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Think you can multitask with the best of them? Think you can read or write effectively while listening to music, running on a treadmill, or hanging at your favorite local coffee shop? Maybe yes, but recent research suggests probably not. Check out Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier at 9pm tonight on PBS' Frontline. This program examines "the implications of living in a world consumed by technology and the impact that this constant connectivity may have on future generations." Contrary to many people's assumptions about the brain's ability to manage tasks, "[i]t turns out multitaskers are terrible at every aspect of multitasking, ... [t]heir memory is very disorganized, ... and they're worse at analytic reasoning." Other topics in this provocative program include the technological support of teaching and social relationships, as well as the technological transformation of warfare.

The library just received four titles in the "Inside" series of study aids:

• Inside Civil Procedure : What Matters and Why, KF8841 .E75 2009
• Inside Sales and Leases : What Matters and Why KF915.Z9 H85 2008
• Inside Criminal Law: What Matters and Why KF9219 .B83 2008
• Inside Constitutional Law: What Matters and Why KF4550.Z9 I535 2009

All of which are available in Room A066 and may be checked out of the library. These study aids feature frequently asked questions which address common mistakes and misconceptions; charts, photos and visual materials; key terms highlighted and defined in context; chapter summaries and more.

Imagine you’re furiously note taking on the intricacies of the Commerce Clause when you’re suddenly distracted by a giant dodo bird flying past the window. What do you do? You could fill your note taking lacuna by turning to LegallyNoted.com, an online law school note-sharing website. First launched by two law students, LegallyNoted is a secure, cost-effective site where you can store your class notes, and access notes from other law students from around the country. Class notes are grouped by subject, and are keyed to specific professors. The top five note posting subjects currently are torts, contracts, constitutional law, contract law, and evidence. Registration is free and easy.

1Ls, when a thirty+ year veteran law professor speaks directly to you and your study habits, you should probably have a listen (or read). Professor John H. Scheid from John Marshall Law School addresses 1L study success in his latest article, De Minimus Curat Lex: Secrets to Success for 1st Year Law Students 37 Cap. U. L. Rev. 631 (2008-2009) (available on HeinOnline). In a nutshell, Prof. Scheid proposes these seven steps to first year law school success:

1. “Brief the case before you come to class” (pp 635-638)

2. “In each case, come to some conclusion as to the principle(s) or rule(s) of the case” (pp 638-641)

3. “Within an hour before class, review your briefs for that day” (pp 641-642)

4. “Take class notes in a separate book, preferable on loose-leaf paper, but definitely not on the brief itself” (p 642)

5. “Take class notes only on one side of the spiral notebook. Leave plenty of room between notes. As soon as you leave class go to the library and fill in your notes” (pp 643-646)

6. “Before briefing cases for tomorrow’s subject, review the class notes of the last two weeks for that subject” (pp 647-650)

7. “Brief the class for the next day” (pp 650-651)

The Wall Street Journal Law blog asked a handful of law professors around the country to complete the following sentence: “A good law exam answer is _______.” Read their answers here.

Apparently, C|M Law students are not alone in finding that their tolerance for boorish or insensitive behavior in the library at exam time is challenged. The Virginia Law Weekly's December 4th issue posts the UVA Law Library Code of Etiquette, a series of gentle reminders to respect the needs of others for a quiet, clean, and safe library environment in which to study for finals. Many of the UVA "code" provisions don't apply here (no, we do NOT offer to hang on to your laptops for you - please take care of them yourselves and do not ever leave them unattended!), but you may identify with some of the sentiments, particularly those under the categories of Adverse Possession and Noise.

Our rules are published in the Patron Code of Conduct . But the best library behavior guideline in this stressful season might simply be The Golden Rule.

We wish you the best over the next few weeks, and hope to provide you a supportive environment for your studies.

Here are some sample outlines and exams you can find on the Web:

University of Buffalo - Student Bar Association

LegalNut.com

Findlaw - Outlines and Exams

Lexis - Outlines (limited number of subjects)

ILRG Law Student Outlines

NYU Law Student Bar Association Outlines

While C-M law professors post in our Past Exam database , you can also find exams from the following other law schools:

William Mitchell College of Law

American University - Washington College of Law

Creighton College - School of Law

Check the library's Study Aids for even more sample exams and outlines.

