Law School and Exams: Preparing and Writing to Win

Law School and Exams: Preparing and Writing to Win, Fourth Edition is the fourth edition of a popular book whose first edition Bryan Garner reviewed and judged to be "the best on the market." It combines:

1. Clear and comprehensive explanations of study and exam techniques
2. Numerous illustrative samples that are truly instructive
3. Twenty in-class exercises or take-home assignments on everything from case briefs to essay and multiple-choice exam questions.

Comprehensive and self-contained, the Fourth Edition is suitable for use as the textbook for a sophisticated Prelaw course, 1L Orientation, or a 1L Academic Success course. Alternatively, incoming freshmen can work through it independently over the summer to be optimally prepared for law school in the fall.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• New material throughout the book from the engaging voice and ASP teaching experience of new co-author, Louis Schulze
• The latest in learning theory, including focus and engagement, spaced repetition with interleaving, active learning through hands-on practice; and the importance of mindset, mindfulness, and well-being
• New material on strategies for preparing for and taking exams
• Discussions of AI in legal practice,
  • and in student work when called for in a course, but
  • underscoring the necessity of otherwise doing one's own work as a 1L to develop the required knowledge and skills to later harness, review, and revise AI

Professors and student will benefit from:

• The way the book facilitates a flipped classroom:
  • The clear and detailed explanations and illustrations will enable students to prepare well for class, permitting the professor to provide a quick summary of key points before turning to active learning through brainstorming, problem-solving, discussion, debate, writing exercises, and formative assessment.
• Clear explanations and illustrations for reading assignments and numerous exercises for in-class active learning
• Sample answers in the Appendix for all in-text exercises, to help students check their understanding
• A major in-text take-home assignment requiring case synthesis, that can be used to further gauge student's understanding