National Jurist -September 2008 - (Page 21) 15 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW WELCOME TO LAW SCHOOL. Now the fun begins. Well, we technically shouldn’t call it “fun.” But you get my drift. As you may have heard, the first year of law school can be pretty grueling for the mind, body and soul. But you should know there is no shortage of guidebooks to help you get through the first year — and the rest — of law school. We picked three books we liked and then picked the brains of their authors for their advice to entering law students. But before we do that, all three of the authors we interviewed stress how important it is to develop a routine in the very early days of your first semester. It is critical to your success that you learn to manage your time wisely, said Robert H. Miller, author of Law School Confidential. And did you know that “Your first-year is the most important year of law school.” Well it is, according to Henry S. Noyes, author of Acing Your First Year of Law School: The Ten Steps to Success You Won’t Learn in Class. “Work as hard as you can your first year, because your firstyear grades follow you not just throughout law school — but far into your legal career,” he said. Find out what else Noyes and Miller have to say, along with James D. Gorden III, author of Law School: A Survivor’s Guide, about surviving your first year of law school. By Ursula Furi-Perry, Esq. September 2008 THE NATIONAL JURIST 21
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