1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First ... School, With Video Course

by Andrew J. McClurg

Assigned as required or recommended reading at law schools throughout the country, 1L of a Ride provides a candid, comprehensive roadmap to both academic and emotional success in law school’s crucial first year. Legal education continues to evolve and so does this classic work. Told in an accessible first-person voice, covered topics in this updated, revised, and expanded fourth edition include pre-planning, top student fears, the first-year curriculum, the Socratic and case methods of teaching, effective class participation, the top habits of successful students, essential study techniques, legal research and writing, exam strategies, maintaining well-being, online learning, career planning, and much more. Combines comments from hundreds of law students, empirical research, and authentic samples of signature documents from the 1L experience, including exam questions, Socratic dialogue, and student case-briefs, class notes, and course outlines. McClurg is an award-winning professor who taught at six different law schools.This version comes with an access code to a first-of-its-kind online video course designed to reinforce the reading. These thirteen videos address subjects covered in the book, often from fresh angles, as well as some new topics. Along with McClurg, the videos feature award-winning law professors Christine Coughlin (Wake Forest University), Meredith Duncan (University of Houston), and Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Each video is roughly ten minutes, followed by a short self-assessment quiz. They Introduction to the Video Course2. Planning Ahead and Biggest Fears3. Structure and Role of U.S. Courts4. Socratic and Case Methods5. Overview of First-Year Curriculum6. First-Year Sample Torts7. How to Read and Brief a Case8. The C.R.E.D.O.—Top Five Habits of Successful Law Students9. Essential Study Techniques10. Legal Research Basics11. Legal Writing Basics12. Managing Stress and Maintaining Well-Being13. ProfessionalismResearch shows students gain not only from reading, but also seeing and hearing, in part because video helps accommodate diverse learning styles. Use the videos to enhance comprehension and retention. Studies also show students prefer and benefit from one-on-one facetime with professors, which the videos, while no match for the real thing, can help simulate.

Genres: Law

522 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 17, 2021

Reviews

[Dayton Hintz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and thorough. Slightly anxiety inducing so took off a star. Highly recommend for any incoming law student.

[Caylie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well I better read as much non-legal books as possible because this book reinforced that I won’t once the semester begins !!

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t recommend this book enough for someone going into law school. I was worried about doing well my first couple years of law school, especially since I was mechanical engineering undergrad and had never had to write papers before. I am now going into my 3L year and am ranked 4/222 in my class.

If you read and truly follow the suggestions in this book, you will 100% rank well 1L year.