To provide information about the study skills necessary for success When I first started working at law schools, I was hired to work in the Spring with students who had not done well on first semester exams. I soon realized that most of the students had worked very hard and had learned enough law to do well. What 0they hadn't learned was that law school exams are different from any other exams they had taken and doing well requires some specific study and exam preparation techniques. Unless told otherwise, students who have had success in other academic settings have no reason to believe that they need to study differently in law school. Sometimes it is not until they do poorly on first semester exams that they understand that they need help.
Most students can be successful if they know what preparation is required.
Therefore, the second reason for writing this book is to tell students about study and exam preparation techniques before their first exams. All students should know how to demonstrate what they know. Book First year success is more important to law students than to students in any other graduate program. Selection for law review is often dependent on grades. Law firms are usually conservative and often rely almost exclusively on grades to determine to whom to make an offer.