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law students can pick up a free CALI Lessons DVD in the Law Library, at the Information Services Desk or in the Law Library Law Student Lounge. The DVD can come in handy for times when you don't have access to the Web, but really need to study with a CALI Lesson. There are over 600 CALI Lessons - in traditional outline, self-paced tutorial, and podcast formats - that teach basic lawyering skills and instruct students on how to prepare for classes and take exams. It's getting close to that time, so students may want to take a look at the Exam Taking Skills, Outlines, and Advice for Law Students, Panel 1 & Panel 2 podcasts, as well as the Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School podcast, Top 10 Tips for Successfully Writing a Law School Essay lesson, and Writing Better Law School Exams: The Importance of Structure lesson. The CALI DVD is one thing to be thankful for this semester!

In addition to the normal stress of law school, non-traditional law students at C-M Law often juggle partners and/or children. When it comes to exam time, this mix can make for extra stress. Today’s post from the Law School Academic Support Blog on non-traditional students and exam study has an excellent list of tips to help “non-trads” find the right balance in their lives during this busy time.

Thanks to the Legal Research Plus Blog for bringing our attention to “De Minimis Curat Lex: Secrets to Success for 1st Year Law Students,” by Professor John H. Scheid, 37 Capital University Law Review 632 (2009). Review the article's simple steps to help organize and reinforce your learning - and, if you are beyond the target audience of first year students, ask your self if you couldn't sharpen your skills by adopting Prof. Scheid's recommendations:

1. Brief before you come to class

2. Arrive at some conclusion as to the principle or rule of the case

3.Review your briefs within an hour of class

4. Take class notes separately: not on the Brief Itself

5. Take class notes in such as way as to leave room between them: as soon as you leave class, go to the library and fill in your notes.

6. Before you brief your cases for the next day, review your class notes from the last two weeks for that subject

7.Brief your cases for the next day

With exams right around the corner, you can’t afford to miss what’s going on in class. If you find your attention wandering to your weekend plans or your Netflix account, check out yesterday’s post from the Law School Academic Support Blog on ways to prevent zoning out in class. It spells out some obvious ones like don’t surf the net or play solitaire in class, but it has some more creative ones, too, like:

• Keep a notepad next to your laptop to capture any visuals from class.
• List a couple questions you hope your professor will answer during the class, then focus on listening for the answers.
• Answer questions posed to other students in your head, and compare your answer to what’s given in class.
• Stay hydrated (or caffeinated, or both).

Image from: http://www.cosmogirl.com/blog/dailykiss-cure-boredom2

All 1Ls who have completed the Library’s orientation sessions are eligible to enter a drawing to win four nutshells – Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law & Civil Procedure. To enter the drawing, complete a brief quiz based on the information from the Library’s orientation session. 1Ls can sign up for the quiz on TWEN (from Westlaw).

The deadline to complete the quiz is Wednesday, August 26^th. Quiz answers will be posted and the winner of the four nutshells will be announced on Thursday, August 27, 2009. Good luck!!

Steel yourself: the 1L reading load is no walk in the park. But what better way to distract yourself from parsing Marbury v. Madison than to flip through a fun, chatty, advice-filled book that weighs in at a mere half pound?

LexisNexis presents its Starting Law School page which has articles on

• How to Read a Law School Casebook
• How to Brief a Case for Class and
• Introduction to the American Legal System

There are also instructions on how to get a FREE study aid for your Torts class, Questions & Answers Series: Torts! This offer is limited to the first 500 Fall 2009 incoming first year law students who respond.

If you aren't one of the first 500, don't worry, there are plenty of study aids available at the law library. See our Study Aids guide. You may also want to take a look at the library's General Study and Course Preparation Help page, which has links to CALI tutorials on briefing cases, legal analysis and other useful items.

Thanks to the Cocky Law Blog.

Just in time for the Bar Exam: Law Lessongs - music and lyrics written and performed by University of Connecticut Professor Mark DeAngelis designed to help students commit legal principles to memory through song. Listen to new favorites, such as :

• “It’s Not Certain, It Depends” (to the tune of “Blowin’ in the Wind”, for a clearer understanding of the role of ambiguity in the law.
• Or hear and sing “The Case for Eminent Domain (The Case of Susette Kelo)” to the tune of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” to really understand the Kelo decision.
• Want to keep straight the standards for burden of proof in civil and criminal cases? Join in “Burden of Proof,” similar to “Up on the Roof.”

