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Study Aids, Strategies & Exam Prep: 1L Year- Intro to Law School
Print and online study aids for required and suggested 2L and 3L classes most of which are part of bar exam study.
Below are print and electronic resources to prepare for law school and your career as a legal professional. The books list the call number where they can be found in the Villanova Law Library and also links to the ebook version, where available.
Introduces the basic structure of our legal system and to the distinctive features of legal reasoning. To prepare students for exams, the book explains in clear and careful detail what exams are designed to test. It then devotes a single, clearly written chapter to each step of the process of answering exams. Includes sample exams for Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property and Torts as well as student answers, model answers and professor analysis.
Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School by Ruta K. Stropus; Charlotte D. Taylor
Topics include: Foundational knowledge, class prep, exam prep, self-assessment and reflection and more. Looking for some sessions to get started with?
Try:
• A Good Place to Start.... Depends on Where you are Beginning (LSS33) (Law School Success Lessons Overview & Finding Tool)
• Common Law Basics: What Faculty May Assume You Know (LSS20)
• Analysis 1: Thinking Like a Lawyer (LSS04)
• Finding The Rule (LSS21)
• Note-Taking in Law School 101: The Basics (LSS08)
• Note-Taking in Law School 101: Case-Based Content (LSS14)
Advice from a seasoned professor on: the Socratic method, preparing for class, note-taking during class, class participation, "riding out" that "lost at sea" feel common during the first few weeks of law school, the appropriate use of study aids, advice about law school exams, and general advice on doing well in law school.
Collections of posts from The Law School Toolbox which offers a "getting ready for law school" online course that you can pay for but these articles are free
Explains legal, analytical and deductive reasoning using cases as examples. Print copy available on the 3rd Floor at KF8775 .B87 2007
American Law and the American Legal System in a Nutshell by Lloyd Bonfield
Call Number: Reserve Study, ask at Circulation Desk
ISBN: 1634606450
Publication Date: 2021
This book provides introductory survey of both procedural and substantive law -- is a comprehensive, though concise, survey of the American legal system -- its structure and its methodology.
Walks through a case introducing students to basic law school tasks such as reading analytically, understanding legal materials, and working with the common law.