Law School

[kddani]

Originally Posted by AXiD670

It's official -- I survived the first week! But I don't know how.

Did anybody here that is or was in law school use the Glannon books? This girl was reading one yesterday before class and I'm all like, "what's that?" She showed it to me, and then the girl next to me was like, "Oh, mine came in today!!!!!" I feel so out-of-the-loop.

What about hornbooks, etc.? I think it's been mentioned on here not buy them, but I couldn't remember...

Lol, yes, Glannon is your BFF when it comes to civ pro. All of the Examples and Explanation books are wonderful. They're not outline books (I personally think outline books are only useful for subjects are are conductive to issue spotting like torts and crim law/pro), I guess they would qualify as hornbooks. They EXPLAIN things, and with subjects like Civ Pro (which is the one called "Glannon" b/c Glannon wrote it) it's VERY useful, because professors don't always do the job.

If you've been roped into Barbri yet (which you probably should put a deposit on, because the price just keeps going up, and for most states it's the only game in town) you'll get a first year outline book which is pretty useful.

You're going to have a hard enough time keeping up with the required reading. I would only suggest buying additional books for subjects you're having a difficult time with. I really don't think something like Torts needs a hornbook, because it's all issues and less in depth analysis. But civ pro definiately, and I personally had issues with Contracts (more due to the prof), and needed the extra help.

You can go broke buying study aids. Find out what works for you. The flashcards you can buy are also fabulous- but try to find them cheap on ebay, half.com or amazon b/c they're expensive. Also look for flyers around your law school of upperclassmen selling theirs.