The Law School Book

Author : Carolyn C. Wise
Publisher : Vault Inc.
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law schools
ISBN : 9781581314243

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The Law School Buzz Book by Carolyn C. Wise Pdf

Most law school guides offer school-reported stats to admission rates, average test scores, etc. No publisher understands insider information like Vault--now Vault brings this expertise to law schools. Unlike other law school resources, Vault's guide includes insider information about employment and admissions.

Author : Robert H. Miller
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0312318812

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Law School Confidential, Revised by Robert H. Miller Pdf

Law School Confidential is written for students about to embark on this three-year odyssey by students who have successfully survived. It demystifies the life-altering thrill ride that defines an American legal education by providing a comprehensive, blow-by-blow, chronological account of what to expect. It arms students with a thorough overview of the contemporary law school experience. This isn't the advice of graying professors or battle-scarred practitioners decades removed from law school. Miller has assembled a panel of recent graduates to act as "mentors", all of whom are perfectly positioned to shed light on what law school is like today. From taking the LSAT, to securing financial aid, to navigating the notorious first semester, to taking exams, to applying for summer internships, to getting on the law review, to tackling the bar and beyond...this book explains it all.

Author : Meera E Deo,Elizabeth Mertz,Mindie Lazarus-Black
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367199408

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Power, Legal Education, and Law School Cultures by Meera E Deo,Elizabeth Mertz,Mindie Lazarus-Black Pdf

There is a myth that lingers around legal education in many democracies. That myth would have us believe that law students are admitted and then succeed based on raw merit, and that law schools are neutral settings in which professors (also selected and promoted based on merit) use their expertise to train those students to become lawyers. Based on original, empirical research, this book investigates this myth from myriad perspectives, diverse settings, and in different nations, revealing that hierarchies of power and cultural norms shape and maintain inequities in legal education. Embedded within law school cultures are assumptions that also stymie efforts at reform. The book examines hidden pedagogical messages, showing how presumptions about theory's relation to practice are refracted through the obfuscating lens of curricula. The contributors also tackle questions of class and market as they affect law training. Finally, this collection examines how structural barriers replicate injustice even within institutions representing themselves as democratic and open, revealing common dynamics across cultural and institutional forms. The chapters speak to similar issues and to one another about the influence of context, images of law and lawyers, the political economy of legal education, and the agency of students and faculty.

Author : Osgoode Hall Law School
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Courts
ISBN : OCLC:1097503633

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Introduction to Law by Osgoode Hall Law School Pdf

Author : Andrew Guthrie Ferguson,Jonathan Yusef Newton
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781479801688

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The Law of Law School by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson,Jonathan Yusef Newton Pdf

Offers one hundred rules that every first year law student should live by “Dear Law Student: Here’s the truth. You belong here.” Law professor Andrew Ferguson and former student Jonathan Yusef Newton open with this statement of reassurance in The Law of Law School. As all former law students and current lawyers can attest, law school is disorienting, overwhelming, and difficult. Unlike other educational institutions, law school is not set up simply to teach a subject. Instead, the first year of law school is set up to teach a skill set and way of thinking, which you then apply to do the work of lawyering. What most first-year students don’t realize is that law school has a code, an unwritten rulebook of decisions and traditions that must be understood in order to succeed. The Law of Law School endeavors to distill this common wisdom into one hundred easily digestible rules. From self-care tips such as “Remove the Drama,” to studying tricks like “Prepare for Class like an Appellate Argument,” topics on exams, classroom expectations, outlining, case briefing, professors, and mental health are all broken down into the rules that form the hidden law of law school. If you don’t have a network of lawyers in your family and are unsure of what to expect, Ferguson and Newton offer a forthright guide to navigating the expectations, challenges, and secrets to first-year success. Jonathan Newton was himself such a non-traditional student and now shares his story as a pathway to a meaningful and positive law school experience. This book is perfect for the soon-to-be law school student or the current 1L and speaks to the growing number of first-generation law students in America.

Author : Osgoode Hall Law School
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1006929218

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The Law School Course : Osgoode Hall, 1919-1920 by Osgoode Hall Law School Pdf

Author : Rebecca Fae Greene
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781118068748

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Law School For Dummies by Rebecca Fae Greene Pdf

The straightforward guide to surviving and thriving in law school Every year more than 40,000 students enter law school and at any given moment there are over 125,000 law school students in the United States. Law school’s highly pressurized, super-competitive atmosphere often leaves students stressed out and confused, especially in their first year. Balancing life and schoolwork, passing the bar, and landing a job are challenges that students often need help facing. In Law School For Dummies, former law school student Rebecca Fae Greene uses straight talk, sound advice, and gentle humor to help students sort through the swamp of coursework and focus on what’s important–all while maintaining a life. She also offers rare insight on the law school experience for women, minorities, non-traditional, and non-Ivy League students.

Author : David Hricik
Publisher : Nova Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781889057392

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Law School Basics by David Hricik Pdf

Law school has the reputation of being one of the hardest academic programs. It is a reputation well earned. However, Law School Basics is chock-full of insights and strategies that will prepare you well and give you a head start on the competition. Law School Basics presents a thorough overview of law school, legal reasoning, and legal writing. It was written for those who are considering law school; for those who are about to start law school; and for those who are interested in knowing more about lawyering and the legal process. Law School Basics was written with one overriding goal: to enlighten you about everything the author wishes he had known before starting law school.

