What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law (Paperback)

~ (Author), Suzanna Sherry (Author)

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With the aim of decreasing students' anxiety and increasing their chances of achieving academic success, What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law prepares students to get through their first year of law school. As a valuable reference over an entire law school career, it will continue to contribute to students' academic success. With a friendly and informal writing style, this orientation to law school features:

Insight into how and why law school works the way it does;
Tools, techniques, and information for understanding first-year substantive law as fully as possible;
An overview of the American legal system and court structure;
A concise review of basic civics, including the structure of American government and sources of law;
Introductions to analytic tools and methods of reasoning;
Clear descriptions of basic legal concepts, such as standards of review and burdens of proof;
A look ahead at the goals of a legal education -- and the life, duties, and responsibilities of being a lawyer;
Exercises that allow students to independently test their understanding of the material in a particular section;
Visual aids that help students grasp and remember the material;
A short primer on American history and legal philosophy, as each is relevant to the study of law;
Provides a self-study resource that students may use as they need.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers (March 31, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073558236X
• ISBN-13: 978-0735582361
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #508,781 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars As the Title suggests..., May 27, 2009

By	J. Pan (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was one of the lucky students who read an early draft of the book. Actually I read it when I was a rising 3L; and I really wished the book had been available when I began my law school: it would have saved me so many sleepless nights. The book provides a systematic introduction to things that are so essential to law study that every professor takes for granted that you know them (thus no one bothers to teach you). And the authors, Professors George and Sherry, are certainly two of the best and most respectable teachers I have ever had in my life.