Preparing for Your First Semester of Law School

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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

Click here to download the mp3 file:GrohmanBrown1L_advice.mp3

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

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Deb has been Director of Curriculum Development and Associate Counsel for CALI since 1997. During this time, Deb has worked with more than 120 faculty and law librarians and guided more than 700 lessons from start to website. Deb also oversees the development of titles for CALI's OER eLangdell Press. Prior to joining CALI, Deb was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Legal Writing and Research at Chicago-Kent College of Law.