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General Board / Re: books before starting law school
« on: April 14, 2007, 03:22:56 PM »
In my opinion, you shouldn't try to learn the law before you start law school - your professors will teach it to you the way they will test you, pay attention and learn what they want. Professors can always tell who used out-wise class materials on the exam! In order to get the most out of class, preparation is key! But the beginning 1L has no idea how to prepare for class, I.E. how to read cases. So, what I would recommend, is a book that prepares you for legal reasoning and teaches you how to brief cases, so you are that much more prepared for class, you can get more out of class, and you will understand the law that much better:
Learning Legal Reasoning: Briefing, Analysis and Theory by Delaney
Do the exercises, and then when you start class, apply that to the cases you read.
Learning Legal Reasoning: Briefing, Analysis and Theory by Delaney
Do the exercises, and then when you start class, apply that to the cases you read.
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