Law Student Survival Guide

Welcome to the LAW STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE! Now in its second edition, author Claire Macken draws on her experience as both a student and lecturer in law to provide practical study skills suggestions for university law students. Inside you'll find a variety of hints, tips and checklists, in an easy-to-read style, which will assist you to: 'Set yourself up' for law study success and familiarise yourself with the law resources you need to learn the law, Master the skill of a weekly schedule and prioritised plan to give yourself sufficient time to study and learn the law, Implement techniques to create an organised, uncluttered and enjoyable place to learn, Learn the 50/10 Plan as a technique to avoid distractions and achieve your best in your planned study times, Understand the process of summarising, and the skill of writing summary notes for the purpose of your law assessments, Improve and enhance your law exam technique and the application of 'IRAC' as the basis of legal reasoning, Apply the skills of legal research and writing to achieve your best in all written law assessments, Consider the wonderful opportunities open to you as a law student to enrich your educational experience and meet new friends and colleagues along the way!

You can survive Law School with all your faculties intact, with enough down time to prevent collapse. But it takes planning. it takes organisation. This book is more a survivor's story turned into a guide.

"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

Law Student Survival Guide is an easy-to-read manual for your study success. Inside you'll find everything you need to know from organising your time, studying and taking law exams, to researching and writing in the law and overcoming everyday law study problems.

In the Law School Survival Manual, Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel serve as the friendly voice of experience whose wit and wisdom will guide you through law school from the application process to orientation, and from your first year to graduation - including summer jobs, clerkships, and the bar exam. This concise handbook focuses on all aspects of law school that are mystifying or tricky or both. The Law School Survival Manual: From LSAT to Bar Exam offers complete coverage, Before law school What you'll need before you apply Picking the right law school for you Orientation Your checklist for law school First year Collegiality and etiquette Friendships, romance, and networking The psychology of law professors Reading cases and statutes Outlining and studying Preparing for essay and multiple-choice exams Choosing upper-level courses Managing your time and scheduling your life Exploring joint-degree program opportunities Finding and applying for a summer job Landing a judicial clerkship Studying for the bar exam and the MPRE With reassuring humor and unique perspectives, Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel show you how to cope with stress, manage your time, study efficiently, nurture new friendships, write a paper, prepare for exams, and make sound decisions - in law school and beyond.

If you are considering law school, The Pre-Law Survival Guide is a must read. Combining the experience of over forty attorneys and experts, the Pre-Law Survival Guide contains dozens of vital strategies that lawyers consistently say they wish they knew about before they went to law school.Students often take steps that unknowingly make their goals harder to reach. The Pre-Law Survival Guide provides students with a plan of action for each step of the legal journey - before the application process, through the application process and into law school so you can not only reach your goals but do so more easily. Inside, you will learn:How to compare your potential debt load to your potential income so you don't take out too much in student loansHow to identify and avoid the common pitfalls that cause many students to be unable to pursue their dream careerHow to know when law school isn't right for you Where to find professional help for each step of your legal journey, should you need itAnd so much more"I constantly see the same question plastered on every social media platform by pre-law students asking current law students, and even attorneys; "What is the #1 Book you recommend before going to Law School?" and I think I now know how to answer that question." - N. Delgadillo, prospective law student