Study Aids, Strategies & Exam Prep: 1L Year- Intro to Law School

In addition to essential chapters on topics like course outlining, legal writing, and exam preparation, this edition includes multiple new exercises so that students can self-assess in order to improve their analytical abilities.

Update of 1999 edition, offers new material focusing on exam preparation; drafting successful exam answers while avoiding common mistakes; and tackling multiple-choice questions.

Older editions on Second Floor at KF240 .S52 2002

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)

<10 minute discussions of tips and tricks for being successful in law school

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.

Older editions available on the 2nd Floor: KF273 .H4 2014

Explains legal, analytical and deductive reasoning using cases as examples.

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.

A look at how law professors use the Socratic method to help students develop a legal framework for analysis.

Covers how to prepare for class, what to do in class and after class, managing stress and other study skills for law schools.