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rces
Ram
sey
Ali,
Dan
iel B
atis
ta*,
Kok
er C
hris
tens
en*
and
Ian
Coo
per.
The
ABC
s of
Law
Sch
ool:
A P
ract
ical
Gui
de to
Suc
cess
With
out S
acrifi
ce.
Tor
onto
: Irw
in
Law
, 200
2.
And
rew
J.
M
cCle
rg.
1L
of
a Ri
de:
A
Wel
l-Tra
vele
d Pr
ofes
sor’
s Ro
adm
ap to
Suc
cess
in th
e Fi
rst Y
ear o
f Law
Sch
ool.
St. P
aul,
MN
: Tho
mso
n/Re
uter
s, 2
009.
Law
Sch
ool S
ucce
ss, B
ora
Lask
in L
aw L
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rylib
rary
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ron
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ess
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adia
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den
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a
Law
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ool A
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g la
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rofe
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rs.t
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om
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po
rt
*Dan
iel B
atis
ta a
nd K
oker
Chr
iste
nsen
are
par
tner
s w
ith t
he T
oron
to O
ffi c
e of
Fas
ken
Mar
tinea
u.
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NC
OU
VER
CA
LGA
RY
TOR
ON
TO
OTT
AW
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M
ON
TRÉA
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QU
ÉBEC
CIT
Y
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ND
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VER
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RY
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ON
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AW
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M
ON
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AN
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Top
Tips
for
Sur
vivi
ng
and
Thriv
ing
in
Firs
t-Ye
ar L
aw
Fask
en M
artin
eau
take
s gr
eat
prid
e in
the
man
y ed
ucat
ion
outr
each
pr
ogra
ms
we
have
dev
elop
ed o
ver
the
year
s. O
ur In
terv
iew
Wor
ksho
p is
pr
esen
ted
annu
ally
at
man
y of
the
Can
adia
n la
w s
choo
ls a
nd o
ur in
-fi r
m
Sum
mer
Inte
rvie
w W
orks
hop
fi lls
with
in m
inut
es o
f ac
tivat
ing
the
onlin
e re
gist
ratio
n sy
stem
. W
e ar
e al
way
s lo
okin
g fo
r ne
w w
ays
to p
rovi
de
info
rmat
ion
and
insi
ght
to la
w s
tude
nts
expl
orin
g ca
reer
opp
ortu
nitie
s.
We
are
plea
sed
to i
ntro
duce
our
lat
est
tool
: “T
op T
ips
for
Surv
ivin
g an
d Th
rivin
g in
Firs
t-Y
ear
Law
”. T
his
reso
urce
was
dev
elop
ed w
ith t
he
gene
rous
ass
ista
nce
of o
ur A
rtic
ling
and
Sum
mer
Stu
dent
s.
We
are
alw
ays
happ
y to
ans
wer
you
r qu
estio
ns.
Plea
se f
eel
free
to
cont
act
me
or a
ny o
f ou
r st
uden
ts li
sted
on
our
web
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ents
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urs
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ents
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hes
for
cont
inue
d su
cces
s as
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sue
your
law
car
eer.
Top
Tip
s fo
r S
urv
ivin
g a
nd
Th
riv
ing
in
Fir
st-Y
ea
r L
aw
|
2
|
F
ask
en
Ma
rtin
ea
u
Top
Tip
s fo
r S
urv
ivin
g a
nd
Th
riv
ing
in
Fir
st-Y
ea
r L
aw
|
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Fask
en
Ma
rtin
ea
u
• Fo
cus
on t
he b
ig p
ictu
re.
If yo
u ha
ve
trou
ble
unde
rsta
ndin
g a
lega
l prin
cipl
e, it
is o
ften
hel
pful
to
take
a s
tep
back
. Ask
you
rsel
f w
hat
the
prin
cipl
e is
supp
osed
to
ac
com
plish
an
d co
nsid
er
the
polic
y go
als
behi
nd
it.
This
shou
ld h
elp
lead
you
in t
he
right
dire
ctio
n.
• Ex
erci
se re
gula
rly. T
ake
wal
ks, d
o yo
ga, o
r tak
e a
clas
s at
the
athl
etic
ce
ntre
. Exe
rcise
not
onl
y ke
eps
your
bod
y in
goo
d he
alth
, it r
educ
es
stre
ss a
nd im
prov
es s
leep
too.
• Br
ing
ener
gy-b
oost
ing
food
s an
d a
drin
k in
to
your
ex
am.
Thre
e ho
urs
can
be a
long
tim
e to
go
with
out r
efue
lling
, par
ticul
arly
w
hile
thi
nkin
g un
der
pres
sure
. H
owev
er,
chec
k ah
ead
of t
ime
to
confi
rm
this
is pe
rmitt
ed.
