446: Quick Tips -- Doing the Reading for Your Law School Classes

The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing why doing the assigned reading for your law school classes is important, and we address some common questions we receive from students regarding reading cases for class.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why it's important to spend the time to read cases, even when they seem difficult
• Fundamental skills developed through reading cases that will benefit you during the rest of law school
• How reading for class will positively impact your future legal career
• Tips for gradually cutting down reading time and making the work more manageable

Resources:

• Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/)
• Quimbee (https://www.quimbee.com/)
• Westlaw (https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/westlaw)
• LexisNexis (https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/home.page)
• Podcast Episode 102: How to Read Cases and Prepare for Class in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/16176-2/)
• Podcast Episode 309: Tips for Reading a Case (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-309-tips-for-reading-a-case/)
• Podcast Episode 396: Start Law School Right – Class Prep 101 (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-396-start-law-school-right-class-prep-101/)
• Preparing for Class as a 1L (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/preparing-for-class-as-a-1l/)
• Ahead of the Curve: Reading Cases: From Syllabus to Exam – Prepare the Case for Class (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/reading-cases-from-syllabus-to-exam-prepare-the-case-for-class/)

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-446-quick-tips-doing-the-reading-for-your-law-school-classes/)

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