1L of a ride : a well-traveled professor's roadmap to success in the first year of law school / Andrew J. McClurg, Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the University of Memphis.
2017
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1L of a ride : a well-traveled professor's roadmap to success in the first year of law school / Andrew J. McClurg, Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the University of Memphis.
Edition
Third edition.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Description
1 online resource (xxvii, 479 pages)
Formatted Contents Note
Destination law school
Pre-trip planning: what to do before you arrive
Fear factor: top five law student worries
What kind of student do you want to be: twenty law student types
The first-year curriculum: what to expect
The first days: starting out right
The Socratic and case methods
Reasons to participate in class and ten tips for doing it well
Law professors
The top five habits of successful students: a C.R.E.D.O.
Case-briefing
Note-taking
Outlining
A short course in law school exams
Exam preparation
Law school essay exams: fifteen common mistakes
Tackling law school multiple-choice questions
Legal research and writing: an interview with five experts
The bleak side of law school
Maintaining well-being
Welcome back to the jungle: the perilous second semester
"Night" and other nontraditional students
Law school and outside relationships
Law review, moot court, and other extracurricular activities
Recapping law school's first year in the words of students
The end of a long and grinding road
Appendix. Sample essay question.
Pre-trip planning: what to do before you arrive
Fear factor: top five law student worries
What kind of student do you want to be: twenty law student types
The first-year curriculum: what to expect
The first days: starting out right
The Socratic and case methods
Reasons to participate in class and ten tips for doing it well
Law professors
The top five habits of successful students: a C.R.E.D.O.
Case-briefing
Note-taking
Outlining
A short course in law school exams
Exam preparation
Law school essay exams: fifteen common mistakes
Tackling law school multiple-choice questions
Legal research and writing: an interview with five experts
The bleak side of law school
Maintaining well-being
Welcome back to the jungle: the perilous second semester
"Night" and other nontraditional students
Law school and outside relationships
Law review, moot court, and other extracurricular activities
Recapping law school's first year in the words of students
The end of a long and grinding road
Appendix. Sample essay question.
Summary
Assigned as required or recommended reading at law schools throughout the country, 1L of a Ride provides a candid, comprehensive roadmap to both academic and emotional success in law school's crucial first year. Told in an accessible first-person voice, covered topics in the revised and updated third edition include pre-planning, top student fears, first-year curriculum, the Socratic and case methods of teaching, effective class participation, top habits of successful students, essential study techniques, legal research and writing, exam strategies, maintaining well-being, and much more. Combines anecdotes, comments from law students, empirical research, and authentic samples of signature documents from the 1L experience, including exam questions, Socratic dialogue, and student case-briefs, class notes, and course outlines. McClurg is an award-winning professor who has taught at six different law schools.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version: McClurg, Andrew J., 1954- 1L of a ride. Third edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]
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West Academic study aids.
Language
English
ISBN
9781640200449 (electronic book)
1640200444 (electronic book)
9781634607896 (electronic book)
1634607899 (electronic book)
1634607899
1640200444 (electronic book)
9781634607896 (electronic book)
1634607899 (electronic book)
1634607899
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