• Ea
t re
gula
r m
eals
inst
ead
of u
nhea
lthy
snac
ks t
hrou
ghou
t th
e da
y.
Law
stu
dent
s sp
end
so m
uch
time
cram
min
g in
form
atio
n in
to t
heir
brai
ns th
at e
atin
g ca
n be
com
e an
aft
erth
ough
t. Ea
ting
regu
lar m
eals
en
cour
ages
a h
ealth
y rh
ythm
to
the
day.
Foo
ds h
igh
in p
rote
in a
nd
com
plex
car
bohy
drat
es w
ill g
ive
you
the
ener
gy y
ou n
eed.
• Ta
ke b
reak
s du
ring
the
exam
per
iod.
Sch
edul
e tim
e fo
r act
iviti
es y
ou
enjo
y th
at w
ill t
empo
raril
y ta
ke y
our
min
d of
f yo
ur s
tudi
es.
If yo
u fo
llow
a s
tudy
sch
edul
e, y
ou m
ay e
ven
fi nd
that
you
can
take
som
e tim
e of
f be
fore
tha
t bi
g ex
am a
nd j
ust
quic
kly
revi
ew y
our
stud
y no
tes
the
next
day
. You
will
be
able
to b
ring
a w
ell-r
este
d an
d w
ell-
prep
ared
min
d, w
ith a
fres
h ou
tlook
, to
your
exa
m.
• En
joy
the
expe
rienc
e of
law
sch
ool.
You
will
fi n
d it
rew
ardi
ng a
nd
enric
hing
. You
will
mak
e lif
e-lo
ng fr
iend
s an
d lo
ok b
ack
on th
is tim
e w
ith g
reat
aff
ectio
n.
Fask
en M
artin
eau
wis
hes
all c
urre
nt la
w s
tude
nts
the
best
of l
uck.
For
info
rmat
ion
on s
peci
fi c o
ffi c
es,
plea
se r
evie
w t
he s
tude
nt s
ectio
n of
our w
ebsi
te a
t the
follo
win
g lin
k: fa
sken
.com
/en/
law
stud
ents
d r t.
Sally
Wo
od
s
Co-
Cha
ir, S
tude
nt C
omm
ittee
(Tor
onto
)
Ju
ne 2
017
• Th
e W
ritin
g C
entr
e pr
ovid
es th
at “
seco
nd p
air o
f eye
s” a
nd w
ill a
lso
offe
r str
ateg
ies
to im
prov
e yo
ur w
ritin
g sk
ills.
• C
lass
mat
es a
re e
xcel
lent
res
ourc
es t
o br
ains
torm
or
deba
te is
sues
w
ith.
In a
dditi
on,
man
y st
uden
ts fi
nd
stud
ent-
run
stud
y gr
oups
to
be a
hel
pful
tool
. The
re is
also
a b
enefi
t in
revi
ewin
g pr
actic
e ex
ams
with
you
r pee
rs to
com
pare
ans
wer
s. E
ven
if yo
u ha
ve b
een
used
to
wor
king
alo
ne d
urin
g yo
ur p
revi
ous
stud
ies,
you
will
like
ly b
enefi
t
from
disc
ussio
ns w
ith c
lass
mat
es a
t law
sch
ool –
thei
r poi
nt-o
f-vi
ew
will
at a
min
imum
be
thou
ght-
prov
okin
g an
d m
ay p
rovi
de y
ou w
ith
a ne
w in
sight
into
the
issu
e. It
is a
lso a
goo
d id
ea t
o fi n
d a
“not
e bu
ddy”
in e
ach
of y
our c
ours
es fo
r whe
n yo
u m
iss a
cla
ss o
r a p
oint
m
ade
durin
g th
e le
ctur
e.
12.
Take
Car
e of
You
rsel
f
Take
goo
d ca
re o
f yo
ur h
ealth
, bo
th m
enta
l and
phy
sical
. If
you
fi nd
you
are
feel
ing
stre
ssed
or
anxi
ous,
do
not
suff
er in
sile
nce.
Spe
ak w
ith f
amily
an
d fr
iend
s. R
each
out
to tr
uste
d ad
viso
rs. S
omet
imes
just
talk
ing
the
issue
s th
roug
h ca
n m
ake
a b
ig d
iffer
ence
.
No
one
deliv
ers
at p
eak
perf
orm
ance
whe
n th
ey a
re o
verw
orke
d or
sle
ep-
depr
ived
. Y
our
best
res
ults
will
com
e fr
om a
pply
ing
a he
alth
y an
d w
ell-
rest
ed m
ind
to y
our s
tudi
es s
o th
at y
ou a
re a
ble
to e
ngag
e w
ith a
nd a
bsor
b th
e m
ater
ial i
n an
effi
cie
nt w
ay.
