Pace University School of Law LibraryGuides - Guide for First-Year Law Students

Audio Resources

How to Win at Law School - Scott F. Pearce
Call Number: KF283 .P4 1990 Audio (Reserve)
Tape 1. The culture of legal education; How to approach any subject; How to brief cases; What to do in class examinations--preparation; Examination--techniques; Social and romantic implications of law school; Conclusion.
Ten Commandments for Law School Success - Arthur Miller
Call Number: KF283 .M55 1996 Audio (Reserve)
Harvard Law School professor Arthur Miller's advice to law students on succeeding in law school.

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Preparing for Your First Semester of Law School
Profs. Ron Brown and Joe Grohman, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center discuss study techniques for 1Ls.

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Books

1000 Days to the Bar But the Practice of Law Begins Now: How to Achieve Your Personal Best in Law School - Dennis J. Tonsing
Call Number: KF272 .T66 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 0837737265
Includes tips on assessment-targeted study, time management, resource allocation, and taking law school exams, along with reviews and descriptions of commercial study aids.
1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School - Andrew J. McClurg
Call Number: KF287 .M38 2009
ISBN/ISSN: 0314194835
Acing Your First Year of Law School: The Ten Steps to Success You Won't Learn in Class - Shana Connell Noyes & Henry S. Noyes
Call Number: KF283 .N69 2008
ISBN/ISSN: 0837714109
How to read a case; How to brief a case; Learning from socratic class discussion; Navigating the bluebook of legal citation; Legal research; Legal writing; Using study aids effectively; Outlining; Preparing for exams; Writing exam answers.
Asked and Answered: Your Guide to Law School Success - Donna Gerson
Call Number: KF283 .G47 2008
ISBN/ISSN: 0314190880
Volume 1: Advice for pre-law and first-year law students; Volume 2: Advice for second-year law students
Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success - Ruta K. Stropus & Charlotte D. Taylor
Call Number: KF283 .S77 2001
ISBN/ISSN: 0890899452
Expert Learning for Law Students - Michael Hunter Schwartz
Call Number: KF283 .S39 2008
ISBN/ISSN: 1594605459
Includes an introduction to law school instruction, theories of learning, learning strategies, and strategies for exams and time management.
How to Succeed in Law School - Gary A. Munneke
Call Number: KF283 .M86 2008
ISBN/ISSN: 0764139797
What is success?; Choosing a law school; Understanding the law school experience; Studying the law; Taking exams; Managing technology in law school; Avoiding the pitfalls of law school; Diverse students; After the first year; Conclusions; What is success?
Insider's Guide to Your First Year of Law School: A Student-to-Student Handbook from a Law School Survivor - Justin Spizman
Call Number: KF283 .S65 2007
ISBN/ISSN: 1598690841
Written by a law student, who recounts his own experiences and interviews professors and practicing attorneys for tips on managing and thriving in law school.
Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning - Steven J. Burton
Call Number: KF8775 .B87 2007
ISBN/ISSN: 0735562776
Cases and rules; Analogical legal reasoning; Deductive legal reasoning; Combining analogies and deductions; Legal reasoning and conventions; Purposes; Easier and harder cases; Hardest cases; The lawyer's perspective; Legitimacy.
Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell - Kenney F. Hegland
Call Number: KF273 .H4 2008 (Reserve)
ISBN/ISSN: 0314194150
Pt. 1. Legal analysis made simple; pt. 2. Study skills; pt. 3. Exams; pt. 4. Legal writing and oral advocacy; pt. 5. Litigation; pt. 6. Finishing school and beginning a career.
Language of Law School: Learning to "Think Like a Lawyer" - Elizabeth Mertz
Call Number: KF279 .M47 2007
ISBN/ISSN: 0195182863
Law 101 - Jay M. Feinman
Call Number: KF387 .F45 2006
ISBN/ISSN: 0195179579
There are no secret books: you can understand the law; Constitutional law and constitutional politics: interpreting and applying the Constitution; First freedoms: constitutional rights; Your day in court: the litigation process; Auto accidents, scalding coffee, and medical malpractice: personal injuries and tort law; When is a deal a deal?: businesses, consumers, and contract law; You are what you own: the law of property; From insanity to In cold blood: criminal responsibility and criminal law; Protecting the innocent, freeing the guilty: criminal procedure.
