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Reading Like A Lawyer: Time-Saving Strategies For Reading Law Like An Expert
Ruth Ann McKinney Manufacturer: Carolina Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1594600325 |
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The ability to read law well is a critical, indispensable skill that can make or break the academic career of any aspiring lawyer. Fortunately, the ability to read law well (quickly and accurately) is a skill that can be acquired through knowledge and practice. The sooner the student masters these skills, the greater the rewards. Using seven specific reading strategies, reinforced with hands-on exercises at the end of each chapter, this book shows students how they can read law efficiently, effectively, powerfully, and confidently. Reading Like a Lawyer is divided into 3 parts: * Part I introduces the reader to the fundamentals of legal reasoning upon which law-based reading builds; * Part II introduces the reader to concrete strategies for reading effectively in law school; * and Part III teaches strategies for reading law outside of the law school context.Customer Reviews:
Phenomenal.......2006-07-28
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The African American Pre-Law School Advice Guide: Things You Really Need to Know Before Applying to Law School
Evangeline M. Mitchell Manufacturer: Hopes Promise Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0967930308 |
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The first and only law school admissions book written especially for African Americans is here!The African American Pre-Law School Advice Guide: Things You Really Need to Know Before Applying to Law School provides comprehensive and detailed information on the admissions application, grade point average, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), personal statements and essays, interviews, supplemental materials, recommendations, financial aid and money matters, and choosing a law school.
In addition, this book features special sections including:
· Do You Really Want to Go to Law School?
· Affirmative Action
· About Law School and Beyond
· Things You Can Do to Enhance Your Application and Make Yourself an Attractive Admissions Candidate
· Your Admissions Decision
· Special Admissions Programs
Alternative Legal Education Options
· Networking
· Recommended Readings and Viewing, and
· Truths and Motivational Notes.
A useful "straight out" outline is provided in the beginning of the book which gives you all of the basic advice given throughout the book in a limited number of pages.
PLUS an extensive appendix with pre-law resources, the ABCs to Law School Acceptance, a law school listing, law school submissions, and Strategize! Pre-Law School Strategy Planner! (which includes: "create your 'ideal' resume", a "create a strategic plan for law school admission" chart from freshman to senior college years, LSAT Strategy study plan sheets, personalized LSAT study schedule pages, the LSAT practice test-score tracker, and an essay/personal statement planner). In addition, there are sample letters, a steps to admission checklist, an admissions timetable, a law school admissions budget, guidelines for recommenders, an essay/personal statement checklist, an application process organizer/checklist, special profiles of predominantly Black law schools, a choosing a law school checklist and a listing of Black law firsts. No other law school admissions guide provides all of this!!!!
This reader-friendly guide is filled with numbered and easy-to-read facts, insights, advice, observations, antidotes and anecdotes regarding the competitive law school admissions process. If you are serious about getting into law school, you will want to read this book cover to cover!
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Purchase the 2007 Revised & Updated Edition.......2007-04-06
Amazing.......2004-07-24
You need this book.......2003-12-09
Invest in Your Future.......2003-03-25
Catered to addressing the issues that specifically affect African Americans applicants, this book shows tactics that will show any applicant how to piece together their application and portray himself or herself as the ultimate law school candidate. The book also provides a step by step guide through each part of the application process.
This book written for African-Americans by an African-American woman gives the perspective of the law school admission process from someone who has successfully been through the process.
If you want to truly ensure that your law school admissions process is a success, I HIGHLY recommend that you purchase a copy today. It is a true investment in your future. Take it from someone who has just gone through it.
Thanks to the advice in this book I have been accepted to UC Berkeley School Of Law the # 7 Law School in the country and the advice in this book will help you excel above other law school applicants just like I did.
A few hundred things you need to prepare for law school.......2003-01-02
Beginning with her personal experience, Ms. Mitchell gives testimony to the difficulty of law school and the necessity of this guide especially for African Americans. Brick by brick she constructs the detailed steps from the question "Do you really want to Go to Law School?, to an appendix that includes other references, Black Law school profiles, needed checklists, and more.