Bonu
s Ti
ps:
Som
e Pr
actic
al S
trat
egie
s fo
r Suc
cess
•
Flag
con
cept
s in
you
r no
tes
that
you
don
’t un
ders
tand
. Th
is w
ay,
you
can
easil
y re
turn
to
a di
ffi c
ult
topi
c la
ter.
Ulti
mat
ely,
the
goa
l is
to a
ddre
ss t
he p
robl
em in
a p
rom
pt m
anne
r an
d re
turn
to
your
no
tes
once
you
hav
e a
fi rm
er g
rasp
on
the
mat
eria
l.
• Ta
ke th
e tim
e to
wor
k th
roug
h pr
oble
ms.
If a
lega
l prin
cipl
e do
esn’
t m
ake
sens
e, s
pend
tim
e to
iden
tify
and
unde
rsta
nd t
he p
robl
em.
By w
orki
ng th
roug
h a
mud
dled
poi
nt o
f law
, you
will
end
up
with
a
riche
r und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
mat
eria
l. Fu
rthe
rmor
e, y
our a
nsw
er w
ill
stan
d ou
t on
a fi
nal e
xam
bec
ause
you
will
be
able
to
iden
tify
and
deal
with
this
prob
lem
atic
are
a of
the
law
.
Top
Tip
s fo
r S
urv
ivin
g a
nd
Th
riv
ing
in
Fir
st-Y
ea
r L
aw
|
10
|
Fask
en
Ma
rtin
ea
u
Top
Tips
for
Sur
vivi
ng a
nd T
hriv
ing
in F
irst-
Year
Law
Ev
ery
stud
ent
purs
uing
a la
w d
egre
e ha
s th
e po
tent
ial t
o ac
hiev
e ac
adem
ic
succ
ess.
How
ever
, the
re a
re so
me
com
mon
mist
akes
that
may
hav
e an
impa
ct
on h
ow w
ell a
stu
dent
ada
pts
to la
w s
choo
l. W
hile
you
may
be
fam
iliar
with
th
e tip
s se
t out
bel
ow fr
om y
our u
nder
grad
uate
stu
dies
, the
y ar
e lik
ely
to b
e ev
en m
ore
impo
rtan
t to
your
succ
ess i
n la
w sc
hool
. We
hope
this
book
let w
ill
assis
t you
in n
avig
atin
g yo
ur w
ay th
roug
h fi r
st y
ear a
nd b
eyon
d.
1. B
e Pr
epar
ed to
Wor
k H
ard
Law
sch
ool i
s a
prof
essio
nal p
rogr
am a
nd th
e m
ost s
ucce
ssfu
l stu
dent
s tr
eat
it as
a f
ull-t
ime
job.
Som
e st
uden
ts h
ave
a di
ffi cu
lt tim
e ad
just
ing
to t
his
conc
ept.
As
a gr
oup
of b
right
indi
vidu
als,
man
y fi r
st-y
ear
law
stu
dent
s ha
ve
neve
r be
en r
equi
red
to p
ut s
o m
uch
effo
rt in
to a
chie
ving
aca
dem
ic s
ucce
ss.
The
soon
er y
ou e
stab
lish
regu
lar
wor
king
hou
rs f
or y
ours
elf
each
day
and
be
com
e ac
cust
omed
to
the
signi
fi can
t am
ount
of
time
and
effo
rt n
eede
d to
kee
p up
with
you
r st
udie
s, t
he b
ette
r yo
u w
ill b
e ab
le t
o co
pe w
ith y
our
cour
se r
equi
rem
ents
. Th
is w
ill a
lso h
elp
you
tran
sitio
n in
to y
our
role
as
a su
mm
er a
nd/o
r ar
ticlin
g st
uden
t, w
here
you
will
like
ly b
e re
quire
d to
put
in
long
er h
ours
.
2. G
et O
rgan
ized
“Pro
cras
tinat
ion
is th
e th
ief o
f tim
e.”
A c
omm
on m
istak
e by
stu
dent
s co
mes
no
t fro
m a
lack
of e
ffor
t but
from
a la
ck o
f pla
nnin
g. D
eter
min
e ea
rly o
n th
e am
ount
of t
ime
that
is re
quire
d fo
r you
to k
eep
up w
ith c
ours
e re
quire
men
ts
and
esta
blish
dai
ly,
wee
kly
and
sem
este
r-lo
ng s
ched
ules
and
fol
low
the
m.
Kee
ping
up
with
you
r re
adin
g is
key.
As
such
, pl
an d
esig
nate
d tim
es t
o re
view
the
mat
eria
l for
eac
h cl
ass.
