Welcome back to the 2Ls and 3Ls, and we’re looking forward to meeting the new 1Ls, LLM, and MSL students! We hope everyone had a great summer. This reading list includes books about starting law school and going into a legal career. You can find more information in the library’s Law School Survival guide.
Learning Outside the Box : A Handbook for Law Students Who Learn Differently
Leah Christensen
This book focuses on the reading, studying and testing strategies that are particularly helpful to law students who learn differently. It is a learning guide based upon empirical research and statistical correlations between learning strategies and law school GPA’s. This book will also show you what the most successful law students do by using interviews and examples from actual law students. (from the publisher)
24 Hours with 24 Lawyers : Profiles of Traditional and Non-Traditional Careers
Jasper Kim
Spend twenty-four hours with twenty-four lawyers through this innovative book. Whether you want to be a full-time corporate lawyer, work as a legal consultant while pursuing your music career, or anything in between, this book gives you a unique ‘all-access pass’ into the real-world, real-time personal and professional lives of twenty-four law school graduates. These working professionals each present you with a ‘profile’ chronicling a typical twenty-four-hour day in their traditional and non-traditional careers. (from the publisher)
The Guide to Belonging in Law School
Russell McClain
The Guide to Belonging in Law School accomplishes two discrete goals. First, it requires readers to engage in an authentic, rigorous, mini-law school semester involving reading, studying, exam preparation, and exam writing. Second, the book provides a foundation for students from marginalized groups to recognize and manage both subtle and explicit barriers that can impede their progress. (from the publisher)
Sh*t No One Tells You About Law School
Tanya Monestier
Sh*t No One Tells You About Law School offers law students an irreverent, fun, and honest compilation of advice culled from the author’s fifteen years of teaching experience. Think Jessica Pearson meets Carrie Bradshaw-shoe closet included! This book is a tell-it-like-it-is account of how students can successfully navigate the law school experience (minus the boring stuff). (from the publisher)
Beyond One L : Stories about Finding Meaning and Making a Difference in Law
Nancy Levit and Allen Rostron, eds.
The book elevates the perspective of attorneys who experienced law school through the lens of historically marginalized people and communities. The collection of essays is divided into eight parts, which are loosely organized chronologically around the decision to go to law school, the law school experience and the bar exam, post-law-school career paths and, finally, finding meaning and fulfillment in the practice of law. Collectively, these essays provide an array of perspectives that will likely appeal broadly to prospective law students and practicing lawyers alike.
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