Professor DeAngelis’ catalog includes songs in the genre of Constitutional Law, Torts, Business Organizations, Contracts, Commercial Paper, and Courts and Procedure.

Two recent additions to our large collection of study aids are Corporate and Partnership Taxation find it and Professional Responsibility find it. Both books are part of the Black Letter Outlines series, which is “designed to help a law student recognize and understand the basic principles and issues of law covered in a law school course.” You’ll find copies for checkout in AO66 on the Atrium level.

Bar exam blogs are a popular online subgenre. They are necessarily short-lived features, since the majority of authors go on to other things—like being lawyers—once they’ve finished blogging and finally passed the bar. But if you’re considering documenting your bar exam study experience in the blogosphere, you can find inspiration in this list of [past] blogs by students taking the bar exam.

We know the end of July seems just moments away for those of you preparing to take the Bar Exam, and the amount of material you need to cover appears insurmountable. Remember that we are here to support you: You can make use of the information and study aids in our Bar Exam Resource Guide (how about The Bar Exam in a Nutshell [KF303 .D37 2009],for example?), find a quiet place away from distractions in the Library to prepare during our summer hours, and relax in our student lounge. Let the Library and its staff be the oasis you may need to collect yourself for the final sprint!

Whether you have been studying for your law school exams all along (expert exam studier), started a month ago (energetic exam studier) or are just starting to focus on exams (Emergency Exam studier), the Law School Academic Support Blog has study tips for you. See their post - Tips for Exam Studying.

Aspiring law students will want to check out the updated edition of Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School [KF283 .S77 2009 in room AO66] by Ruta K. Stropus and Charlotte D. Taylor. 1Ls who find themselves still stuck in their undergrad-exam-style writing rut could probably pick up a thing or two from the book, too. Bridging the Gap covers the basics of reading and briefing cases, effective note taking (≠ writing down every word out of the professor’s mouth), outlining, flowcharting, exam preparation, time management, and additional strategies for success. One piece of worldly advice from the authors: “Law school is very much like exploring a foreign country without a map. Expect to get lost. Expect to be frustrated and confused. Expect, at times, to be frightened. Remember, however, that most “travelers” make it out alive and feel good about having found their own way.” With that, bon voyage!

Just in time for preparing to write effective examinations, Judith Fischer of the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law has published Got Issues? An Empirical Study About Framing Them .* Drawing on framing theory, the study analyzed over 600 briefs submitted to the highest appellate courts in six states to determine how lawyers frame issue statements. Aspects looked at included succinctness, clarity, sentence structure, opening words, references to the parties, inclusion of facts, and framing for persuasiveness. The most effective statements define the question precisely, and begin to convince the court to rule in the party’s favor with subtle advocacy.

* Fischer, Judith D.,Got Issues? An Empirical Study About Framing Them(October 2, 2008). Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1277435

Faculty: See The One Page Guide to Writing Multiple Choice Questions by Susan M. Case and Beth Donahue. Dr. Case is the director of testing for the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and Ms. Donahue is an NCBE employee, specializing in multiple choice testing. Look for an upcoming article on multiple choice testing by Dr. Case in the Journal of Legal Education. Thanks to the Law School Academic Support Blog.

Students preparing for a multiple choice test can practice with the professor's past exams or with multistate bar exam review materials available at the library. For tips, listen to CALI's eleven minute podcast entitled "Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School" or read Taking Multiple Choice Exams by Prof. Rogelio Lasso of Washburn Law School.

Amy L. Jarmon’s Adviser column in the November issue of Student Lawyer focuses on relieving stress during this very stressful month. Some of her best study and time management tips include:

• Stay current on class reading, and pick up the past reading you’ve missed in smaller chunks.
• If you’re behind in outlining for a class that covers non-overlapping topics, focus on outlining the most recent topics first, then go back for the older ones.
• If you’re behind on researching and writing a seminar paper, set specific calendar deadlines to complete the tasks of researching, writing, and editing. And stick to them.

