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Summer Reading II
Thanks to jd2b for the link to my questions about summer reading. Only one kind reader offered a suggestion (it sounds like a good one), but I (and other pre-1Ls, I imagine) would welcome more discussion of pre-1L summer reading, what to do before law school, etc. Or you could just read this great joke from a law professor at the U of Iowa. Of course, you could always offer discussion and read the joke....
Posted May 12, 2003 12:11 PM | ai books
despite the endless advice to stay away from law school related reading - I'm currently making my way through Law School Insider. Gotta admit, it puts me to sleep at night. Not exciting.
Brush with the Law, on the other hand, rocked. Couldn't put that one down.
Posted by: sue at May 12, 2003 08:06 PM
The ABC's of the UCC, Books 1 & 2, availiable from aba.org for $30 each. You'll thank me later.
- Contract Killer
Posted by: Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez at May 12, 2003 08:39 PM
I have read Planet Law and it was a good read overall. It suggested reading the Examples & Explanation series from Aspen Publishing along with some other books and tapes. The Torts one by Glannon is a must read. Contracts is boring and Criminal Law is so-so. Once you finish at least these three they recommend Learining Legal Reasoning by Delaney. I am glad I read Planet Law, better than Law School Confidential and definately better than Law School Insider. Good Luck to all.
Posted by: Sergio Cruz at May 12, 2003 11:00 PM
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Brush with the law is definitely going to be on the list, but I'm not sure I want to get as serious as it sounds like Planet Law School suggests I get. I've heard about that Aspen Publishing series and it just sounds a little too gunner for me, but maybe I'll look into it.
Here's yet another possibility: What Law School Doesn't Teach You: But You Really Need to Know. The reviews make it sound terrific, and the fact that there are so few used copies at Amazon suggests either that people aren't buying it, or that they're keeping it because it's good. Any thoughts?
Posted by: ambimb at May 13, 2003 09:40 AM
What law school doesn't teach you,... is all about getting, and keeping your internships. Mostly keeping. For what it's worth, I think that if you've already been in the work world and you're mature enough to know to lay off the booze at a business function - you can pretty much skip that one.
Posted by: sue at May 14, 2003 07:18 PM
