Research Guides: Study Aid Publications & Resources: Law School Success

Law School Guides

A Short & Happy Guide to Networking by Desiree Jaeger-Fine
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781636592886
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2022
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve HD69.S8 J34 2022
I Wish I Read This Book Before Law School by Jendayi Saada, Leslie Culver & Robin Apodaca
Call Number: KF283 .S23 2021
ISBN: 9780768945638
Publication Date: 2021
Advice from top professors on how to adjust, succeed, and thrive.
Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell by Kenney F. Hegland
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781647082604
Publication Date: 8th ed., 2020
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF273 .H4 2020
The Law of Law School by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson and Jonathan Yusef Newton
Call Number: KF272 .F43 2020
ISBN: 9781479801688
Publication Date: 2020
How to Succeed in Law School by E. Scott Fruehwald
Call Number: Reserve KF283 .F78x 2019
ISBN: 9781080189229
Publication Date: 2019
Letter to a One L Friend by Isaac Mamaysky
Call Number: KF283 .M36
ISBN: 9781531011031
Publication Date: 2019
Law School Success in a Nutshell by Ann M. Burkhart, Robert A. Stein
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781683281856
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2017
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF283 .B871x 2017
A Short & Happy Guide to Being a Law Student by Paula A. Franzese
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 0314291075
Publication Date: 2014
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF287 .F728 2014 and in Loft Collection
The Zen of Law School Success by Chad Noreuil
Call Number: KF283 .N67
ISBN: 1611631211
Publication Date: 2011

Exam Prep & Performance

Prior/Sample Exams

Sample Exams on Course Reserve

CALI Exam Writing & Preparation Lessons

CALI Law School Success Lessons
The CALI Law School Success lessons collection offers over 15 lessons covering various aspects of preparing and performing on a variety exams types. A CALI account is required. See the Reference Office for registration information.

Books (digital & print) on Exam Preparation and Performance

Mastering the Law School Exam by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus
Call Number: West Academic Study Aids Digital Collection
ISBN: 9781634592253
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2023
eBook access only. Access within the Law Library. Remote access available to Law School faculty, students, and staff.
Law School Exams: A Guide to Better Grades by Alex Schimel
Call Number: E-book access via Carolina Academic Press Study Aids
ISBN: 9781531023751
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2022
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF283 .S335 2022
How to Write Law Exams: IRAC Perfected by S. I. Strong
Call Number: West Academic Study Aids Digital Collection
ISBN: 9781647080990
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2020
eBook access only. Access within the Law Library. Remote access available to Law School faculty, students, and staff.
Open Book by Barry Friedman; John C. P. Goldberg
Call Number: Reserve KF283 .F75 2016
ISBN: 9781454873563
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2016
Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School by Dernbach
Call Number: KF283 .D47
ISBN: 1454841621
Publication Date: 2014
Law School Exams: Preparing and Writing to Win by Charles R. Calleros
Call Number: KF283 .C35
ISBN: 1454827017
Publication Date: 2013
The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School by Charles H. Whitebread; Charles H. Whitebread
Call Number: KF283 .W48
ISBN: 9780314183583
Publication Date: 2007

CALI - Law School Success Resources

CALI - Law School Success Lessons
"This Subject Area Index lists all currently published CALI lessons covering Law School Success. The Law School Success Outline allows you to search for terms of art that correspond to topics you are studying to find suggestions for related CALI Lessons."

A First Generation's Guide to Law School by Melissa A. Hale
Call Number: E-book PDF download via CALI website
Publication Date: 2022
Available to law students for download (pdf). A Lawbooks version is also available to law students which allows students to run interactive exercises embedded within the text.