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A concise, highly accessible guide to exam success, Open Book: Succeeding on Exams From the First Day of Law School provides an insiders view of what professors look for in exam answers, and how exam-taking connects to good lawyering. Accompanied by a Web site with content that is both free (e.g., sample outlines, class notes, case briefs) and for-sale (e.g., sample exams and memos written by professors giving feedback on the answers).
Features:
High-profile, experienced authors from elite schools with hands-on experience teaching the majority of the courses in the traditional 1L curriculum;
Distinctive central pedagogy: the pinball method of exam-taking;
Accompanied by Web site with content that is both free (e.g., sample outlines, class notes, case briefs) and for-sale (e.g., sample exams and memos written by professors giving feedback on the answers);
Explains to students not just the how but the why of law school exams what makes law school exams different from exams students have encountered in other settings;
Detailed examples provide concrete demonstrations of exam-taking techniques;
Highly readable: prose is straightforward and humorous; key points accented with memorably amusing illustrations Not just an exam prep book; students are offered guidance on getting the most out of classes, and law school more generally.
Features:
High-profile, experienced authors from elite schools with hands-on experience teaching the majority of the courses in the traditional 1L curriculum;
Distinctive central pedagogy: the pinball method of exam-taking;
Accompanied by Web site with content that is both free (e.g., sample outlines, class notes, case briefs) and for-sale (e.g., sample exams and memos written by professors giving feedback on the answers);
Explains to students not just the how but the why of law school exams what makes law school exams different from exams students have encountered in other settings;
Detailed examples provide concrete demonstrations of exam-taking techniques;
Highly readable: prose is straightforward and humorous; key points accented with memorably amusing illustrations Not just an exam prep book; students are offered guidance on getting the most out of classes, and law school more generally.
Information
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Shipping Availability | This item ships within the next business day. |
| Heavy | No |
| Format | Paperback |
| Author | Friedman, Goldberg |
| ISBN | 9781454806073 |
| Edition | 1st ed., 2011 |
| Publisher | Aspen Publishing |
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