Navigating the First Year of Law School: A Practical Guide to Studying Law

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This book is for entering law students and law school orientation programs about how to study law. It covers how lawyers use the law, how the legal system works, how to study, how to read and brief case decisions, how to participate in class, how to prepare course outlines, and how to study for exams and write essay exam answers. It also provides a chapter with pointers about legal research and writing because of the importance of these subjects in the first-year curriculum. The book’s aim is to provide a practical, prescriptive, and descriptive treatment of the conventional topics and instruction given by law professors about studying law. It has been vetted by over twenty-five reviewers, consisting of law professors, current and prospective law students, and practicing lawyers.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MTN2MKF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carolina Academic Press
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 158 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1531001346
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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