1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School (Career Guides)

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Product Description Assigned as required or recommended reading at law schools throughout the country, 1L of a Ride provides a candid, comprehensive roadmap to both academic and emotional success in law school's crucial first year. Legal education continues to evolve and so does this classic work. Told in an accessible first-person voice, covered topics in this updated and expanded fourth edition include pre-planning, top student fears, the first-year curriculum, the Socratic and case methods of teaching, effective class participation, the top habits of successful students, essential study techniques, legal research and writing, exam strategies, maintaining well-being, online learning, career planning, and much more. Combines comments from hundreds of law students, empirical research, and authentic samples of signature documents from the 1L experience, including exam questions, Socratic dialogue, and student case-briefs, class notes, and course outlines. McClurg is an award-winning professor who taught at six different law schools. About the Author Andrew J. McClurg is Professor Emeritus at the University of Memphis School of Law, where he held the Herff Chair of Excellence in Law. Previously, he was a member of the founding faculty at the Florida International University College of Law and the Nadine H. Baum Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. McClurg also taught as a visiting professor at Wake Forest University, the University of Colorado, and Golden Gate University. McClurg is the recipient of numerous awards for both teaching and research. His law school prep book, 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School (West 4th ed. 2021) is recommended or required reading at law schools throughout the country. With Christine Coughlin and Nancy Levit, McClurg is also the author of Law Jobs: The Complete Guide (West 2019), a comprehensive guide to every type of legal career. His book The "Companion Text" to Law School: Understanding and Surviving Life With a Law Student (West 2012) prepares the loved ones of law students for the wild and crazy adventure waiting for them. For four years, McClurg was the monthly humor columnist for the American Bar Association Journal, the magazine of the U.S. legal profession.