Ms. Jarmon also offers lifestyle tips to help reduce stress. Some of them you’ve heard about a million times before (get eight hours of sleep, be sure to exercise) – but a couple stood out as particularly helpful:

• Choose a low-maintenance wardrobe during study season.
• Clean house only every two weeks and do the necessities in between.
• Drink water or green tea instead of constant coffee or pop.

The only piece of questionable advice was the part about freezing sandwiches for the week and taking one out each day to thaw for lunch. Eating a once-frozen sandwich?!? Now that would stress me out.

The library has a vast collection of study aids, both books and CDs. Ways to find study aids:

1. RESEARCH GUIDES: Refer to the library's research guides on various course topics (civil procedure, torts, etc.) for a list of study aids. There should be a link to "study aids" at the top of the guide. The Exam Preparation Guide also lists study aid titles.

2. CATALOG SEARCH: Try a keyword search on Scholar for one of the following (these are names of study aids) and possibly add the name of a legal subject to the search (ex. contracts):

Law School Legends (a series of CDs)
Outstanding Professor Series (another series of CDs)
Examples and Explanations
Sum and Substance
Understanding Series
Questions and Answers
Core Concepts and Key Questions
Concepts and Insights
Black Letter Outlines

(The above are roughly in order of popularity) So, the keyword search would be "contract examples and explanations".

3. BROWSE: The majority of the study aids are either in room A066 (one level down from the first floor) or behind the information services desk (on reserve). A066 items can be checked out, while the reserve items are for in-library use only for two hour periods.

(image - www.flickr.com/photos/65768710@N00/2478736083)

Need some additional advice on how to brief cases and prepare for class? Try the following:

• How to Brief a Case: Cali Tutorial
• Learning Legal Analysis - IRAC (Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion) - Cali Tutorial
• LawSchool.Westlaw.com>Law School Life>Getting Ready: Includes Class Preparation and Briefing Cases

For more information on finding study aids in the library, see the Law Students-Study Aids page.

Savor the last few weeks of summer with a good read!

If you'll be new to law school this fall, these books can be particularly helpful (and inspiring). If you're old law school hat, take a break from clerking and pick up a "fun" book.

• Law School Confidential KF283 .M55 2004
  
• Getting to Maybe KF283 .F57 1999
• One L KF373 .T88 A33b
• Broken Contract KF373 .K34 A3 1992
• Law School Without Fear KF386 .S44 2002

Rebecca Flanagan, Director of the Academic Success Program at Vermont Law School proposes using a visual arrangement to brief cases, called the "star strategy". The star strategy was developed by Lynn Melzer, PhD, of the The Research Institute for Learning and Development.

Source: Law School Academic Support Blog,(Rebecca Flanagan).

The star diagram was created by Melzer as a tool for students to organize their thoughts before writing. Melzer put the main topic in the middle, surrounded by who, what, when, where, why and how at the points of the star.

I came up with this "diamond strategy" diagram, based on the more traditional IRAC approach (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion):

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As we enter that delightful season of non-stop studying, don’t forget that the Library has plenty of resources to help. They’re all explained in detail in Preparing for Law School Exams.

Some of the most popular study resources that you’ll find include:

• Study Materials on CDs
• Past Exams
• Nutshells
• “Examples and Explanations” series
• “Understanding” series
• “Concepts and Insights” series
• Hornbooks
• …and more!

When studying for the test or the bar exam, you might want to use mnemonics. Some examples:

My Legs for the statute of frauds.

Marriage
Year
Land
Executor
Goods
Suretyship

Heluva for adverse possession:

Hostile
Exclusive
Lasting
Uninterrupted
Visible
Actual

There are many more mnemonics on the Bar Exam Blogspot, A Girl Walks Into a Bar Exam , The 3-L Word and JD Jinx.

Do you have any mnemonics you would like to share? Post a comment !

If you’re a 1L, chances are CALI has a lesson that could help you study for your classes. CALI lessons are online tutorials created by law professors, attorneys and other legal professionals that are often geared toward understanding specific points of law.

This should give you an idea of what’s available:

Civil Procedure - 21 lessons, including ones on diversity, joinder, jurisdiction and venue, personal jurisdiction, preclusion, and summary judgment.

Contracts – 71 lessons, including ones on acceptance, anticipatory repudiation, consideration, damages, remedies, contract defenses, foreseeability, and good faith.

