First-Year Student Resources
GETTING ORIENTED TO LAW SCHOOL LIFE
GETTING ORIENTED TO LAW SCHOOL LIFE
- Provides questions (and answers) common to all first-year law students.
o Letter to a Young Law Student
- By University of Missouri Emeritus Professor Corinne Cooper.
o Advice to One L from a Professor Podcast.
- By Professor Barbara Glesner Fines.
o First Day of Law School Tutorial
- From SMU Dedman School of Law.
- Includes information on many aspects of student life.
o Westlaw’s Guide on Briefing Cases
o Westlaw’s Advice on Class Preparation
o CALI interactive tutorial on briefing cases
o CALI tutorial on taking exams
THE FIRST-YEAR CURRICULUM
Contracts
o Cornell’s Contracts Overview
o Contracts in a Nutshell (on reserve)
o Contracts Hornbook (on reserve)
o Contracts Q & A (on reserve)
o Contracts Examples & Explanations (on reserve)
Property
o Property in a Nutshell (on reserve)
o Property Hornbook (on reserve)
o Property Q & A (on reserve)
o Property Examples & Explanations (on reserve)
o Siegel’s Property Essay and Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (on reserve)
o Property CrunchTime (on reserve)
Torts
o Torts in a Nutshell (on reserve)
o Torts Hornbook (on reserve)
o Torts Q & A (on reserve)
o Torts Examples & Explanations (on reserve)
o Siegel’s Torts Essay and Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (on reserve)
o Torts
CrunchTime (on reserve)
Civil Procedure
o Cornell’s Civil Procedure Overview
o Civil Procedure in a Nutshell (on reserve)
o Civil Procedure Hornbook(on reserve)
o Civil Procedure Q & A (on reserve)
o Civil Procedure Examples & Explanations (on reserve)
o Siegel’s Civil Procedure Essay and Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (on reserve)
o Civil Procedure CrunchTime (on reserve)
o CALI Civil Procedure Lessons
o MSLAW’s Civil Procedure Resources
o Plain English Law Dictionary
- From Nolo Press.
o Black’s Law Dictionary (on reserve)
TAKING EXAMS
- Includes a 3 part podcast on taking exams.
o Tips from Law Professors on Taking Exams
o Getting to Maybe(on reserve)
BUILDING STUDY SKILLS
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