Publisher's Synopsis
<p> With the aim of decreasing students’ anxiety and increasing their chances of achieving academic success, <b>What Every Law Student <i>Really</i> Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law</b> prepares students to get through their first year of law school. As a valuable reference over an entire law school career, it will continue to contribute to students’ academic success. </p> <p> <b>With a friendly and informal writing style, this orientation to law school features:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>insight into how and why law school works</b> the way it does </li> <li> <b>tools, techniques, and information</b> for understanding first-year substantive law as fully as possible </li> <li> <b>an overview of the American legal system and court structure</b> </li> <li> <b>a concise review of basic civics</b>, including the structure of American government and sources of law </li> <li> introductions to <b>analytic tools </b>and<b> methods of reasoning</b> </li> <li> <b>clear descriptions of basic legal concepts</b>, such as standards of review and burdens of proof </li> <li> <b>a look ahead at the goals of a legal education</b>—and the life, duties, and responsibilities of being a lawyer </li> <li> <b>exercises that allow students to independently test their understanding</b> of the material in a particular section </li> <li> <b>visual aids</b> that help students grasp and remember the material </li> <li> <b>a short primer on American history and legal philosophy</b> as each is relevant to the study of law provides a self-study resource that students may use as they need </li> </ul> <p> <b>What Every Law Student <i>Really</i> Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law</b> offers a companion website that includes PowerPoint slides, problems, quizzes, and additional in-class exercises—as well as teaching notes that explain how to use this complete teaching package to greatest advantage. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
