Open book
Subtitle: the inside track to law school success
By: Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, New York University ; John C.P. Goldberg, Eli Goldston Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Contributors: Goldberg, John C. P., 1961- author
Edition: Second edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781454873563
Subjects: Law students; Law examinations; Handbooks, manuals
Description: "[This book] introduces [readers] to the basic structure of our legal system and to the distinctive features of legal reasoning. To prepare students for exams, the book explains in clear and careful detail what exams are designed to test. It then devotes a single, clearly written chapter to each step of the process of answering exams. It also contains a wealth of material, both in the book and digitally, on preparing for exams."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The what and why of exams; title: The missing link; title: A system of rules; title: Legal reasoning, the common law way; title: Connecting class and exams; title: Getting the most out of class; title: IRAC : a framework for analysis; title: The pinball method of exam taking; title: Issue spotting and issue sorting; title: Rules; title: Analysis (application); title: Conclusions; title: Outlining for exam success; title: Make your lists, check them twice; title: Tackling other exam formats; title: Practice (exams) makes perfect; title: Exam trouble : how to avoid it, what to do about it; title: The zen of law school.