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Beyond One L: Stories About Finding Meaning and Making a Difference in Law is inspired by Scott Turow's One L, the classic account of first-year law student's experience at Harvard Law School. With an introduction by Turow, Beyond One L explores first-, second-, and third-year experiences in the decades since One L was published. It then moves beyond law school to tell the stories of taking the bar, searching for judicial clerkships, practicing law, and leaving law practice to become a teacher or judge. The stories are about the moments in life that were game-changers — ones that changed the course of the authors' careers or brought them extraordinary meaning.

This book demystifies law school and the process of studying the law. Rather than just describing the various necessary study skills including case briefing, taking notes in class, and preparing exam outlines the book shows how these skills are interrelated and how an incoming student can practice them before coming to law school, making the transition from prospective to actual law student easier and as painless as possible. Written in an informal and conversational tone, Coming to Law School shows incoming law students the benefits of coming to law school armed with strong study skills already in place and guides them through the process of getting ready for school with examples and exercises to clarify the points it raises. The book also contains information about many practical issues, including the law school process, how to do well in a summer job, and taking the bar exam. Although this is not a book about the law, it is designed to be a book that will help all law students get the most out of law school.

The Guide to Belonging in Law School should be required summer reading before law school. It accomplishes two discrete goals: Readers engage in an authentic, rigorous, mini-law school semester involving reading, studying, five Socratic classes (through the connected website), exam preparation, and exam writing; And may provide a foundation for students from under-represented groups to recognize and manage both subtle and explicit barriers that can impede their progress.

Enjoy this classic tale of the novelist's first year at Harvard Law School. You can feel his anxiety and relief as you read about his experiences in the classroom and in his study group. If you only have time for one first person tale, this is probably it.

The Harvard Law Class of ’64 was 513 strong, but only 15 of the graduates were women. The author was one of the 15. This book describes legal education in the sixties and the specific discrimination that women who braved the male bastion faced.

This updated version of a 1997 classic is a great introduction for law school. The author focuses on “starting off right” in first year class preparation and exam taking skills. She tries to provide students the tools they need to be prepared from the very first day of law school. She reviews the basics of the court system, the trial and appellate process and basic legal terms. This will raise the student’s comfort level during those critical first days. She also helps students learn how to read cases in casebooks and how to take law school exams.

In this book, three 2010 law school graduates offer a completely candid student perspective on every aspect of law school, from classmates to bar review, and outlines to studying abroad. This account is a true story of how law school really works, from the ground up.