Summary of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
a. What to do before Law School
b. Plan the Work and Work the Plan – A General Approach to Law School
Chapter 2. Acing Law School Classes Means Acing Law School Exams
a. The preeminence of the final exam in law school grading
b. How to focus on the final exam before class has even begun
c. The big picture approach to classes
d. Outlining
e. The question and answer preparation method: applying law to facts
f. Using study aids and preparing for the exam
g. How to write a law school exam: developing an approach to spotting issues
h. Other variations: multiple choice, short answer, and take home exams
Chapter 3. Preparing for and Participating in Class
a. Introduction to class
b. How class participation affects your grade
c. Reading and Briefing Cases to Prepare for Class
d. Note taking
e. Getting to know your professor without brown-nosing
f. Participating in class without being hated by your peers
Chapter 4. Legal Writing and Legal Practice Classes
Chapter 5. Writing Seminar Papers and Notes
Chapter 6. Getting on a Law Review or Journal
Chapter 7. Student Organizations, Moot Court, and Clinics
Chapter 8. The Married & Family Law School Experience