Thi
s w
ill a
llow
you
to
follo
w a
long
mor
e ef
fect
ivel
y in
cla
ss a
nd m
ore
impo
rtan
tly, w
hen
you
are
in th
e m
idst
of e
xam
s,
you
will
be
able
to
focu
s yo
ur e
nerg
y on
rev
iew
ing
mat
eria
l ra
ther
tha
n st
rugg
ling
to re
ad a
cas
e fo
r the
fi rs
t tim
e. S
tart
ing
early
to d
evel
op a
stra
tegy
on
how
to m
anag
e yo
ur ti
me
in a
n ef
fect
ive
man
ner w
ill p
ay o
ff in
the
end.
D
evel
opin
g tim
e m
anag
emen
t sk
ills
at t
his
early
sta
ge w
ill a
lso g
reat
ly a
ssist
yo
u in
tran
sitio
ning
into
you
r rol
e as
a s
tude
nt/la
wye
r in
the
futu
re.
Top
Tip
s fo
r S
urv
ivin
g a
nd
Th
riv
ing
in
Fir
st-Y
ea
r L
aw
|
3
|
F
ask
en
Ma
rtin
ea
u
Stic
k to
you
r st
udy
plan
. W
heth
er i
t is
sickn
ess,
per
sona
l iss
ues,
or
an
unex
pect
ed c
omm
itmen
t to
an
extr
a-cu
rric
ular
act
ivity
, thi
ngs
happ
en t
hat
will
impa
ct y
our
wel
l-lai
d-ou
t st
udy
sche
dule
. Kee
p ah
ead
of y
our
read
ings
an
d m
ater
ial r
evie
w s
o th
at a
ny u
nexp
ecte
d di
srup
tion
is no
t as
prob
lem
atic
as
it w
ould
be
if yo
u w
ere
behi
nd in
the
fi rst
pla
ce.
Look
for
way
s in
whi
ch t
echn
olog
y ca
n st
ream
line
your
stu
dy p
roce
ss.
For
exam
ple,
tak
e re
adin
g no
tes
on a
lapt
op in
ord
er t
o ea
sily
revi
ew t
hem
be
fore
cla
ss a
nd t
ake
adva
ntag
e of
the
sea
rch
func
tion
to q
uick
ly c
heck
on
case
s an
d co
ncep
ts d
urin
g a
lect
ure.
3. I
nves
t in
Your
self
Shor
tcut
s in
law
sch
ool c
an b
e te
mpt
ing.
Cas
e br
iefs
, oth
er s
tude
nts’
cla
ss
note
s an
d su
mm
arie
s fr
om p
rior
year
s ar
e re
adily
ava
ilabl
e. M
any
stud
ents
us
e th
em a
nd d
o ve
ry w
ell.
How
ever
, ev
en t
he b
est
note
s an
d su
mm
arie
s ca
n co
ntai
n er
rors
or o
mit
cruc
ial d
etai
ls th
at w
ill le
ave
you
with
onl
y a
part
ial
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
mat
eria
l. A
lso, k
eep
in m
ind
that
thi
ngs
can
chan
ge.
New
legi
slatio
n or
cas
e la
w m
ay a
ffec
t th
e in
itial
ana
lysis
. Whe
n yo
u do
n’t
inve
st t
he t
ime
to t
horo
ughl
y en
gage
with
the
mat
eria
l an
d ta
ke y
our
own
note
s, y
ou m
iss o
ut o
n op
port
uniti
es t
o th
ink
criti
cally
and
gra
pple
w
ith c
halle
ngin
g co
ncep
ts.
Ensu
re t
hat
you
bene
fi t f
rom
the
dep
th o
f un
ders
tand
ing
that
can
onl
y be
ach
ieve
d by
act
ivel
y en
gagi
ng w
ith t
he
mat
eria
l. H
ave
confi
den
ce in
you
r ow
n ab
ilitie
s.
4. D
evel
op G
ood
Read
ing
Hab
its
Dev
elop
a s
trat
egy
that
allo
ws
for
max
imum
ret
entio
n w
hen
read
ing
the
cour
se m
ater
ial.
Ever
yone
lea
rns
diff
eren
tly s
o yo
u m
ay h
ave
to e
xper
imen
t to
fi n
d w
hat
wor
ks f
or y
ou.
Mos
t su
cces
sful
law
stu
dent
s m
ake
note
s w
hile
doi
ng
read
ings
. Th
ese
note
s ca
n th
en b
e us
ed f
or s
tudy
dur
ing
exam
tim
e.
A r
egul
ar r
evie
w o
f yo
ur r
eadi
ng n
otes
thr
ough
out
the
sem
este
r he
lps
to e
mbe
d th
e co
ncep
ts i
n yo
ur m
ind
even
bef
ore
you
begi
n to
stu
dy
for e
xam
s.
