position paper worth quoting in interviews.
Alongside the mootA written brief plus a live moot
Your child prepares a legal brief on a real problem and then argues it in a live moot court against peers, with a mentor sitting as bench - the closest a school student gets to actual advocacy.
What you end up holding
- A written legal brief for the portfolio
- A mooting record and judge feedback
- AI-and-the-law reading notes worth quoting in interviews
What they'll take away
Certificate of CompletionLetter of ParticipationWritten legal memo for the portfolioMoot Court experience
How this strengthens their university profile
The point isn't the certificate. It's the line a family can honestly write afterwards - and the artefact sitting behind it.
Before
"My child is interested in law, debate & communication."
Nothing an admissions officer can check.
After Future Lawyers Fellowship
"My child completed Future Lawyers Fellowship and finished a written brief plus a live moot."
A line with an artefact behind it.
Why this fellowship counts
Depth. A fellowship is the spine of a profile - several weeks with one mentor, one field and one finished piece of work at the end. This is what turns "interested in medicine" into evidence.
A future-lawyer profile built on argument quality rather than debate trophies alone.
What a university can verify
- A written legal brief for the portfolio
- A mooting record and judge feedback
- AI-and-the-law reading notes worth quoting in interviews
- A finished capstone or research piece
- Mentor feedback in writing
Upcoming cohorts
Starting soon
Sat, 29 Aug 20263 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Cohort 1
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Sat, 31 Oct 20263 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Batch 2
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Sat, 6 Mar 20273 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Batch 3
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Session times shown in Dubai time (GMT+4) with US Eastern alongside. Fees are correct at time of publishing - confirm on the programme page.
Taught by Harvard students, not a recorded course
Mentors are current Harvard students who have been through competitive admissions and debate rooms recently. Every session is live, and every memo gets individual feedback.
Parents usually ask
Does my child need debate experience?
No. Structure is taught from scratch, and the Moot Court is scaffolded across the fellowship so nobody is thrown in cold.
Is this only useful for future lawyers?
The core skills - reading closely, arguing with evidence, writing tightly - transfer to any competitive university application.
How is progress shared with parents?
You get feedback on written work and an invitation to the Moot Court session at the end.
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