Author : Robert Bocking Stevens
Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781584771999

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Law School by Robert Bocking Stevens Pdf

Comprehensive history of American legal education. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, [1983]. xvi, 334 pp. Law School: Legal Education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s examines legal education and its impact on the legal profession and the society it serves. This highly lauded work won a Certificate of Merit from the American Bar Association upon its original publication. Stevens' distinguished career in education and law includes his eight years as Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, seventeen-year term as professor of law at Yale University and nine-year term as president of Haverford College. Well-annotated and indexed, with a thorough bibliography. "the most comprehensive treatment of the subject." --LAWRENCE M. FRIEDMAN A History of American Law, Third Edition (2005) 589

Author : Herbert N. Ramy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1531009662

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Succeeding in Law School by Herbert N. Ramy Pdf

Author : Jendayi Saada,Leslie Culver,Robin Apodaca
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0768945631

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I Wish I Read This Book Before Law School by Jendayi Saada,Leslie Culver,Robin Apodaca Pdf

If you're going to law school but have no idea what to expect, you're not alone. Law school can be overwhelming. You're learning a new way of thinking and doing an enormous amount of work, and maybe struggling to reach the same level of achievement you have in the past. On top of that, you're still finding your path in a new profession, learning its rules, expectations, and possibilities. The aim of this book is to help prepare you for the challenges ahead. It tells you what to expect and how to make sure that you end up on a career path that you're happy with. Covering everything from preparing for law school to becoming an attorney, this book is your guide to what's really important over the next few years. We'll talk about what law school is like, how to stay healthy and avoid burnout, and how to get the most out of your experience so that you set yourself up for success as a lawyer. Law school is challenging, but you can handle it with strategic planning and advice from people who have been there.

Author : Marybeth Herald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cognitive learning
ISBN : 1611632269

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Your Brain and Law School by Marybeth Herald Pdf

Based on the latest research, this entertaining, practical guide offers law students a formula for success in school, on the bar exam, and as a practicing attorney. Mastering the law, either as a law student or in practice, becomes much easier if one has a working knowledge of the brain's basic habits. Before you can learn to think like a lawyer, you have to have some idea about how the brain thinks. The first part of this book translates the technical research, explaining learning strategies that work for the brain in law school specifically, and calling out other tactics that are useless (though often popular lures for the misinformed). This book is unique in explaining the science behind the advice and will save you from pursuing tempting shortcuts that will take you in the wrong direction. The second part explores the brain's decision-making processes and cognitive biases. These biases affect the ability to persuade, a necessary skill of the successful lawyer. The book talks about the art and science of framing, the seductive lure of the confirmation and egocentric biases, and the egocentricity of the availability bias. This book uses easily recognizable examples from both law and life to illustrate the potential of these biases to draw humans to mistaken judgments. Understanding these biases is critical to becoming a successful attorney and gaining proficiency in fashioning arguments that appeal to the sometimes quirky processing of the human brain. This book is part of the Context and Practice Series, edited by Michael Hunter Schwartz, Professor of Law and Dean of the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. Your Brain and Law School was a finalist in the Best Published Self-Help and Psychology category of the 2015 San Diego Book Awards

Author : Gary A. Munneke
Publisher : Barrons Educational Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 0764139797

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How to Succeed in Law School by Gary A. Munneke Pdf

Updated to reflect the current law school experience, this book offers an insightful head start to college students who plan to go on to law school. The author describes the day-to-day law school experience, discussing the subjects to be studied and the typical procedures that define the law school environment. He also advises on methods for taking useful lecture notes, developing effective study habits, doing library research, coping with tests, and handling the inevitable stresses that are a part of law school. Here is a book that prospective law school students will find both interesting and practical.

Author : Michael R. Dillon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475802450

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How to Think about Law School by Michael R. Dillon Pdf

Along the way it conveys the author's love of the law and admiration for the role of law in the United States. How to Think About Law School adopts a broader and longer perspective than any of its competitors, beginning with freshman year, and covering each year as an undergraduate, through law school admissions, the three years of law school, and into the beginnings of legal practice. The Handbook provides useful, concrete and practical information including, lists of Dos and Don'ts, a Four Year Checklist, information about key resources, a step-by-step explanation of the law school application process, as well as a formula for selecting "competitive," "safe" and "reach" law schools. In addition, it presents detailed information about the law school curriculum each year, the importance of Law Review, clinical programs, Moot Court, interviewing skills, and summer associate positions.

Author : Brian Z. Tamanaha
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226923628

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Failing Law Schools by Brian Z. Tamanaha Pdf

“An essential title for anyone thinking of law school or concerned with America's dysfunctional legal system.” —Library Journal On the surface, law schools today are thriving. Enrollments are on the rise and law professors are among the highest paid. Yet behind the flourishing facade, law schools are failing abjectly. Recent front-page stories have detailed widespread dubious practices, including false reporting of LSAT and GPA scores, misleading placement reports, and the fundamental failure to prepare graduates to enter the profession. Addressing all these problems and more is renowned legal scholar Brian Z. Tamanaha. Piece by piece, Tamanaha lays out the how and why of the crisis and the likely consequences if the current trend continues. The out-of-pocket cost of obtaining a law degree at many schools now approaches $200,000. The average law school graduate’s debt is around $100,000—the highest it has ever been—while the legal job market is the worst in decades. Growing concern with the crisis in legal education has led to high-profile coverage in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and many observers expect it soon will be the focus of congressional scrutiny. Bringing to the table his years of experience from within the legal academy, Tamanaha provides the perfect resource for assessing what’s wrong with law schools and figuring out how to fix them. “Failing Law Schools presents a comprehensive case for the negative side of the legal education debate and I am sure that many legal academics and every law school dean will be talking about it.” —Stanley Fish, Florida International University College of Law