Suggested Reading for Admitted Law Students

An explanation of the way that lawyers and law students analyze cases and legal problems.

This book talks about the process by which "expert" law students approach their studies, exams, and life in law school. (An older edition of this work is also available.)

This book emphasizes how much more than knowing a "right answer" law school requires, showing how legal analysis requires you to apply law to nuanced facts to draw conflicting and sometimes ambiguous conclusions.

A discussion of the intellectual foundations of legal analysis and jurisprudence.

The nuts and bolts of reading, preparing for class, outlining, and exam writing.

This book introduces tools and principles for thinking about the reasoning behind the law.

A book by a renowned psychologist on the mental approach to success in business, relationships, and (law) school.

You will spend more time reading in law school than you ever imagined. Whether you were an Engineering or English major (or anything in between), the strategies in this book will jump-start your mastery of this critical skill.

Direct advice from three former law students about their experiences, successes, and failures.