A student's guide to law school : what counts, what helps, and what matters
(2013)
By:
Ayers, Andrew B
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
340.071173/AYERS,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, ©2013
DESCRIPTION
206 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780226067223 (cloth : alk. paper), 022606722X (cloth : alk. paper), 9780226067056 (pbk. : alk. paper), 022606705X (pbk. : alk. paper), 9780226067056, 022606705X :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The way you're judged. What exams want -- Seven choices you'll make on exam day -- What you'll need by exam day -- The skills you'll need. Distilling the law -- Issue spotting -- Argument -- The work you'll do. Reading -- Speaking in class -- Listening in class -- Notes and outlines -- Ten ways to use a study group -- Beyond traditional classes -- The lawyer you'll become. Judgment calls -- What lawyers do -- The hats lawyers wear -- The person under the hat -- Conclusion: the questions you'll ask