[blindlaw] Preparing for Law School

Derek Manners dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu
Mon Dec 8 17:12:16 UTC 2014


Hello, congrats on finishing the LSAT. I don't know about specific case books but there are a few cases that every professor will have you read in each of those cases you just listed. 

In Civ pro you will almost certainly Marbury v. Maddison (and again in con law).  You will also read Erie_Railroad_v._Tompkins. 

In criminal law and torts, there aren't too many watershed cases. 

In property, you'll almost certainly read a case about eminent domain and the most common one is Kelo versus city of new London. 

Those are the full cases. Case books cut the cases down to smaller chunks. But you can get the full cases online or if you get a textbook, they will almost certainly be in them. 

If you'd like, once you get any textbook, I can let you know what cases we went through in my courses here at Harvard. Learning how to read like a lawyer is by far the most important thing to learn 1L year. 

Best wishes
Derek Manners

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> On Dec 8, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Michal Nowicki via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear List Members:
> 
> 
> 
> I hope this e-mail finds you all well.  As some of you already know, I took
> the LSAT last June, and I submitted all my law school applications for fall
> 2015.  Assuming that I get accepted to at least 1 of my reach/target
> schools, I would like to be as prepared as possible for the challenge when
> classes begin.  That being said, I spoke with two attorneys who recommend
> that I read a book on how to study for law school exams so that I get the
> highest grades I am capable of earning.  Does anyone have recommendations as
> to specific titles that could be helpful and that are available in an
> accessible format through Bookshare, LearningAlly, or any other source?
> 
> 
> 
> Second, I would like to start familiarizing myself with reading and
> analyzing cases.  I know that all first-year students take the same core
> classes like Criminal Law, Torts, Civil Procedure, Contracts, etc.,
> regardless of where they go to law school.  I further realize that each
> professor most likely uses different textbooks, but do all 1Ls generally
> study the same cases?  In other words, is predicting the cases I am likely
> to encounter as a 1L and familiarizing myself with them ahead of time in
> order to make the first year (or even the first quarter/semester) more
> manageable a feasible goal?  If so, please send me some suggestions as to
> specific case books and where I could acquire them.  Thank you in advance
> for your help.
> 
> 
> 
> All the Best,
> 
> 
> 
> Michal
> 
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