As a person who considered law after receiving my degree, I picked this text up with anticipated interest. Initially intimidated by its many pages and small font I was impressed with the enormous amount of information. Ms. Mitchell wonderfully anticipated that reaction and created a "straight out" outline designed for easier reading. This outline lays out the main points of each chapter so that the reader can utilize this guide as a reference guide
Ms. Mitchell's organization of this book is probably the most impressive thing about the book. As stated before the outline is a definite plus and the appendix was full of such great information that realistically it could have been a book unto itself. Although there are testaments of its success included in the book, Ms. Mitchell does include a disclaimer that everyone's experience will be varied and this book was designed simply as an aide. However I cannot imagine how a guide this well put together could be anything but helpful.
Kotanya
APOOO BookClub
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2005-2006 The Princeton Review LSAT Games & Practice Tests Workbook
Inc. The Princeton Review Manufacturer: The Princeton Review, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BUENXE |
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2005-2006 The Princeton Review LSAT Games & Practice Tests Workbook: This book contains Games problem sets and six complete four-section exams. Use the problem sets to practice the techniques you learn in class. While you may want to use a timer to track how long it takes you to work each game or passage, you should strive for accuracy, not speed. This volume also contains six complete four-section tests, PrepTests 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Use sections form these exams to practice your pacing and strategy on complete sections. Before you begin a section, set a timer for 35 minutes, Work the section without interruption, just as if you were taking an exam.
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Law School 101: Survival Techniques from Pre-Law to Being an Attorney (Sphinx Legal)
R. Stephanie Good Manufacturer: Sphinx Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1572483741 |
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Each year, law schools graduate more students than there are practicing lawyers. Why? Because most prospective students have unrealistic expectations and preconceived notions of what law school and the legal profession are really all about. Many enter law school expecting wealth, prestige or the exciting lives of the fictitious attorneys on Law and Order and The Practice without ever considering the very real pressure, competition, workload and commitment involved. This book definitively shatters the myths and hype surrounding law school and the practice of law by educating the reader about the actual challenges and realities encountered.This insightful and often humorous guide encourages prospective students to take personal inventories of themselves in order to decide prior to entering law school whether their expectations about being able to meet the challenges are realistic. The reader is taken on a guided tour through the hallowed halls of legal indoctrination, from the decision-making process through all of the unexpected pitfalls and stresses of law-school life. This book fills in the gaps about the state of mind that is required for success in law school. It also allows the reader the opportunity to see things in terms that are not only coherent, but also enjoyable. While it is extremely informative, it is light and easy to follow.
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Great Book & Karl Hungus sounds like an Aruba Sympathizer .......2007-01-23
Author dishonestly reviews self on Amazon, spams prelaw message boards.......2007-01-13
Thanks so much!.......2006-07-25
Got by with a little help from my friends!.......2006-07-02
What a Great Help!.......2006-05-21
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2005-2006 The Princeton Review LSAT Diagnostic Exams (The Official LSAT Pretest 40)
Inc. The Princeton Review Manufacturer: The Princeton Review, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000BUBJ1S |
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The Princeton Review LSAT Diagnostic Exams includes actual LSAT questions printed within this work. You'll use the five-section exams in this volume at your scheduled diagnostic test administratins. These exams are the same length as the one you will see on test day. LSAC does not release its unscored "experimental" sections to the public, so we have taken sections from other PrepTests and inserted them to provide the most realistic testing experience possible.
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Pre-Law Companion (Prelaw Companion)
Ron Coleman Manufacturer: Princeton Review ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 067977372X Release Date: 1996-08-06 |
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Law school holds promise of a high salary, prestige, and a lifetime of intellectual inquiry. But is law school really the place for you? It's a lot of work getting into law school, more work when you get there, and even more work when you begin to practice law. Well, the Pre-Law Companion is here to help you plan your future.In The Princeton Review's Pre-Law Companion, lawyer, professor, and award-winning legal journalist Ronald Coleman, Esq., takes you step by step through the process of analyzing your talents, interests, motivations, and even your ideal lifestyle. Ronald guides you through the most useful college courses, internships, and summer jobs. He also helps you find the time and money for a legal education, choose a law school, and maximize your application -- if you decide you want a legal career.
An appendix includes the latest Princeton Review survey information about law schools across the country. Anyone about to attend college with future law school plans in mind should add this book to their list of essential reading.
