Law school without fear : strategies for success / Helene Shapo and Marshall Shapo.
2009
KF386 .S44 2009 JOBS
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Author
Shapo, Helene S., 1938-
Title
Law school without fear : strategies for success / Helene Shapo and Marshall Shapo.
Added Author
Shapo, Marshall S., 1936-
Edition
Third edition.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Foundation Press, 2009.
Description
xv, 232 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
1. Law: constitutions, legislation, and courts
2. Briefing a case
3. Classes
4. Precedent and how to use it: holding, dicta, and rules
5. Expanding on procedure
6. Roles of judge and jury; facts and law
7. Legal reasoning
8. Interpreting language
9. Balancing competing interests and factors
10. Policy foundations
11. Choices among policies
12. Remedies
13. Legal writing
14. Studying and reviewing
15. Exams
16. It's a mind game: psychological tips for the study of law
17. Lawyers reflect on law school.
2. Briefing a case
3. Classes
4. Precedent and how to use it: holding, dicta, and rules
5. Expanding on procedure
6. Roles of judge and jury; facts and law
7. Legal reasoning
8. Interpreting language
9. Balancing competing interests and factors
10. Policy foundations
11. Choices among policies
12. Remedies
13. Legal writing
14. Studying and reviewing
15. Exams
16. It's a mind game: psychological tips for the study of law
17. Lawyers reflect on law school.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Law school without fear
Call Number
KF386 .S44 2009 JOBS
Language
English
ISBN
9781599414195 (alkaline paper)
1599414198 (alkaline paper)
1599414198 (alkaline paper)