The
leve
l of d
etai
l put
into
the
note
s is
a pe
rson
al p
refe
renc
e bu
t be
care
ful
not t
o ex
clud
e fa
cts
or le
gal c
once
pts
hast
ily. T
rim la
ter a
s ne
eded
. You
may
no
t und
erst
and
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f a p
oint
unt
il af
ter y
ou fi
nish
you
r rea
ding
or
aft
er y
ou a
tten
d th
e co
mpa
nion
lect
ure.
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rtin
ea
u
11.
Net
wor
king
/Com
mun
icat
ions
Law
sch
ool o
ffer
s co
untle
ss o
ppor
tuni
ties
to d
evel
op y
our
netw
orki
ng s
kills
lo
ng b
efor
e th
e O
CI p
roce
ss in
sec
ond
year
com
men
ces.
Pus
h yo
urse
lf ou
t of
you
r co
mfo
rt z
one
and
take
adv
anta
ge o
f th
ese
oppo
rtun
ities
whe
n pr
esen
ted.
Rea
chin
g ou
t to
facu
lty m
embe
rs, a
tten
ding
spe
aker
ser
ies
even
ts
and
fi rm
tour
s an
d bo
ndin
g w
ith y
our p
eers
will
help
refi n
e yo
ur n
etw
orki
ng
skills
and
ass
ist y
ou in
mak
ing
conn
ectio
ns. T
his
is a
valu
able
ski
ll w
hich
will
se
rve
you
wel
l in
your
car
eer,
both
in y
our
rela
tions
hips
with
col
leag
ues
and
with
act
ual a
nd p
oten
tial c
lient
s as
bus
ines
s de
velo
pmen
t ski
lls b
ecom
e m
ore
impo
rtan
t to
your
suc
cess
.
Be p
roac
tive
in d
evel
opin
g m
ento
ring
rela
tions
hips
, be
it
with
pro
fess
ors,
sc
hool
adm
inist
ratio
n, u
pper
yea
rs o
r eve
n at
law
fi rm
s w
ith p
eopl
e yo
u ha
ve
met
thro
ugh
fi rm
tour
s, s
peak
ing
prog
ram
s, e
tc.
Do
your
bes
t to
ans
wer
or
addr
ess
emai
ls pr
ompt
ly.
You
can
get
a l
ot o
f re
ques
ts f
rom
the
adm
inist
ratio
n, p
rofe
ssor
s, a
nd c
lass
mat
es t
o re
gist
er,
sign
up o
r he
lp o
ut w
ith a
var
iety
of
thin
gs.
You
may
fi n
d an
opp
ortu
nity
ha
s be
en m
issed
if y
ou d
evel
op a
hab
it of
del
ayin
g yo
ur r
espo
nse
to t
hese
co
mm
unic
atio
ns. A
gain
, thi
s is
also
a g
ood
habi
t to
deve
lop
early
in o
rder
to
hone
you
r pra
ctic
e m
anag
emen
t ski
lls.
Att
end
Car
eer
Day
s. T
hey
are
a gr
eat
intr
oduc
tion
to fi
rms/
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
. Fo
r m
ore
on C
aree
r D
ays,
see
our
Res
ume/
Inte
rvie
w P
repa
ratio
n G
uide
at:
fask
en.c
om/fi
les/
uplo
ad/R
esum
e_In
terv
iew
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s.pd
f
Be p
roac
tive
in id
entif
ying
reso
urce
s th
at c
an h
elp
guid
e yo
u th
roug
h th
e la
w
scho
ol e
xper
ienc
e an
d ge
t in
to t
he h
abit
of u
sing
thes
e re
sour
ces
from
the
be
ginn
ing.
Don
’t be
afr
aid
to a
dmit
you
are
conf
used
and
reac
h ou
t to
othe
rs
for a
ssist
ance
.
The
follo
win
g ar
e so
me
key
reso
urce
s on
cam
pus
that
you
may
fi nd
hel
pful
:
• Pr
ofes
sors
are
hap
py w
hen
som
eone
act
ually
show
s up
for t
heir
offi c
e ho
urs
and
are
mor
e th
an w
illing
to a
nsw
er q
uest
ions
.
• Li
brar
ians
are
tre
men
dous
ass
ets
in fi
ndi
ng c
ase
law
, le
gisla
tion,
te
xtbo
oks
and/
or o
nlin
e re
sour
ces.
• A
cade
mic
Ses
sions
off
ered
by
scho
ols
thro
ugho
ut t
he y
ear
assis
t st
uden
ts in
pre
parin
g fo
r ex
ams
and
deve
lopi
ng g
ood
habi
ts s
uch
as
time
man
agem
ent.
