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Succeeding in Law School
Your success as a student is our #1 priority! Period. We are here to support you as you embark on your calling into the legal profession. The Law Library team boasts four JDs, and all our personnel have extensive experience with our resources as well as the law school. Please feel absolutely free to contact us with any question whatsoever about your law school experience (but especially about legal research or the law library!) or stop by and visit us at the Services Desk.
This Guide is packed with Law Library resources tailored to help first-year students succeed in law school, including study aids, sample questions, video tutorials, and more. Browse information on 1L wellness and success on this page as well as our subject-specific pages in the navigation bar (left) to find a study resource for any of your first-year law classes that fits your needs.
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Online Study Aids
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The Law Library is pleased to offer access to Aspen Learning Library study aids online! View e-book or pdf versions of your favorite series, including Examples and Explanations, Glannon Guides, and more, by clicking the link above. Offline versions are available for download if you install the offline reader.
CALI Lessons
Video Tutorials for 1L Year
CALI is a valuable resource for law students seeking additional perspective and instruction on specific law school topics. Lectures from law professors across the country are available. Here are some we think may be useful to you. For best results use Google Chrome when Accessing CALI.
Many more CALI lessons are available. If you do not see a subject you need, go directly go to CALI and sign-in. Click on Lessons at the top. 1L subjects are listed first, click one and browse the listing.
Exam Archive
Access is through the Law School Student Community in Blackboard.
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1. Select "Law School Student Community" under "My Organizations"; 2. Select "Law Library" from the Left Panel; 3. Open "Law School Exam Archive." *Please note that not all professors choose to post past exams. |
Resources for 1L Success
Plain English for Lawyers by Call Number: KF250 .W9 2019ISBN: 9781531006990Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell by Call Number: Law General Collection KF273.H4 2020ISBN: 9781647082604Publication Date: 2020-06-08
Law School Success in a Nutshell by Call Number: KF283 .B87 2017ISBN: 9781683281856Publication Date: 2017-07-14Law General Collection
A Student's Guide to Law School by Call Number: Law General Collection KF283.A947 2013ISBN: 9780226067223Publication Date: 2013-10-13
Reading Like a Lawyer by Call Number: Law General Collection KF283.M398 2012ISBN: 9781611631104Publication Date: 2012-07-24
1000 Days to the Bar, but the Practice of Law Begins Now by Call Number: Law Reference KF272 .T66 2010ISBN: 9780837738130Publication Date: 2010-05-01
Succeeding in Law School by Call Number: Law General Collection KF283.R36 2010ISBN: 9781594607400Publication Date: 2010-06-01
Making Your Case by Call Number: Law General Collection KF8870.S28 2008ISBN: 0314184716Publication Date: 2008-06-06
1L Wellness
The Best Lawyer You Can Be by Call Number: Law General Collection KF297.L48 2018ISBN: 9781641052177Publication Date: 2019-08-06
How to Be Sort of Happy in Law School by Call Number: Law General Collection KF297.L48 2018ISBN: 9780804799768Publication Date: 2018-08-07
Lawyering from the Inside Out by
Law is a varied, powerful, and highly rewarding profession. Studies show, however, that lawyers have higher rates of alcoholism, divorce, and even suicide than the general population. Stress creates these poor outcomes, including the stress of dealing with other people's problems all day, the stress of spending excessive amounts of time at work, and the stress of being disconnected to what is most meaningful in life. Through mindfulness and emotional intelligence training, lawyers can improve focus, get more work done in less time, improve their interpersonal skills, and seek and find work that will make their lives more meaningful. This book is designed to help law students and lawyers of all experience levels find a sustainable and meaningful life in the field of law. This book includes journaling and other interactive exercises that can help lawyers find peace, focus, meaning, and happiness over a lifetime of practicing law.
Call Number: Law General Collection KF300.M37 2018ISBN: 9781107147478Publication Date: 2018-06-07
Essential Qualities of the Professional Lawyer by Call Number: Law General Collection KF297.E84 2013ISBN: 9781627220521Publication Date: 2014-10-07
Ethics Stories 2005 by Call Number: Law General Collection KF306.A4 L43 2006ISBN: 1587789353Publication Date: 2005-10-07
