Includes information on taking law school exams with examples of student essays, outlines, legal memoranda, and multiple choice questions.

This provides practical, experience-based advice for students studying or considering studying law.

Before the Paper Chase: The Scholarship of Law School Preparation and Admissions contains the best of the recent qualitative and quantitative research on the law school admissions process.

This book helps students make the transition from their undergraduate experience to law school. Unlike other ''introduction to law school'' texts, Bridging the Gap offers a different approach because it: explains the ''why'' of law, providing students with the context necessary to understand why law school is taught in a certain manner; explains the ''how'' of the law, setting out a step-by-step process that will help students adapt to the law school setting; and explains the ''what'' of the law.

This book equips the loved ones of law students; parents, partners, friends, and relatives; with all the information they need to understand and survive their student's journey through the world of legal education.

Cracking the Case Method provides concise and down-to-earth information on how to succeed in law school by answering these questions and many others.

Outlines the available resources and study-aids and shows how to effectively use new technologies such as websites that distribute outlines, companies that provide MP3s of detailed lectures on first year courses, student-maintained outline banks, recorded lectures, professor podcasts, and PowerPoint slides.

These CDs include lectures for Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts. Also, as a bonus, the Law School Exam Writing lecture and a .pdf version of The 8 Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School are also included. Save over 20% when purchased as a set.

If students wish to survive and excel in law school, they must approach it correctly. Students also need to understand what professors expect of them, or they will be left behind.

Each part is a unique guide through internal regulations leading to different legal professions. The articles present the academic education system in the field of law and also special requirements and professional exams giving the right/permission to perform legal professions. The reader will see the differences and similarities especially in the European systems of the presented countries.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide for college students and high school seniors considering law school. It teaches how to build an undergraduate resume, how to gather information about law school and legal careers, how to prepare for the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and how to navigate the pitfalls of the law school application process.

Written for students by a student, this book deals with current issues that law students face, including computers in the classroom, electronic databases, the Socratic method and outlining study tips.

Fifteen law schools have been sued for allegedly reporting misleading employment data. Professor Johnson demonstrates how to find relevant data about a law school and how to analyze over twenty different criteria in assessing whether the school has sufficiently satisfactory outcomes and is, therefore, worth attending. Such a thorough analysis will help prospective students avoid getting ''vanity degrees''--the diplomas that look lovely in a picture frame but that may not make one employable as an attorney.

This all-in-one volume takes the reader from the law school application process, through the bar exam and the graduate's first job. The book begins with ideas on selecting which law schools to apply to, how to improve your chances of gaining admission, and how to decide which law school to attend. The second section of the book takes the reader through each of the three years of law school. The third section discusses how to succeed on the bar exam and the graduate's options in the practice of law.

Law School Labyrinth is designed to help law students maximize their law school experience by offering essential strategies for success. Author Steven Sedberry, who left a 20-year big business career to pursue his law degree, provides a unique perspective on maximizing the law school experience and a no-nonsense approach to planning for the future.

Written by a recent Harvard Law School graduate, this brand-new blueprint for legal accomplishment gets down to specifics with--The law school application process and tips on taking the important LSAT; Selecting a law school, applying for scholarships, and deciding between top-ranked and lower-ranked schools; Making the grade during that vital first year at law school; The best courses to take in second and third years.

This concise handbook focuses on all aspects of law school that are mystifying or tricky or both… including [p]reparing for essay and multiple-choice exams, course selection, time management, applying for jobs and most importantly exam strategies.

Provides research-based learning strategies for law students who learn differently. Students diagnosed with learning disabilities or unique learning styles, may need to outline differently, read cases differently, and approach law school in a more active, engaged, and efficient manner. This book offers learning strategies grounded in empirical research to help law students who learn differently maximize their academic success.

A Short & Happy Guide to Being a Law Student is a must-read whenever worry or doubt creep in. Learn from the unprecedented ten-time recipient of the Professor of the Year award how to be your best in and out of class, how to prepare for exams, how to succeed on exams,how to put your best foot forward in a job interview, how to find teachers to inspire you, what to do in classes that leave you uninspired, how to cope with stress and how to create value in everything you do.

Note-taking--Sharpening your note-taking skills will maximize your study time and improve your grades Your law professor's personality--Understanding it can be to your advantage Study traps--What are they and how to avoid them Memory aids--How classic memory systems work and when you should (and shouldn't) use them The pressures of law school--Effective techniques for handling the pressure from classmates, professors, and reading assignments Taking exams--Nine steps to writing exceptional exam answers.

A Student's Guide to Law School offers a unique balance of insider's knowledge and professional advice. Organized in four parts, the first part looks at tests and grades, explaining what's expected and exploring the seven choices students must make on exam day. The second part discusses the skills needed to be a successful law student, giving the reader easy-to-use tools to analyze legal materials and construct clear arguments. The third part contains advice on how to use studying, class work, and note-taking to find your best path. Finally, Ayers closes with a look beyond the classroom, showing students how the choices they make in law school will affect their career--and even determine the kind of lawyer they become.

Includes samples of authentic law school documents (e.g., exam questions, student outlines, class notes) to present a comprehensive picture of the 1L experience.

The Zen of Law School Success offers a comprehensive approach to succeeding in law school. Zen is about simplicity, balance, knowing your universe, knowing yourself, and staying focused on the path to enlightenment. Similarly, these principles should be the foundation for success in law school, and this book details how to put these principles into practice in order to maximize your ability to have a successful law school career.

In this podcast they share their experiences and insights on time management issues for law school students, preparing for class, how to brief a case, research tips applicable for 1L writing assignments (and the eventual practice of law), how to develop an understanding of the law, and techniques and tips for studying and preparing for the final exam.

This provides a series of road maps to guide prospective LL.M. students through every step of their journey. From assessing your reasons to acquire an LL.M., to choosing an American law school, meeting financial and immigration challenges, and succeeding in law school and a career in law, the LL.M. Roadmap provides straightforward guidance, along with plenty of checklists and reference sources.

In Legal English, experienced educators and professors answer the needs of law students and non-English speaking lawyers who are unfamiliar with the use of English in legal settings.