04732nam 2200625 a 450 991096460040332120251116165758.01-281-81820-897866118182031-4175-5565-3(CKB)1000000000246562(OCoLC)232157325(CaPaEBR)ebrary10096077(SSID)ssj0000189914(PQKBManifestationID)11156684(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189914(PQKBWorkID)10158385(PQKB)11640105(MiAaPQ)EBC3035159(Au-PeEL)EBL3035159(CaPaEBR)ebr10096077(OCoLC)923695284(BIP)46837980(BIP)9517205(EXLCZ)99100000000024656220040128d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLaw school 101 survival techniques from pre-law to being an attorney /R. Stephanie Good1st ed.Naperville, Ill. Sphinx Pub.20041 online resource (234 p.) Includes index.1-57248-374-1 Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section One: Pre-Law -- Chapter 1: Preparing for Law School -- Do You Really Want to be an Attorney? -- Law and Disorder -- Motivationally Speaking -- Take Inventory -- Lifelines -- Sense and Sensibility -- Returning to School Later in Life -- Chapter 2: Applying to Law School -- Personal Essay -- Letters of Recommendation -- GPA -- Putting it all Together -- Play the Field -- College Majors -- School Rank -- Know the Process -- Transferring In -- What's in a Name? -- The LSAT -- Summer Solstice -- Section Two: First Year -- Chapter 3: Welcome to Law School -- Honor Thy Self -- Re-Orientation -- Avoiding First-Day Fumbles -- Before Classes Begin -- The Law Library -- The Assignment Board -- The Bookstore -- First Year Quarantine -- Discover Your Own Secrets for Success -- Study Aids -- Professors -- Bar Review Courses -- Socrates Who? -- Chapter 4: Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- Handling It All -- Isolation, Intimidation, and Humiliation -- Beer Here -- Method to the Madness -- Section Three: Knowing the Ropes without Hanging Yourself -- Chapter 5: Studying the Right Way -- Habitat Habits -- Reseaching in the 21st Century -- Reading, Reading, and More Reading -- Briefing Briefly -- Note Taking for Novices -- Recording Rhetoric -- Outlining for Success -- Chapter 6: Strategic Exam Taking -- Tricks of the Trade -- Passing is Not Enough -- Anonymity -- Using Your Laptop -- Section Four: Second Year -- Chapter 7: Freedom to Choose -- Get to Know Your Professors Before You are in Their Classes -- Grading Methods -- Other Important Questions -- Prerequisite Intent -- Chapter 8: Acclimatized Amnesty -- Clinical Programs -- Moot Court -- Research Assistants -- Law Review -- Journals -- Extracurricular Activities -- Studying Abroad.Section Five: Career Chase -- Chapter 9: Finding the Right Job -- Résumé Writing-and Rewriting and Rerewriting -- Creative Cover Letters -- Informative Interviewing -- Callbacks -- Brush-Offs -- Chapter 10: Laboring Legally -- Public Interest Jobs -- Government Agencies -- Judicial Clerkships -- Law Firms -- In-House Corporate Counsels -- Educational Endeavors -- Pro Bono Law -- Occupational Alternatives -- Section Six: Third Year -- Chapter 11: The Last Mile -- The Bar Exam -- Outside the Test -- Other Stressful Stuff -- Soothing Thoughts -- Nonfatal Failure -- Bar None -- What Next? -- Section Seven: After School -- Chapter 12: What You Really Learn in Law School -- Objective Thinking: The Key to being a Competent Attorney -- Speaking like a Lawyer -- Looking at Life in Real Terms -- Walking the Line -- Comfort Zone -- Gender Benders -- Perceptive Blindness -- A Final Thought -- Index -- Author Biography -- Back Cover.Law School 101 is an insightful and often humorous guide to help students anticipate the trials, tribulations, and thrills of going to law school.Law school one hundred oneLaw school one hundred and oneLawStudy and teachingLaw and legislationLaw studentsUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etcLawStudy and teachingLaw and legislation.Law students340/.071/173Good R. Stephanie1862968MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964600403321Law school 1014469278UNINA