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• Title:1L of a ride : a well-traveled professor's roadmap to success in the first year of law school / Andrew J. McClurg.
  
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• Variant Title:One L of a ride
  
• Author/Creator:McClurg, Andrew J., 1954- author.
  
• Published/Created:St. Paul MN : West Academic Press, 2021.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KF287 .M38 2021
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Law students--United States.
  Law schools--United States.
  
• Edition:Fourth edition.
  
• Description:xxvii, 535 pages ; 23 cm
  
• Notes:"Includes video course."
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:1684679397
  9781684679393
  1684679389
  9781684679386
  
• Contents:Destination law school
  Pre-trip planning : what to do before you arrive
  Fear factor : top five law student worries
  What kind of student do you want to be (and be known as)? : twenty law student types
  The first-year curriculum : what to expect
  The first days : starting out right
  The Socratic and case methods : origins, purposes, facts and myths
  Reasons to participate in class and ten tips for doing it well
  Law professors
  The top five habits of successful students : a C.R.E.D.O. (consistent, rigorous, efficient, diligent, organized)
  Case-briefing
  Note-taking
  Outlining
  A short course in law school exams
  Exam preparation
  Law school essay exams : fifteen common mistakes
  Tackling law school multiple-choice questions
  Legal research and writing : an interview with five experts
  The bleak side of law school
  Maintaining well-being
  Welcome BACK to the jungle : the perilous second semester
  "Night" and other nontraditional students
  Law school and outside relationships
  Law review, moot court, and other extracurricular activities
  Online learning
  Career planning in a changing legal world
  Recapping law school's first year in the words of students
  Epilogue: The end of a long and grinding road
  Appendix. Sample essay question.