Grise's Interactive Law School Orientation, Academic Success, and Well-Being Modules: Law School Success
Description
This five-lesson module introduces you to the new world of law school and explores the differences between legal education and other educational experiences. The module focuses on the role of law students as problem solvers, the case method, the law school classroom, and the law school semester. The module ends with tips for success. The module provides the opportunity to reflect on each lesson and compile a list of useful strategies.
Lesson One, Law Students as Problem Solvers, explores how legal education requires students to solve problems, not simply memorize information. You will dive in and work through a short legal problem, so that you can better understand what it means to solve legal problems.
Lesson Two, The Case Method, explores how law students learn by reading cases rather than textbooks. The lesson starts by providing an overview of the American legal system, so that you understand how cases fit into this system. The lesson then explores how cases are different from treatises or textbooks and why law schools use the case method.
Lesson Three, The Law School Classroom, provides concrete tips for navigating the law school classroom. The lesson explains what the Socratic method is and why it is used, how to prepare for class, what you should do during class, and what steps to take after class.
Lesson Four, The Law School Semester, discusses grading in law school, outlining, and ways to prepare for exams. The lesson also examines a variety of study strategies and provides research on the most effective study techniques. Finally, the lesson provides a suggested study plan for the semester.
Lesson Five, Tips for Success, examines time management strategies, the imposter syndrome (when people worry about whether everyone else is more accomplished than they are), the importance of using law school resources, and the value of making connections with other students.
Taken together, this module provides you with concrete steps to tackle the demands of law school.
Lesson One, Law Students as Problem Solvers, explores how legal education requires students to solve problems, not simply memorize information. You will dive in and work through a short legal problem, so that you can better understand what it means to solve legal problems.
Lesson Two, The Case Method, explores how law students learn by reading cases rather than textbooks. The lesson starts by providing an overview of the American legal system, so that you understand how cases fit into this system. The lesson then explores how cases are different from treatises or textbooks and why law schools use the case method.
Lesson Three, The Law School Classroom, provides concrete tips for navigating the law school classroom. The lesson explains what the Socratic method is and why it is used, how to prepare for class, what you should do during class, and what steps to take after class.
Lesson Four, The Law School Semester, discusses grading in law school, outlining, and ways to prepare for exams. The lesson also examines a variety of study strategies and provides research on the most effective study techniques. Finally, the lesson provides a suggested study plan for the semester.
Lesson Five, Tips for Success, examines time management strategies, the imposter syndrome (when people worry about whether everyone else is more accomplished than they are), the importance of using law school resources, and the value of making connections with other students.
Taken together, this module provides you with concrete steps to tackle the demands of law school.