Law school will test your intellect, stamina, and resilience. Along the way, you will pick up a new vocabulary (“res ipsa loquitur”), start thinking in acronyms (IRAC, anyone?), and learn the legend of Helen Palsgraf. The books listed below offer strategies, stories, and straight talk to help you handle cold calls, master outlines, and maintain your balance when finals loom. Dive in and start strong.
1L of A Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success In the First Year of Law School
Reserve; KF287.M38 2021
Get the inside scoop from a professor who's seen it all at six different schools. Real exam samples, actual Socratic exchanges, and student case briefs included. Comprehensive advice from pre-planning to career planning in an accessible first-person voice.
1L Success: Becoming a Lawyer, a Professional Identity Formation Workbook
Reserve ; KF283 .B476 2024
This is a workbook for becoming a lawyer, not just managing law school. It delivers solid tips plus deep reflections help you find meaning in your hard work. When motivation flags, you will have proven strategies to achieve your career goals.
The ABCs of Law School: Diary of a First Year Student
Reserve ; KF287 .P69 2019
Spoiler alert: Law school can be overwhelming and stressful. This 1L memoir doubles as a guidebook, sharing insider tips on how to manage your time, master core curriculum, and conquer exams. Get the scoop from someone who made it through and lived to tell the tale.
Finding Your Voice in Law School: Mastering Classroom Cold Calls, Job Interviews, and Other Verbal Challenges
Reserve ; KF283 .S52 2025 Reserve RSTUDYAID ; KF283 .S52 2013
Many college graduates are not prepared for law school's verbal challenges, including intense classroom discussions, mock trials, networking events, and job interviews. This step-by-step guide builds the communication skills and confidence you need to shine among peers.
Happiness and Peak Performance in Law School: Cutting-Edge Science to Promote Emotional Thriving and Cognitive Greatness in Law School and Beyond
Reserve ; KF272 .G744 2023
Discover science-backed strategies designed specifically to help law students navigate the intense pressures of law school. These tools empower you to face challenges head-on, improving your mental, emotional, and cognitive wellbeing during law school and beyond.
The Hidden Sources of Law School Stress: Avoiding the Mistakes that Create Unhappy And Unprofessional Lawyer
Reserve ; KF287 .K75 2005
This guide to overcoming law school stress focuses on five elements: maintaining realistic goals, letting go of control, keeping up internal motivation, dealing with student loan debt, and valuing honesty. The point is to help you stay sane while studying law instead of burning out before you even graduate.
How to Be Sort of Happy in Law School Law
General Collection ; KF287 .Y68 2018
This is not about achieving law review perfection. It is about creating your own definition of success. Based on sociological research, this book teaches you to tune out toxic expectations and oppressive competition.
How to Show Up and Shine in Law School with Gratitude, Grit, and Grace
Law General Collection ; KF283 .G5566 2024
Forget traditional study guides. This tackles the human side of law school. When you mess up, how do you reboot and recover? This mindfulness-focused approach gives you tools for handling imposter syndrome, stress, and setbacks with grace.
The JD Jungle Law School Survival Guide
Law General Collection ; KF283 .J3 2003
Built around the classic saying: "First year they scare you to death, second year they work you to death, third year they bore you to death." This expert guide shows you how to navigate all three years of fright, sweat, and boredom with specific survival tactics.
One L
Law General Collection ; KF373.T88 A33 1977
The original law school survival story has become a virtual bible for students. Scott Turow's Harvard first-year journal captures the raw anxiety, competitiveness, and character-building crucible with remarkable insight. Part memoir, part cautionary tale, entirely essential reading.
Sh*T No One Tells You About Law School
Law General Collection ; KF283 .M658 2022
Finally, a law school guide that doesn't induce slumber. Written by a law professor with fifteen years of experience, this irreverent take combines sharp wit with practical advice that goes beyond "read cases carefully." It's authentic, fun real talk about navigating law school's maze.
Short & Happy Guide to Being a Law Student
Reserve ; KF283 .F735 2014
This book gives you a professor's proven methods for acing exams, landing jobs, staying inspired during theory-dense classes, and avoiding stress spirals. Consider it your secret weapon for staying sharp without losing your cool when law school gets intense.
The Guide to Belonging in Law School
Third Floor ; KF283 .M33 2020
The book provides both a comprehensive law school simulation involving reading, studying, and exam preparation, and specific strategies for students from marginalized groups to navigate subtle and explicit barriers. This resource from an expert on minority student achievement is valuable for all incoming law students, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds.
Hard-Nosed Advice from a Cranky Law Professor: How to Succeed in Law School
Third Floor ; KF283 .P37 2021
This guide from a self-proclaimed cranky professor delivers practical advice on essential law school skills like briefing cases, outlining, excelling on exams, and meeting professor expectations. The light-hearted, humorous prose transforms what could be dry instruction into pleasure reading.
The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well and Being Well
Circulation Desk ; KF287 .G46 2021
Written in a witty, informative, and easy-to-read style, the book is full of suggestions to help students establish healthy and productive habits which will benefit both brain and body. Each chapter ends with a self-reflection exercise to help readers take the material and consciously begin implementing its suggestions.
The Mindful Law Student: A Mindfulness in Law Practice Guide
Third Floor ; KF287 .R642 2022
This innovative guide integrates mindfulness practices into the law school experience through metaphors, exercises, and the stories of seven hypothetical students navigating familiar challenges. Scott Rogers presents mindfulness concepts in legal contexts, providing real-world examples of how these practices can help students manage the demanding environment of law school and legal practice.
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Slaying the Law School Dragon Law
General Collection ; KF283 .R68 1991
This witty, irreverent guide prepares you for professors who want to intimidate and test you emotionally, not just intellectually. While other books focus on study techniques, this steels you against the psychological warfare of first-year classes. Mental preparation for Socratic method mind games.