Guests: Professor Douglas McFarland, Hamline University

Topic: A Question and Answer session with Prof. McFarland, author of several of CALI’s lessons in Tort Law and Civil Procedure. Prof. McFarland has been teaching for over 30 years. His comments in this podcast about the first semester of law school focus on the Socratic method, preparing for class, note-taking during class, class participation, "riding out" that "lost at sea" feel common during the first few weeks of law school, the appropriate use of study aids, advice about law school exams, and general advice on doing well in law school.

Running Time: 14:56

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Guest: Professor Ron Eades, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville

Topic: Things to Know About Torts Class Before Class Starts – Advice for a 1L

Running Time: 18:15

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Professor Ron Eades has taught Torts Law for over 25 years. In this podcast Prof. Eades offers advice on preparing for class, classroom dynamics, note taking, post-class studying, outlining, ways to measure your progress, "pitfalls" to studying Torts, what students should try and get from class. He also offers general advice for 1Ls starting law school and the study of Torts.

Related Material:

• CALI’s lesson by Prof. Edward Martin on Briefing a Case
• In this podcast Prof. Eades mentions a law review article by Prof. Green; it is available from HeinOnline.org, or in paper. Leon Green, Study and Teaching of Tort Law, 34 Tex. L. Rev. 1 (1955-1956).

Guests: Professors Ron Brown and Joe Grohman, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center

Topic: Study Techniques for 1Ls from Two 1L Professors

Running Time: 24:33

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ProfessorsBrown and Grohman, are the authors of many CALI lessons. Additionally, both teach 1L courses. In this podcast they share their experiences and insights on time mangement issues for law school students, preparing for class, how to brief a case, research tips applicable for 1L writing assignments (and the eventual practice of law), how to develop an understanding of the law, and techniques and tips for studying and preparing for the final exam.

In this podcast Professors Grohman and Brown mention several additional resources students may want to review. They are:

1. Joe Landsberger’s website: www.studygs.net/schedule

2. Cornell University:’s list of study resources: www.clt.cornell.edu/campus/learn/SSWorkshops/SKResources.html

3. Dennis Tonsing, 1000 Days to the Bar (Hein & Co., Inc. 2003). Available at Amazon.com