Law school classes take up a lot of your time and energy. Read on for advice about how to prepare for class (so you’ll get something out of it). You’ll also find advice on how to deal with your law school professors.
Preparing for and Choosing Law School Classes
- 10 Things To Consider When Picking Law School Classes Is it time to pick your law school classes? Here are 10 things to keep in mind!
- How Much Time Should You Spend Preparing for Class as a 1L? It’s a common 1L question: How much time should you devote to class prep? Not too much, not too little. Like Goldilocks, it’s all about finding just the right balance!
- What Law School Classes Should You Take? Rather than stressing yourself out the week of registration, consider a few different class-choosing strategies now.
- What Should You Be Doing to Prepare For Class as a Law School Upperclassman? As a 2L or 3L, you might think you've got class totally handled and can skip preparing. But this is probably a bad idea!
- Learning to Love the Socratic Method The Socratic method can be a stressful aspect of law school. John Passmore offers some advice for dealing with it and reasons why it can be helpful to your growth as a law student.
- How to Prepare for Class as a 1L Starting law school can be a daunting experience. Shirlene Armstrong is offer some advice to 1Ls about how best to prepare for class on day one.
- Avoiding the "Slings and Arrows" of Outrageous Case Briefing Misfortune and Getting to What's Important Mark Livingston looks at case briefing and offers some advice on how to get started with it in an efficient and useful way.
- Highlighting: A Feel Good Waste of Time A lot of law students believe that highlighting is the only way to read through things. However, it's been proven that it does not help with memory. Christen Morgan talks about how you can highlight in a helpful way, but some better ways to remember things.
Law School Professors
- What Should You Take Notes on When Your Professor Won't Discuss the Law? At some point in your law school experience, you’re likely to encounter a professor who — brilliant though he or she may be — just isn’t that interested in discussing "the law." Here's how to cope.
- A Novel Listening Technique For Law Students: "Professor Says" It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the volume of information (and the rather disjointed way it’s presented) in a typical law school class. We share a very useful technique for cutting through the clutter!
- How To Get To Know Your Professors in Law School Your professors can be an invaluable resource in law school. We share some suggestions for developing a relationship with them early on, which should help you throughout school and beyond!
- The Types of Professors You’ll Encounter in Law School Just as there are many kinds of legal practice and lawyers, there are also many types of law school professors. Want to know what "types" you might encounter in the classroom? Check this out!
- Emailing Your Professors for Help with Work-Related Projects: Proceed with Caution Raneta Mack talks about why law students should be careful when asking professors for help with work related projects.
- Podcast: Go to Office Hours and Make It Worth Your Time Many law students are reluctant to go to office hours, but these are one of the best ways to develop relationships with your professors and get your questions answered!
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