Criminal Law – 30 lessons, including ones on actus reus, consent, insanity, mens rea, mistake, burden of proof, and self defense.

Property – 70 lessons, including ones on adverse possession, future interests, covenants, equitable servitudes, easements, estate in fee tail, fee simple absolute, inter vivos gifts, causa mortis, joint tenancy, life estate, and the ever favorite rule against perpetuities.

CALI requires registration – but that’s something you took care of during the library portion of orientation, so jump right in.

The Library has just received these new study aids. All will be available in room AO66. If you’re super quick on checking them out, you might need to ask for them at the Information Services Desk.

From the Kaplan PMBR “Core Concepts and Key Questions” series:
Evidence KF8935.Z9 E853 2007
Conflict of Laws KF412 .C66 2007
Corporations KF1414 .C694 2007
Remedies KF9016 .R45 2007

And these others:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: With Resources for Study KF8816 .A19417
Property (Sum + Substance Exam Pro Series) KF570 .Z9 W45 2007
Questions & Answers: Civil Procedure KF8841 .D67 2003

The Library has just received these following titles from the Kaplan PMBR “Core Concepts and Key Questions” series. All copies are located in room AO66 and are available for check out.

Criminal Law KF9219.85 .C75 2007
Criminal Procedure KF9619.85 .C75 2007
Property KF573 .Z9 P8 2007
Torts KF1250 .Z9 T653 2007
Wills KF755 .Z9 W555 2007

We are a password dependent people: just review our Law Student Usernames, Passwords, Ids, and Pins for a walk through several of the passwords students need to establish just to negotiate fundamental resources here at Cleveland Marshall. Don’t take passwords too lightly – in fact, a password should be a weighty matter, as in “strong,” which describes passwords made of a combination of seven letters, numbers and symbols with a little upper and lower case mixture thrown in. Dennis Kennedy’s Power Passwords in 93 ABA Journal (December 2007) at p. 59 sets out some guidelines to creating passwords that will thwart crackers and yet still make enough internal sense to be memorable. He advises a) getting rid of passwords in the form of words or names, b) using a root password made of a combination of letters and symbols with the addition of resource identifying suffixes and c)combining a base password and portions of a pass phrase.

Here is a bit of wisdom from Nancy Soonpa of the Legal Writing Professor Blog:

"I tell them [students] about what I remember most clearly from my first year after grades came out: the change in speaking patterns in the classroom. Suddenly some spoke with a voice of authority, and others stopped speaking entirely. Alas, neither change enriched the classroom experience. Getting good grades doesn't make one's comments inherently more valuable, nor low grades, less."

Nancy Soonpa, first class of the semester, Legal Writing Professor Blog, Jan. 9, 2008.

For more inspiration, and great tips on how to improve grades (everything from getting a new roommate to a post-class review of notes), see: Betsey McKenzie Spring Semester Blues - Treating 1-Ls Right,Out of the Jungle Blog, Jan. 9, 2007.

Now that second semester is starting up, you may want take a moment to analyze your study and exam taking habits to see how you can improve. For advice on how to do so, see How to Change Second Semester: Reviewing Exams and Other Hints for Success from the St. Louis University School of Law Academic Support Services Department. The article's suggestions include:

• Looking at past exams and figuring out what you did wrong. Talk to the professor about the exam.
• Going to the Academic Support Office for help. Cleveland Marshall has many Academic Support Programs available, including one on one assistance and group study programs.
• Using study aids for the general understanding, but not as the "source of all wisdom". The library has many useful study aids available, such as the "Examples and Explanations" series and the Lexis "Questions and Answers" series. The library's research guides list study aids for particular subjects. Don't forget about CALI interactive tutorials, which have quiz questions to confirm your understanding.
• Reading ahead to reduce stress.
• Analyzing the conditions under which you study best, and what you have to do to understand the material.
• Finding a tutor or study group.

I love it when I learn a new word. And today I learned a fantastic one while flipping through the pages of Law Library Journal.

Sitzfleisch. It's German, some sources say Yiddish (literally "flesh for sitting") and means the ability sit patiently for long periods.

Sitzfleisch seems like something that comes in handy around exam time. As in, "She has extraordinary Sitzfleisch - after taking a three hour contracts exam, she went home to polish her torts outline."

