How To Survive Law School Year 1 A Practical Guide For The Caribbean Law Student

"How to Survive Law School: Year 1" is a practical guide for law students containing valuable tips and strategies rarely found in the average law book. This book covers vital information which every law student needs to know from the very first day of law school until the end of the academic year. How to Survive Law School: Year 1 is a hands-on survival guide for the first year law student comprising advice on a range of topics, including: -student life issues -preparation of assignments -networking -in-service training -how to study effectively -how to succeed despite failure Filled with tips and advice, this guide book also provides a source of encouragement for the struggling law student. How to Survive Law School: Year 1 is primarily written for current and prospective law students pursuing the Legal Education Certificate (L.E.C.) issued by the Caribbean Council of Legal Education. However, the practical advice provided throughout can be very useful for law students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the Caribbean and around the world. With this guide book, learn how you can overcome the anxiety and pressures of law school and survive your first year!

"The Survival Guide" is designed to provide practical and comprehensible information to International Students coming to US law schools. Do you know the answers to these questions? . Do you know what to do before you come to law school? . Do you know what to do when you get to law school? . D you know how to organize for classes? . Do you know you how to participate in class discussions? . Do you know how to brief a case? . Do you know how to outline and study for exams? . Do you know how to attack writing papers? . Do you know how to prepare for oral arguments? If the answer is "NO" then you need "The Survival Guide". "Rachel Gader-Shafran has written an indispensable guide for law graduates of international universities. She writes with clarity and the authority that comes from having graduated from a leading US law school and teaching International students for many years. I would advise international law graduates interested in studying in US law schools to read this book. Your investment in it will be repaid many times." --Thomas O. Sargentich, Professor of Law Director, LLM Program on Law and Government American University, Washington College of Law

There's an old saying about law school: The first year, they scare you to death; the second year, they work you to death; the third year, they bore you to death. Helping to alleviate this famed fright, sweat, and boredom, The JD Jungle Law School Survival Guide expertly shows current and prospective students how to navigate all three years of law-school torture. Comprehensive, practical, and witty, it includes advice from students in the trenches, successful graduates, sage professors, and working professionals, including:How to identify and get accepted at the law school of your choicePlaces to look for and get financial aidEffective note-taking, study, and exam-day strategiesTips for managing law-school stressHow to pass the bar exam the first timeHow to land a law internship-and then the job of your dreamsFounded by parent company Jungle Interactive Media in 2000, JD Jungle is one of the hottest new magazines on the market. With a circulation of 80,000 subscribers, it can be found on newsstands everywhere. Visit www.JdJungle.com.

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This textbook is a very effective basic law book that is user friendly. It covers the syllabus requirement for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and many other introductory Law courses across the world. This text will be a valuable tool as a self-study guide to pass your examination. It will help you to get a distinction in your course of study. It has valuable general information such as Tort Law, Contract Law and Property Law for anyone needing to understand their basic rights in these areas. It will also allow you the opportunity to reach your full potential. This text is appealing as it was written with the students in mind. It will help you to get that distinction you deserve.ABOUT THE AUTHORSJullion S. Stewart, Attorney-at-Law - She has an extensive practice and years of experience in the field of Law. She is a past student of Clarendon College and an awardee as one of the top performing law student in Jamaica in the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in 2010. She has also gained recognition as a result of her achievement at Law School.Janet J. Gordon MBA - Is a teacher for over seventeen years with an MBA in Business Administration from the University of the West Indies. She is a past student of Clarendon College . She taught law for over ten years at the Bethlehem Moravian College and currently teaches at Clarendon College where she maintains a success rate of over ninety to one hundred percent pass rate for her student.

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