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r S
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rtin
ea
u
As
you
prog
ress
thr
ough
law
sch
ool
and
even
tual
ly s
umm
er a
nd a
rtic
le,
you
will
fi nd
you
r int
eres
ts w
ill b
ecom
e m
ore
focu
sed
and
your
cho
ices
will
be
mad
e ba
sed
on y
our
expe
rienc
es.
Try
to i
nclu
de a
t le
ast
one
rese
arch
and
writ
ing
cour
se i
n ea
ch o
f yo
ur
seco
nd a
nd t
hird
yea
rs o
f st
udy.
You
will
be
requ
ired
to c
ondu
ct r
esea
rch
and
prod
uce
writ
ten
wor
k pr
oduc
t du
ring
your
art
icle
s so
it is
a g
ood
idea
to
sha
rpen
the
se s
kills
whi
le a
t la
w s
choo
l.
Als
o, b
e su
re t
o lo
ok in
to c
redi
ts y
ou c
an o
btai
n ou
tsid
e of
cla
ss. T
here
are
a
varie
ty o
f op
port
uniti
es in
sec
ond
and
third
yea
r to
obt
ain
cour
se c
redi
ts
thro
ugh
prac
tical
exp
erie
nce
oppo
rtun
ities
suc
h as
int
erns
hips
, m
ootin
g or
by
wor
king
for
you
r la
w s
choo
l’s le
gal c
linic
. Th
ese
are
grea
t w
ays
to
com
plem
ent
your
cla
ssro
om le
arni
ng.
10.
Beyo
nd t
he C
lass
room
Don
’t l
ose
sigh
t of
the
fac
t th
at t
here
is
life
outs
ide
the
clas
sroo
m.
Whi
le g
rade
s ar
e im
port
ant,
you
r le
gal e
duca
tion
will
ena
ble
you
to b
uild
ot
her s
kills
whi
ch e
mpl
oyer
s w
ill b
e se
ekin
g. In
volv
emen
t in
extr
a-cu
rric
ular
ac
tiviti
es w
ill n
ot o
nly
enric
h yo
ur la
w s
choo
l exp
erie
nce
but w
ill a
lso
enab
le
you
to d
evel
op o
ther
crit
ical
ski
lls in
the
are
as o
f le
ader
ship
, int
er-p
erso
nal
rela
tions
hips
, tea
m-w
ork
and
so m
uch
mor
e.
Take
the
tim
e to
get
inv
olve
d in
act
iviti
es y
ou f
eel
pass
iona
te a
bout
. V
olun
teer
ing
prov
ides
not
onl
y an
edu
catio
nal b
enefi
t b
ut t
he c
hanc
e to
ap
ply
wha
t you
hav
e le
arne
d in
a p
ract
ical
set
ting.
Ext
ra-c
urric
ular
act
iviti
es
will
als
o he
lp y
ou le
arn
how
to p
riorit
ize
your
tim
e. T
ry to
focu
s on
a s
elec
t gr
oup
of a
ctiv
ities
tha
t ar
e of
int
eres
t to
you
rat
her
than
ove
rload
ing
your
self.
Part
icip
atio
n ou
tsid
e th
e cl
assr
oom
can
als
o be
a g
reat
str
ess
relie
ver.
Fi
nd s
omet
hing
tha
t gi
ves
your
bra
in a
bit
of a
bre
ak a
nd m
ake
time
ever
y w
eek
to b
low
off
a li
ttle
ste
am.
Mak
e tim
e fo
r fam
ily a
nd fr
iend
s. T
heir
supp
ort c
an b
e cr
itica
l to
givi
ng y
ou
a se
nse
of b
alan
ce a
nd a
n aw
aren
ess
of y
our
prio
ritie
s.
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r S
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Prep
are
ques
tions
tha
t w
ill d
eepe
n yo
ur u
nder
stan
ding
and
hel
p yo
u w
ork
thro
ugh
com
plex
issu
es,
ther
eby
enga
ging
you
rsel
f ac
tivel
y w
ith t
he
mat
eria
l. D
evel
op a
met
hod
of fl
aggi
ng c
once
pts
that
you
don
’t un
ders
tand
so
tha
t yo
u ca
n di
scus
s th
em w
ith y
our
prof
esso
rs o
r cl
assm
ates
. Re
fer
to
your
not
es t
hrou
ghou
t th
e se
mes
ter
so t
hat
you
spen
d tim
e be
fore
exa
ms
revi
ewin
g m
ater
ial a
nd c
once
pts,
rat
her
than
rus
hing
to
lear
n th
em f
or t
he
fi rst
tim
e.