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Good Information.......2003-02-08
On the negative side, the book is a bit short -- it limits its scope to the "why apply" up through the actual application process, but doesn't discuss financial aid, how to prepare briefs and outlines, etc. Additionally, the author's humor is often funny, but the schmaltzy Yiddish clichés are a bit overwrought.
Bottom line: If you are considering applying to law school, I encourage you to read this book FIRST. If you still want to go to law school, then I would recommend reading additional primers to learn the entire scope of preparing for law school.
An excellent resource.......2002-08-15
Please read this book.......2002-03-07
Quick Read - Very Informative and Practical.......2001-06-14
It made a big impact on the course of my life . . ........2001-01-17
However, through the exercise of reading Coleman's pre-law companion, the reader is forced to question why (s)he wants to go to law school, if indeed (s)he would be happy being a lawyer, and if there aren't any alternatives/paths (s)he would like to pursue before going to law school since realistically, there would be no time for such pursuits afterwards. Well, this last point really hit home for me. I often debated whether I should pursue graduate school in computer science, and Coleman's pre-law companion motivated me to explore this avenue further.
Well, Coleman's advice could not have been better (as well as more timely). Now I won't ever think back and ask myself, why didn't I seriously pursue graduate school in computer science. And if I do end up at law school, I know I'll be better prepared and more certain about being a lawyer.
I thought Ron Coleman's pre-law companion was so appropriate and helpful that I left it with the pre-law advisor at my undergraduate institution. I sincerely hope that others will benefit from it as much as I did. By the way, if in fact you are extremely keen on going to law school, Coleman also offers excellent advice on how to strengthen your application as well as what to realistically expect while going through the entire application process.
This is my second review of Coleman's book: the first one reflects my mindset prior to making my decision to put off law school and this one reflects my mindset afterwards.
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Submit a Stellar Application : 42 Terrific Tips to Help You Get Accepted
Linda Abraham Manufacturer: Accepted.com ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000EMGCYW |
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<body>Are you an applicant struggling with the application process? Are you unsure how to structure your essays and elaborate on your goals? Deal with letters of recommendation? Handle the wait list? Do you seek clear, concise counsel pertaining to admissions?
Seek no longer! Submit a Stellar Application: 42 Terrific Tips to Help You Get Accepted provides applicable information regarding all facets of the
application. Written by Linda Abraham, founder and president of Accepted.com, this edifying e-book shows you how to improve your chances of acceptance. Having successfully worked with thousands of applicants for over ten years and written a column for Odds 'N Ends, Accepted.com's monthly newsletter, since 1998, Linda draws on her vast experience and knowledge of the admissions process to supply application tips that work. A compilation of the tips found in her column, this e-book includes:</p>
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These valuable, succinct pointers will enable you to make sense of the application process, craft compelling essays, and obtain beneficial letters of
recommendation. Use Submit a Stellar Application to launch your application!
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La. Legislators Create Pre-Kindergarten Voucher Plan.(Brief Article): An article from: Church & State
Manufacturer: Americans United for Separation of Church and State ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008IC76E Release Date: 2005-06-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Church & State, published by Americans United for Separation of Church and State on October 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1355 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.<BR><BR><strong>Citation Details</strong>
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Early Childhood Special Education: Yearbook in Early Childhood Education, Volume 5 (Yearbook in Early Childhood Education, Vol 5)
Manufacturer: Teachers College Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0807733695 |
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Pre-law prerequisites: a guide to the post-socialist world. (includes a table of suggested readings): An article from: Policy Review
Michael DeBow , and Roger Clegg Manufacturer: Hoover Institution Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008Z0H5K Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Policy Review, published by Hoover Institution Press on January 1, 1994. The length of the article is 4105 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.<BR><BR>From the supplier: Law school curricula should be altered to reflect the apparent triumph of the free market over socialism. The professed relationship between law and the state should be amended according to socialism's demise. However, the growth of the state in the US is paradoxically on the rise. Law schools need to stress economics and espouse the virtues of the free market. They also need to instruct students in the benefits of limited government. Students should be instructed to read the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers to become well versed in constitutional law.<BR><BR><strong>Citation Details</strong>Law Books: