Nine steps to law school success : a scientifically proven study process for success in law school

"Nine Steps to Law School Success is the first scientifically proven study process for success in law school. Synthesized from the study processes of other successful law students, this book provides a straightforward, linear, and chronological study process for students to follow from the beginning of the semester up to their final examination. Students will learn how to complete each step, how each step leads to a deep understanding of course material, and how each step ultimately leads to success in their courses. Students will also learn how to incorporate Nine Steps into their weekly schedules during the semester. This book is not soaked in academic opinion or war stories of hardened practitioners. Instead, it is the purest form of the collective successful study process as articulated straight from the mouths of other successful law students. Since Nine Steps is the result of a qualitative phenomenological study, it also serves as a template for anyone interested in conducting their own qualitative research in legal education and beyond"-- Provided by publisher Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One · The Science behind Nine Steps Why Is a Scientific Study Necessary? Incoming Law Students Need a Proven Study Process Current Law Students Need a Proven Study Process Personal Reason for Conducting the Scientific Study What Can You Expect from Nine Steps? A. The Qualitative Phenomenological Study on What Students Do to Succeed in Law School Table 1: Visual of Qualitative Phenomenological Research Scheme Table 2: Background of Study Participants Table 3: Holistic Law School Study Process Table 4: Deciphering the Units of Meaning by Removing Redundant Units Conclusion Chapter Two · The Nine-Step Study Process for Success in Law School The Nine-Step Law School Study Process Was Created by Your Law Student Peers, Not Your Professors Eight Short Tips on How to Employ the Nine-Step Successful Law School Study Process STEP 1 Before the Semester Starts: Gain a Big-Picture Understanding of the Subject 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Lisa's Quick Tip STEP 2 Before Class: Create a Skeleton Outline for Each Main Topic in the Course 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Example Table 5: Excerpt from a Sample Syllabus Assignment Chart Table 6: Sample List of Topics from Syllabus Table 7: Sample Table of Contents Covering First Topic in Torts Table 8: Sample Skeletal Outline Covering First Topic in Torts Table 9: Sample Table of Contents Covering Second Topic in Torts Table 10: Sample Skeletal Outline Covering Second Topic in Torts 5. Lisa's Quick Tip STEP 3 Before Class: Actively Read Every Case That You Are Assigned 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Lisa's Quick Tip STEP 4 Before Class: Brief Every Case You Are Assigned and Place It in Your Topic Outline 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Lisa's Quick Tip STEP 5 Before Class: Print the Relevant Portion of Your Outline and Bring It to Class 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course STEP 6 During Class: In Class, Confirm Your Understanding of What You Taught Yourself 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Example Table 11: Sample Torts Topic Outline STEP 7 After Class, After You Finish a Topic: Transform the Topic Outline into a Topic Approach 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Examples Table 12: Sample Topic Outline for Battery Table 13: Sample Topic Approach for Battery 5. Lisa's Quick Tip Table 14: Sample Midterm Hypothetical Table 15: Sample Topic Outline for Battery (Condensed) Table 16: Sample Topic Approach for Battery (Condensed) Table 17: Sample Answer to Sample Midterm Hypothetical STEP 8 After Class and After You Create a Topic Approach: Write Practice Essays Using Your Topic Approaches 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Lisa's Quick Tip STEP 9 After Class and After You Finish a Topic Approach: Get Feedback from Your Professor and Study Group to Solidify Your Topic Approach 1. Successful Law Students Do This Skill 2. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Leads to an Understanding of Course Material 3. Successful Law Students' Explanation of How This Skill Equates to Success in the Course 4. Lisa's Quick Tip Conclusion Table 18: Visual of the Nine-Step Successful Law School Study Process Chapter Three · Implementing the Nine-Step Study Process into a Weekly Schedule Table 19: Sample Weekly Calendar Table 20: Sample Full-Time Student Weekly Calendar Table 21: Sample Part-Time Student Weekly Calendar Stay One Week (or More) Ahead of Your Assigned Reading Law Students with Children Conclusion Chapter Four · Chop the Wood in Front of You Appendix A · Quick Template for Conducting Qualitative Phenomenological Research Appendix B · Successful Study Process Quick Reference Table Appendix C · Successful Study Process with Explanations Quick Reference Table Index