5. D
evel
op G
ood
Writ
ing
Hab
its
Effe
ctiv
e w
ritin
g sk
ills
are
esse
ntia
l not
onl
y in
law
sch
ool b
ut t
hrou
ghou
t yo
ur c
aree
r. Th
ese
skill
s ar
e ho
ned
and
deve
lope
d ov
er t
ime,
but
the
re a
re
a nu
mbe
r of
str
ateg
ies
you
can
utili
ze in
law
sch
ool t
o ge
t yo
u st
arte
d on
th
e rig
ht tr
ack.
Befo
re
you
begi
n to
w
rite
anyt
hing
, cr
eate
an
ou
tline
. Pl
anni
ng
the
stru
ctur
e of
you
r w
ritte
n w
ork
cont
ribut
es t
o a
focu
sed
wor
k pr
oduc
t.
This
is im
port
ant
whe
ther
yo
u ar
e w
orki
ng
on
your
re
spon
se
to
an
exam
que
stio
n or
dra
ftin
g a
35-p
age
essa
y. H
avin
g a
road
map
will
ke
ep
you
focu
sed
and
your
w
ritin
g w
ill
be
mor
e su
ccin
ct.
This
is
anot
her
criti
cal s
kill
whi
ch y
ou s
houl
d w
ork
to d
evel
op b
efor
e yo
u be
gin
your
car
eer.
Edit
your
wor
k ca
refu
lly a
nd o
ften
. So
me
peop
le fi
nd
it he
lpfu
l to
prin
t a
hard
cop
y an
d to
writ
e in
cor
rect
ions
bef
ore
alte
ring
the
elec
tron
ic v
ersio
n.
Read
ing
alou
d m
ay a
lso h
elp
aler
t you
to e
rror
s you
may
not
oth
erw
ise n
otic
e.
Giv
e yo
urse
lf a
buff
er b
efor
e th
e de
adlin
e so
that
you
can
take
a b
reak
and
co
me
back
to y
our w
ork
with
fres
h ey
es.
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s fo
r S
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rtin
ea
u
Try
to b
e eq
ually
thor
ough
in e
ditin
g yo
ur le
gal c
itatio
ns. G
et in
to th
e ha
bit
of p
rope
rly f
orm
attin
g yo
ur c
itatio
ns f
rom
the
sta
rt.
Initi
ally
it
can
be a
te
diou
s pr
oces
s, b
ut it
will
bec
ome
seco
nd n
atur
e in
tim
e an
d yo
u w
on’t
ha
ve to
str
uggl
e to
bre
ak b
ad h
abits
late
r in
your
car
eer.
6. R
einv
entin
g th
e W
heel
Do
not
atte
mpt
to
com
plet
ely
rem
odel
stu
dy h
abits
tha
t ha
ve w
orke
d fo
r yo
u be
fore
in o
rder
to
conf
orm
to
met
hodo
logi
es u
sed
by o
ther
stu
dent
s.
Whi
le y
our p
eers
com
e fr
om a
wid
e va
riety
of b
ackg
roun
ds w
ith n
umer
ous
skill
s w
hich
will
enr
ich
your
law
sch
ool e
xper
ienc
e, th
eir s
tudy
met
hods
may
no
t alw
ays
wor
k fo
r you
.
Wat
chin
g yo
ur p
eers
cre
ate
the
perf
ect s
umm
ary
to ta
ke in
to a
n ex
am m
ay
lead
you
to
belie
ve t
his
is th
e be
st w
ay t
o de
velo
p yo
ur k
now
ledg
e of
the
m
ater
ial.
Whi
le s
ome
stud
ents
lea
rn b
y m
akin
g su
mm
arie
s, t
his
met
hod
may
not
wor
k fo
r eve
ryon
e.
Mor
eove
r, so
me
stud
ents
spe
nd s
o m
uch
time
stru
ctur
ing
and
form
attin
g su
mm
arie
s th
at t
hey
sacr
ifi ce
tim
e th
at w
ould
be
bett
er s
pent
rea
ding
and
en
gagi
ng w
ith t
he m
ater
ial.
List
en t
o ad
vice
but
don
’t fo
rget
wha
t ha
s w
orke
d fo
r yo
u in
the
pas
t; af
ter
all,
that
’s w
hat
got
you
into
law
sch
ool i
n th
e fi r
st p
lace
.
Alw
ays
be w
ary
of a
dvic
e th
at t
akes
you
aw
ay f
rom
rea
ding
and
rev
iew
ing
the
cour
se m
ater
ial.
Ther
e is
no s
ubst
itute
for
act
ually
kno
win
g an
d un
ders
tand
ing
the
law
.
7. P
repa
re E
arly
for E
xam
s
Star
t pr
epar
ing
for
your
exa
ms
early
in t
he s
emes
ter.
Incl
ude
exam
stu
dy
time
in y
our s
ched
ule
and
allo
w a
dequ
ate
time
for e
ach
subj
ect.