Law School 101: Survival Techniques from Pre-Law to Life as an Attorney - R. Stephanie Good
Call Number: KF283 .G66 2004
ISBN/ISSN: 1572483741
Includes chapters on preparing for and applying to law school; how to study, outline, and take exams; the bar exam; finding the right job; and what you really learn in law school.
Law School Breakthrough - Christopher J. Yianilos
Call Number: KF283 .Y53 2005
ISBN/ISSN: 1564147851
Strategies for graduating in the top 10% of your class even if you're not a first-rate student.
Law School Confidential: The Complete Law School Survival Guide: By Students, For Students - Robert H. Miller
Call Number: KF283 .M55 2004
ISBN/ISSN: 0312318812
Written for students getting ready to start law school, by students who have successfully survived the contemporary law school experience.
Law School Survival Guide - JD Jungle
Call Number: KF283 .L39 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 0738207497
This book helps you to navigate all 3 years of the law school experience.
Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success - Helene Shapo & Marshall Shapo
Call Number: KF386 .S44 2002
ISBN/ISSN: 1587781875
Law: constitutions, legislation, and courts: Briefing a case: Classes: Precedent and how to use it: holding, dicta, and rules: Expanding on procedure: Rules of judge and jury; Facts and law: Legal reasoning: Interpreting language: Balancing competing interests and factors: Policy foundations: Choices among policies: Remedies: Legal writing: Studying and reviewing: Exams: It's a mind game: psychological tips for the study of law.
Law Student's Pocket Mentor: From Surviving to Thriving - Ann L. Iijima
Call Number: KF283 .I35 2007 (Reserve)
ISBN/ISSN: 0735540349
Preparing for law school; Paying for law school; Preparing for class; Using your learning style; Getting more out of class discussions; Outlining your courses; Doing your best on exams; Dealing with your grades; Choosing your classes; Extracurricular activities; Preparing for your career; Nontraditional students; Maintaining balance; Your first law job.
Planet Law School II: What You Need to Know (Before You Go)--but Didn't Know to Ask...and No One Else Will Tell You - Atticus Falcon
Call Number: KF283 .F35 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 1888960507
Pt. I: From mystery to mastery; Pt. II: The view from the ivory tower; Pt. III: Tips... and (more) traps for the unwary; Pt. IV: Dissent & response; Pt. V: Coda to Parts I-IV; Pt. VI: One down, two to go; Pt. VII: Countdown to lift-off for the real world of the law; Pt. VIII: Deeper games; Pt. IX: Rethinking "thinking like a lawyer"; Closing argument: Into the maelstrom; A dissenting opinion.
Practice of Law School: Getting in and Making the Most of Your Legal Education - Christen Civiletto Carey & Kristen David Adams
Call Number: KF297 .C58 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 1588521109
Reading Like a Lawyer: Time-Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert - Ruth Ann McKinney
Call Number: KF283 .M398 2005
ISBN/ISSN: 1594600325
Includes chapters on briefing cases, advanced and expert reading, casebook reading, and statute reading.
Strategies & Tactics for the First Year Law Student: Maximize Your Grades - Kimm Alayne Walton & Lazar Emanuel
Call Number: KF283 .W35 2004 (Reserve)
ISBN/ISSN: 0735539987
Succeeding in Law School - Herbert N. Ramy
Call Number: KF283 .R36 2006
ISBN/ISSN: 1594601895
Includes chapters on reading and briefing cases, note taking, outlining, legal writing, study groups and study aids, and exam taking.
Ultimate Guide to Your Legal Career: What Every Young Lawyer Must Know to Avoid the Mistakes and Maximize the Value of a Career in the Law - K. Charles Cannon
Call Number: KF297 .C327 2007
ISBN/ISSN: 1600940056
Offers advice on law school, clerkships, and careers.
What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law - Tracey E. George & Suzanna Sherry
Call Number: KF283 .G46 2009
ISBN/ISSN: 073558236X
What to expect in law school; Government and law; The structure of the American legal system; The legal toolbox: basic techniques; The legal toolbox: concepts; The legal toolbox: strategies.