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description: &lt;p&gt; With the aim of decreasing students’ anxiety and increasing their chances of achieving academic success, &lt;b&gt;What Every Law Student &lt;i&gt;Really&lt;/i&gt; Needs to An Introduction to the Study of Law&lt;/b&gt; 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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;With a friendly and informal writing style, this orientation to law school &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;insight into how and why law school works&lt;/b&gt; the way it does &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;tools, techniques, and information&lt;/b&gt; for understanding first-year substantive law as fully as possible &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;an overview of the American legal system and court structure&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;a concise review of basic civics&lt;/b&gt;, including the structure of American government and sources of law &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; introductions to &lt;b&gt;analytic tools &lt;/b&gt;and&lt;b&gt; methods of reasoning&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;clear descriptions of basic legal concepts&lt;/b&gt;, such as standards of review and burdens of proof &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;a look ahead at the goals of a legal education&lt;/b&gt;—and the life, duties, and responsibilities of being a lawyer &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;exercises that allow students to independently test their understanding&lt;/b&gt; of the material in a particular section &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;visual aids&lt;/b&gt; that help students grasp and remember the material &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;a short primer on American history and legal philosophy&lt;/b&gt; as each is relevant to the study of law provides a self-study resource that students may use as they need &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;What Every Law Student &lt;i&gt;Really&lt;/i&gt; Needs to An Introduction to the Study of Law&lt;/b&gt; 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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
language: English
title: What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law
publisher: Aspen Publishers