LEADER 04443nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910811545003321 005 20240410190721.0 010 $a1-281-81820-8 010 $a9786611818203 010 $a1-4175-5565-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246562 035 $a(OCoLC)232157325 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10096077 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000189914 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11156684 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189914 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10158385 035 $a(PQKB)11640105 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3035159 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3035159 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10096077 035 $a(OCoLC)923695284 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246562 100 $a20040128d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLaw school 101$b[electronic resource] $esurvival techniques from pre-law to being an attorney /$fR. Stephanie Good 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNaperville, Ill. $cSphinx Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-57248-374-1 327 $aFront 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. 327 $aSection 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. 606 $aLaw$xStudy and teaching$xLaw and legislation 606 $aLaw students$zUnited States$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aLaw$xStudy and teaching$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aLaw students 676 $a340/.071/173 700 $aGood$b R. Stephanie$01658552 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811545003321 996 $aLaw school 101$94012629 997 $aUNINA