The
quan
tity
and
scop
e of
the
mat
eria
l mea
ns e
xam
pre
para
tion
is a
time-
inte
nsiv
e pr
oces
s. B
y st
artin
g ea
rly a
nd s
prea
ding
rev
iew
tim
e ou
t ov
er t
he
sem
este
r, yo
u gi
ve y
ours
elf
time
to t
horo
ughl
y fa
mili
ariz
e yo
urse
lf w
ith
the
mat
eria
l. It
also
mea
ns y
ou h
ave
time
to id
entif
y th
e co
ncep
ts t
hat
you
don’
t und
erst
and
and
proa
ctiv
ely
addr
ess t
he p
robl
em ra
ther
than
fran
tical
ly
emai
ling
your
pro
fess
or th
e ni
ght b
efor
e th
e fi n
al.
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r S
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Giv
e yo
urse
lf tim
e to
writ
e as
man
y pr
actic
e ex
ams
as
poss
ible
for e
ach
cour
se, p
artic
ular
ly if
they
are
fairl
y re
cent
ex
ams
and
the
sam
e pr
ofes
sor
is te
achi
ng t
he c
ours
e.
Exam
s ol
der
than
5 y
ears
may
not
be
as r
elev
ant.
This
is a
grea
t w
ay t
o fa
milia
rize
your
self
with
the
mat
eria
l and
to
lay
out a
pla
n fo
r how
you
will
appr
oach
que
stio
ns. T
his w
ill
also
hel
p yo
u to
bec
ome
com
fort
able
with
the
pro
fess
or’s
ap
proa
ch a
nd e
xam
str
uctu
re.
8. D
on’t
Be D
iscou
rage
d
You
r m
arks
fro
m fi
rst
ter
m m
ay n
ot l
ive
up t
o yo
ur o
wn
expe
ctat
ions
. It
take
s tim
e to
adj
ust
to l
aw s
choo
l an
d de
velo
p ha
bits
tha
t w
ill e
nabl
e yo
u to
per
form
wel
l on
your
exa
ms.
Man
y st
uden
ts h
it th
eir
strid
e la
ter
on
and
end
up g
radu
atin
g at
the
top
of
the
clas
s. F
urth
erm
ore,
it is
impo
rtan
t to
rem
embe
r th
at t
here
is a
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
know
ing
how
to
writ
e an
ex
am w
ell a
nd b
eing
pre
pare
d fo
r a le
gal c
aree
r.
Whi
le g
rade
s ca
n ce
rtai
nly
help
to
open
doo
rs f
or y
ou in
ter
ms
of a
car
eer
path
, yo
u sh
ould
also
foc
us o
n le
arni
ng a
s m
uch
as p
ossib
le a
nd b
uild
ing
a so
lid f
ound
atio
n of
kno
wle
dge
with
whi
ch y
ou c
an b
egin
you
r le
gal
prof
essio
n. T
his
will
take
tim
e bu
t it w
ill u
ltim
atel
y m
ean
muc
h m
ore
to y
ou,
and
your
em
ploy
er, t
han
an a
nom
alou
s gr
ade
in fi
rst-
year
tort
s.
9. K
eep
an O
pen
Min
d
One
of
the
grea
t th
ings
abo
ut l
aw s
choo
l is
that
man
y co
urse
s ha
ve a
n un
expe
cted
dep
th a
nd c
ompl
exity
whi
ch y
ou m
ay n
ot h
ave
antic
ipat
ed
prio
r to
enr
ollm
ent.
Kee
p an
ope
n m
ind
and
allo
w y
ours
elf
to e
xper
imen
t w
ith d
iffer
ent
area
s of
law
rat
her
than
foc
usin
g on
one
disc
iplin
e fr
om a
n ea
rly s
tage
.
In y
our e
arlie
r yea
rs, i
t is i
mpo
rtan
t tha
t you
take
cou
rses
in c
ore
area
s tha
t you
w
ill us
e in
eve
ryda
y pr
actic
e af
ter y
ou g
radu
ate.
In y
our u
pper
yea
rs, h
owev
er,
be s
ure
to in
clud
e to
pics
in y
our c
ours
e sc
hedu
le th
at in
tere
st a
nd e
xcite
you
.
Stud
ents
pe
rfor
m
at
thei
r be
st
whe
n st
udyi
ng
topi
cs
that
th
ey
feel
pa
ssio
nate
ly a
bout
and
enj
oy r
efl e
ctin
g up
on o
utsid
e of
the
cla
ssro
om.
This
mak
es s
ense
for
you
r fu
ture
law
car
eer
as w
ell.
Ther
e is
little
poi
nt
to in
vest
ing
such
a s
igni
fi can
t am
ount
of
time
and
ener
gy in
to b
uild
ing
a ca
reer
that
doe
sn’t
inte
rest
you
.
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