With less than a week of exams to go, I hope your Sitzfleisch is hanging in there.

Studying for exams may cause a lot of indigestion and heartburn, but you can minimize these ill effects by effective planning and pacing yourself. Think of studying for exams like a gourmet feast. First, find a quiet, distraction-free environment to study, as well as put work, family, and friends on notice that you're not available for awhile. Now for the first course -- an aromatic saffron shellfish bisque. Crystalize that outline you've been writing and updating all semester, which of course you were doing, right? Write a final outline or flowchart based upon your casebook, class notes, and study guides. You need to be able to recognize the issues, define and illustrate the elements of the rules, as well as explain theories, concepts, causes of action, and defenses. Break up your outline into manageable parts and schedule the memorization of those parts. Many people use flash cards. Reinforce the data on your flash cards according to your learning style -- say the words as you read them; tape record yourself reading the words and listen (perhaps while driving or commuting); or create an acronym, rhyme, or story. Second course -- grilled pineapple-glazed mahi mahi with almond couscous. While you're continuing to memorize your outline, really dig in and talk it up. Get into a study group that's committed to completing tasks, participating in discussions, and staying focused. A good study group will help you to develop analytical thinking and make you support your opinions with critically sound reasoning. If you just can't get something, take that deep breath and talk to your professor. Look at previous exams and practice taking them. Third course -- Mixed baby greens with rasberry vinaigrette. Be good to yourself and try to stay healthy. Schedule study time and recreation time. Prioritize. Do you really need to deal with that household repair or can it just wait a bit longer? Study the hardest materials when you're most alert. If possible, don't study for an upcoming exam the same day or evening you take an exam. Hang in there, and you'll reap the benefit of all your hard work. Final course -- flourless cocoa cake with mango sorbet. Enjoy -- you earned it!

For those of you with writer's block or are just procrastinating, here are two more outline banks that may help you get ready for exams.

Legalnut.com

University of Buffalo - Student Bar Association

Good luck on exams.

As exam period approaches, the last thing you want as an extra stressor in your life is a dysfunctional study group. After all, study groups are supposed to facilitate learning, right? Not become immense wasters of your ever-more-elusive time.

A brief article by Amy L. Jarmon in the November issue of Student Lawyer offers some good "rules of the road" for successful study groups. Some of the tips are just plain etiquette - like having a rotating or permanent group moderator who is responsible for conveying information to others. Other tips are about optimal size of groups (3 - 4 members) or how to benefit from different individual learning styles.

If you want to read the article, you can ask for the current of issue of Student Lawyer at the Information Services desk. Student Lawyer also regularly runs short articles on interviewing, legal writing, professionalism, hot practice areas and other topics. It's the kind of publication you can easily flip through on a quick study break.

And of course, the Library offers study rooms for group study -- but they tend to fill up quickly the closer we get to exams, so reserve one in advance for your group at the Information Services desk.

Findlaw.com provides various outlines and exams broken down by area of law. Some of the material is slightly dated, but could still be useful when studying or preparing for exams. Findlaw does not maintain the links, so some of the links they provide may be dead.

Findlaw - Outlines and Exams

One of the effective ways to study for midterms and final exams is practicing with your Professor’s old exams. If you have used all of their exams and are looking for other final exams, you may want to consider other law schools online exam banks. Three schools that have posted their Professors’ exams are:

William Mitchell College of Law

American University - Washington College of Law

Creighton College - School of Law

In the introduction to the second edition of his concise and handy book, Writing Essay Exams to Succeed Not Just to Survive, author John C. Dernback points out that “[a] law school essay exam is not like a standard undergraduate liberal arts essay exam.”

I sure wish I would have known that myself when I took my first-year contracts exam in law school. When I stopped in to see my professor after grades were released, she commented that my exam read like an art history exam! Ironically, I had taken quite a number of art history classes in undergrad, and – unfortunately for my contracts grade – I still wrote like I was taking one.

It’s not hard to avoid making this same mistake in law school if you prepare yourself to take law school exams. Writing Essay Exams to Succeed Not Just to Survive is one of the many books that the Law Library offers that can help you write a law school exam instead of an undergraduate essay. This book and many others are available for check out in room AO66 of the Law Library.

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