This guide provides a selective overview of academic support resources available through the Taggart Law Library. You will find leads to information on exam taking, studying, time management, and study aids.
In law school, it’s never too early to study. The sooner you begin studying case briefs and your class notes, the quicker you’ll start to understand the law. As you build your class outlines, remember that developing condensed versions of your outlines will help you process the information.
And estimate how long it will take you to do each class task. (Hint: Review each task at the start of the day.) A to-do list will keep you on track and will give you an idea of the tasks you need to devote more time to.
Think of law school like a marathon – a long race, not a sprint. Adjusting your mindset, however, will help you to not feel overwhelmed. Split your class projects up into smaller tasks and reward yourself when each section is complete.
Several researchers suggest that you prepare both weekly schedules and semester-long schedules. The weekly schedule allows you to schedule small blocks of time for day-to-day activities, while the semester-long schedule allows you to set aside large blocks of time for such things as writing a paper, extensive review, or taking practice exams.
The ABCs of Law School by
Spoiler Alert: Law school can be overwhelming and stressful. The good news? You're not alone. The ABCs of Law School: Diary of a First Year Student shares all of the inside tips and tricks you need to survive and thrive, direct from someone who has been there, done that, and succeeded. The ABCs of Law School: Diary of a First Year Student is the newest book by bestselling, award-winning author, Teresa Power, JD. It offers access into the inner workings of law school, as told by an actual student. This easy to read guidebook provides a concise overview of the major core topics covered, as well as strategies on how to prepare for class, study for exams, and manage stress. Perfect for anyone considering, starting, or in law school! Book jacket.
Acing Your First Year of Law School by
Provides advice for first year law students on a variety ofissues to help them avoid the pitfalls that are commonamongst first year students.
Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School
Critical Reading for Success in Law School and Beyond
Deconstructing Legal Analysis by
Peter T. Wendel has taught academic success workshops at over thirty-five law schools throughout the country. In Deconstructing Legal Analysis: A 1L Primer, he provides a variety of time-tested techniques-including a unique model for visualizing legal analysis-to teach students how to think like lawyers and take law school exams. Deconstructing Legal Analysis: A 1L Primer features: a unique, visual pedagogical method that illustrates a relational analysis of facts, rules, and public policy an interactive approach that consistently encourages students to write down their answers to carefully guided questions a great teaching case, Pierson v. Post, showing how a layperson reads a case as compared to how a lawyer would read the same case useful templates and methods for legal analysis and essay-exam writing, such as IRAC and IRRAC exam-taking tips and guidance that emphasize flexibility, rather than a formulaic approach If experience is the best teacher, then Deconstructing Legal Analysis is an essential for academic success in law school.
Expert Learning for Law Students by
The third edition of Expert Learning for Law Students is a reorganization and rethinking of this highly-regarded law school success text. It retains the core insights and lessons from prior editions while updating the materials to reflect recent insights such as mindset theory, attribution theory, chunking for use, and interleaving learning. The text includes exercises and step-by-step guides to engage readers in the process of becoming expert learners, including specific strategies for succeeding in law school.
How to Succeed in Law School by 
The International Students' Survival Guide to Law School in the United States by 
Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell by 
Law School Confidential by
I WISH I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW! Don't get to the end of your law school career muttering these words to yourself! Take the first step toward building a productive, successful, and perhaps even pleasant law school experience--read this book! Written by students, for students, Law School Confidential has been the "must-have" guide for anyone thinking about, applying to, or attending law school for more than a decade. And now, in this newly revised third edition, it's more valuable than ever. This isn't the advice of graying professors or battle-scarred practitioners long removed from law school. Robert H. Miller has assembled a blue-ribbon panel of recent graduates from across the country to offer realistic and informative firsthand advice about what law school is really like. This updated edition contains the very latest information and strategies for thriving and surviving in law school--from navigating the admissions process and securing financial aid, choosing classes, studying and exam strategies, and securing a seat on the law review to getting a judicial clerkship and a job, passing the bar exam, and much, much more. Newly added material also reveals a sea change that is just starting to occur in legal education, turning it away from the theory-based platform of the previous several decades to a pragmatic platform being demanded by the rigors of today's practices. Law School Confidential is a complete guide to the law school experience that no prospective or current law student can afford to be without.
Law School Success in a Nutshell by
It answers questions students have as they begin their studies. What is a tort? Hornbook? Should I join a study group? It also explains and gives examples of the best methods for studying and for taking exams. It provides questions and model answers from actual law school exams. The Nutshell also provides information about the types of legal practice that are available to you when you graduate. And it describes the opportunities that will be available to you during your second and third years of law school, such as law journals, law clinics, internships, joint degree programs, and study abroad.
Law School Without Fear- Strategies for Success, 3d by 
Learning the Law by 
Planet Law School by 
A Student's Guide to Law School by 
What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know by 
Law School Materials for Success (eBook) by 
Understanding Law School: An Introduction to the LexisNexis Understanding Series and Tips on How to Succeed in Law School
Understanding Law School is an eBook specifically designed for first-year law students. With sample chapters from some of our leading Understanding titles, content included in this book is designed to be a resource during each year of law school. The LexisNexis Understanding Series, a collection of user-friendly student treatises on a variety of topics, includes more than 50 individual titles. The concise, yet comprehensive, analysis contained in each Understanding title provides a foundation for true understanding of the subject and facilitates more than mere rote learning.
Stay Ahead of the Pack by
In accessible, short lessons, Stay Ahead of the Pack covers all the major concepts taught in each of the courses most commonly taken by second- and third-year law students: administrative law, business associations, criminal procedure, evidence, personal income tax, and professional responsibility.
With your ONU credentials, you can now access the LexisNexis Digital Library! With the LexisNexis Digital Library, you can find legal texts and other materials, like professional development books and study aids, then read them digitally on any device anytime—even offline. Download the app from Apple or Google Play today.
Start off on the right foot for your first year of law school with a free 1L program. Get detailed lectures, complete outlines, and extensive practice questions to help you navigate the 1L lifestyle.
Themis offers free Law School Essentials program which includes law school outlines, lecture videos, subject-specific Key Concept Sheets, and other comprehensive review materials for your 1L curriculum and 2L/3L subjects.
Class & Exam Preparation Resources for Law School Students, including outlines, exercises, and study games
Class & Exam preparation resources for law students, including outlines, exercises, and study games.
This CALI lesson will run through critical considerations to think about before stepping into the law school classroom for the first time! Through a series of interactive diagnostic questions and teaching pages, the lesson explores choosing your seat, class participation and how to handle the Socratic method, pre- and post-class prep, time management, using professors' office hours, and how the basics of the court system and functions of each level of court generate the "case method" of law school teaching and learning.
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