Family law, done hands-on
Every workshop at milligram is built around real casework — not slides. You work through actual scenarios in custody disputes, asset division, and pension legal services, so the knowledge sticks.
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What the learning structure looks like
Each course module ties directly to a real-world situation: a pension dispute lawyer scenario, a retirement benefits claim, or a social security lawyer case walkthrough. You see how the law applies, then practice it yourself.
Case-based reading
You start with a real case brief — the kind a pension rights lawyer or family attorney would receive. Read it, mark it up, and identify what matters before group discussion begins.
Individual prepSmall-group roleplay
Groups of four to six simulate client consultations. One person plays the client seeking pension claim help or retirement legal advice, the rest advise. Instructors observe and give structured feedback after.
CollaborativeTimed drafting exercises
You draft a response document — a petition outline, a pension case legal support memo, or an objection — in a fixed window. The constraint is intentional: it builds decision-making under real conditions.
Timed practiceLive instructor critique
No generic scores. Instructors respond to your actual work — pointing out where a pension lawyer argument breaks down, or where your analysis of a social security claim misses a statutory requirement.
Direct feedbackModule checkpoints
At each checkpoint you revisit a case from the start of the module and re-assess it. The point is not to test memory — it's to see how your thinking about pension law assistance or custody frameworks has shifted.
Progress checkPeer review rounds
Before instructor review, you exchange work with a peer. Reviewing someone else's pension dispute analysis sharpens your own — you spot gaps in theirs and often spot matching gaps in your own thinking.
Peer learningInstructors who've handled the cases, not just studied them
Renata Ó Briain
Family Law — Pension & Retirement TrackWorked twelve years as a pension dispute lawyer before moving into workshop instruction. Brings actual case files into every session — names changed, facts intact.
Dagny Szymańska
Social Security & Benefits LawSpent nearly a decade as a social security lawyer advising families on benefit eligibility and pension claim help. Teaches the modules on federal benefit structures and cross-jurisdictional filing strategies.
Platform note
milligram has operated since 2014, connecting participants across the state with practitioners who teach from real caseloads — not textbooks. Enrollment is open now for the current program cycle.
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