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This presentation explains why I wrote my book, The Law School Exam Guide. It also explains what is in the book and why any first year law student should read it. Law school exams are hard; get every advantage you can.
Check out the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9m2T7tpANM
2. BUT FIRST . . .
I wrote this book because I was disgusted
by the way law schools hide information
from their students.
You should be given all the information you
need to succeed in law school.
You should not have to “wing it” as you go
along.
3. MY LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE…
I entered law school after having completed a Ph.D.
program in history.
I assumed law school would be a lot easier than
doing research in a sixteenth-century archive and
spending a year writing a dissertation.
4. MY LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE… (CON’T)
In some ways, it was:
There was more simple memorization; and
Less intellectual engagement.
In some ways, it was not:
Most professors were terrible;
It seemed like being at work instead of school; and
The stress and time pressure were ridiculous.
5. FIRST SEMESTER EXAMS
Into this environment of uncertainty and stress,
come the first semester exams.
I had no idea what to do to succeed.
I felt lost.
After the exams, I was sure I had failed.
I hated law school.
I wanted to drop out.
I started looking for a job, but…
6. HUH?
When I got my grades, I learned that I was FIRST
IN MY CLASS?!?!
I was dumbfounded.
I started reviewing exactly what I had done during
first semester.
I soon realized what my professors wanted and
how to study correctly for law school exams.
7. IN FACT…
I figured out the game so
well, that I graduated first
in my class at the end of
three years!
8. THE BOOK
And so, several years after graduating and
practicing law, I kept getting questions from people
about law school.
I started to put together some notes to give to these
people.
Soon, I realized that I had a book.
9. SO . . .
If this sounds like something you would like to
know more about, please read my book.
It is available on Amazon.com for your
your Kindle or Kindle-enabled
device.
Thanks for watching.