[blindlaw] Preparing for Law School

[Derek Manners]

I'd also say, if there's any particular interest you have such as disability law, federal securities law, or whatever else you might have gone to school hoping to learn more about, now is a good time to sort of explore different case law and see what keeps you excited and what puts you to sleep. 

Oh, and another trick might be too see if there are any treatises on a subject you are interested in. The treatises will have lots of cases cited to back up the authors' viewpoint about what the law is. This would be a good way to have guidance while reading cases. 

Best
Derek

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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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