I’ve posted snippets of the Attorney At Large’s Guide to Law School in the posts about the Snob, the Gunner, the Cause, and how to brief cases and how to survive the Socratic Method.

The book itself ($2.99 from Amazon, and free if you have Amazon Prime) just went live. Here’s a look at what’s inside:

1L

  • First Impressions
  • Orientation
  • The First Day
  • The Socratic Method
  • Casebooks
  • Briefing Cases
  • Hornbooks
  • Legal Writing (hint: I’m not a fan)
  • Study Groups
  • How to Outline
  • The First Rule of Law School
  • Liars
  • Time Management
  • Relationships and Law School
  • Alcohol and Law School
  • Attitude
  • The Second Semester Slump
  • What if I hate it?

Exams & Grading

  • Studying for exams
  • Taking exams
  • 10 Tips for exams
  • Coping with Grades

2L and 3L:

  • The Initiated
  • Choosing Your Path
  • Classes everyone should take

The Law Students You Will Meet:

  • The OCD Student
  • The LSAT Scholarship Kid
  • The Mouse
  • The OMG-What-Am-I-Doing-Here
  • The Cause
  • The Cheater
  • The Good at Arguing Guy
  • The Asshole
  • The Gunner
  • The Night Student

The Professors You will Meet

  • The Snob
  • The Phone-it-In
  • The Creeper
  • The Drunk
  • The Comic
  • The Just-as-cool-as-you
  • The Adjunct
  • The Newell

There’s also an Appendix with my very best outline, ever (TM).

Usually if someone’s going to pick my brain about law school, I make ‘em buy me lunch.  You can’t even get a cup of decent coffee for $2.99. What a bargain! Buy the book (or borrow it with your Prime membership for free).