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This concise, plain-spoken book is the single indispensable guide for beginning law students. Field-tested by students all over the country for more than a dozen years for its practicality and its psychological realism, it has proved an invaluable introduction to: Cutting through the fog of case analysis; Minimizing the bewilderment of the Socratic method; Studying law; Writing for law school; Preparing for exams and exam writing; Managing precious time; Coping with… More >>
Very informative. Exactly what I was looking for and for a very reasonable price. Quite helpful!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is required reading for several of my potential law schools. Written by lawyer parents for their son as a guide for his journey through law schools, this book explains (without an overabundance of legalese)some very important basics for potential law students!
Rating: 5 / 5
No offense to the authors. I’m sure their intentions were good.
This book is dry as sand in your mouth and not specific enough to make any sort of difference to anyone.
My law school told me this was ‘mandatory’ and made sure that we purchased copies before orientation, specifically to learn about case briefing. Unfortunately, this book talks about case briefing in theory, but doesn’t bother with teaching the student to brief or show examples of what a case brief looks like.
For a vague, general view of law school, this book does a decent enough job, assuming you have the patience, but if you want a book with tips and techniques, this isn’t it. Law School Confidential is a much easier read and provides far more information in a far more organized and efficient way.
Rating: 2 / 5
Given the title of this book, I was expecting a bunch of fluff and drivel. But it’s a somewhat useful book to read before starting your first year. That way you won’t need to worry about learning legal/procedural basics while you’re figuring out tort law. Most people in my class read about half of it. The odds are you’ll skip a few chapters unless you completely slept through civics class.
Rating: 3 / 5
I read the book because it was due for orientation, but it had some very useful things in it. I would recommend it to anyone entering law school.
Rating: 4 / 5