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Getting To Maybe: How To Excel On Law School Exams
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'Professors Fischl and Paul explain law school exams in ways no one has before, all with an eye toward improving the reader's performance. The book begins by describing the difference between educational cultures that praise students for "right answers," and the law school culture that rewards nuanced analysis of ambiguous situations in which more than one approach may be correct. Enormous care is devoted to explaining precisely how and why legal analysis frequently produces such perplexing situations.
But the authors don't stop with mere description. Instead, Getting to Maybe teaches how to excel on law school exams by showing the reader how legal analysis can be brought to bear on examination problems. The book contains hints on studying and preparation that go well beyond conventional advice. The authors also illustrate how to argue both sides of a legal issue without appearing wishy-washy or indecisive. Above all, the book explains why exam questions may generate feelings of uncertainty or doubt about correct legal outcomes and how the student can turn these feelings to his or her advantage.
In sum, although the authors believe that no exam guide can substitute for a firm grasp of substantive material, readers who devote the necessary time to learning the law will find this book an invaluable guide to translating learning into better exam performance.'
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The Eight Secrets Of Top Exam Performance In Law School, 2d. Charles H. Whitebread
Nutshell Series: Law School Success: How To Study The Law And Take Law Exams In A Nutshell, 2nd Ed. Ann M. Burkhart; Robert A. Stein
How To Do Your Best On Law School Exams John Delaney
Mastering the Law School Exam Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus
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Review by Lawpreview: |
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This book is excellent! While many books and professors may preach "IRAC" as a way for structuring exam answers, Getting to Maybe, correctly points out that such advice does not help students first correctly identify legal issues and, more importantly, master the intricacies of legal analysis. In fact, we were so impressed with Getting to Maybe, we retained its authors to lecture on Exam-Taking Strategies during Law Preview's Law School Prep Course. This book is a must read!
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