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Open Book: Succeeding on Exams From the First Day of Law School

by Barry Friedman (Author), John C.P. Goldberg (Author)
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A concise, highly accessible guide to exam success. Provides an insider s view of what professors look for in exam answers, and how exam-taking connects to good lawyering. Accompanied by a Web site with content that is both free (e.g., sample outlines, class notes, case briefs) and for-sale (e.g., sample exams and memos written by professors giving feedback on the answers).

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  • High-profile, experienced authors from elite schools with hands-on experience teaching the majority of the courses in the traditional 1L curriculum
  • Distinctive central pedagogy: the pinball method of exam-taking
  • Accompanied by Web site with content that is both free (e.g., sample outlines, class notes, case briefs) and for-sale (e.g., sample exams and memos written by professors giving feedback on the answers).
  • Explains to students not just the how but the why of law school exams what makes law school exams different from exams students have encountered in other settings
  • Detailed examples provide concrete demonstrations of exam-taking techniques
  • Highly readable: prose is straightforward and humorous; key points accented with memorably amusing illustrations Not just an exam prep book; students are offered guidance on getting the most out of classes, and law school more generally
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  1. ISBN-10
    1454806079
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1454806073
  3. Publisher
    Wolters Kluwer
  4. Publication date
    July 25, 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7 x 0.25 x 10 inches
  7. Print length
    200 pages
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This is a book that will help law students get law school, not just law school exams. It really captures what it means to think like a lawyer. --Amy Coney Barrett, Professor, Notre Dame Law School

I would definitely recommend this book. It gives great advice to students who have no idea what to expect when they take their first law school exams. --Cynthia L. Fountaine, Dean and Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law

No book is a guarantor of better results, but this one would certainly help the majority of students to add points to their exam results, and some students could literally turn their performances around by following the advice of this book. --Michael D. Murray, Associate Professor, Valparaiso University School of Law

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wolters Kluwer (July 25, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1454806079
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1454806073
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 17 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.25 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 55 ratings

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  1. John C.P. Goldberg

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    John C. P. Goldberg is a professor at Harvard Law School and a world-renowned expert in tort law. From 1995 to 2008, he was a member of the Vanderbilt Law School faculty where he served as Associate Dean for Research (2006-08). His published works include two co-authored books and dozens of articles on tort law and legal theory. The recipient of multiple teaching awards, Goldberg has taught an unusually wide range of courses, including Torts, Civil Procedure, Contracts, and Criminal Law. After receiving his J.D. in 1991 from New York University School of Law, Goldberg clerked for Judge Jack Weinstein of the Eastern District of New York and for Supreme Court Justice Byron White. He earned his B.A. with high honors from the College of Social Studies, Wesleyan University. He also holds an M. Phil. in Politics from Oxford University and an M.A. in Politics from Princeton University. Before joining the Vanderbilt faculty, he briefly practiced law in Boston.

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    Barry Friedman

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    Barry Friedman serves as the Director of the Policing Project at New York University School of Law, where he is the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of Politics. He is one of the country’s leading authorities on constitutional law, criminal procedure, and the federal courts, having taught, written about, and litigated in these areas for over thirty years. Friedman also is the Reporter for the American Law Institute’s project to write best practices for policing agencies, Principles of the Law: Policing. He is the author of Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission (2017), and The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution (2009), as well as many scholarly articles in a variety of disciplines. His work appears frequently in the popular media, including the New York Times, Slate, Huffington Post, Politico and the New Republic. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago and received his law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center.

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M. Hayner
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth your time
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2013
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I'm starting law school in a few weeks and figured I should know at least SOMETHING going in, so ordered this book. I had expected a dry recitation of relatively unhelpful stuff. Instead, I got so absorbed in what turned out to be new, interesting material that I read it cover to cover in one sitting (which, incidentally, is not the way to do it, according to the authors). Anyways, I cannot attest with any certainty to how helpful it actually will turn out to be (I haven't even started law school yet, let alone sat for a law school exam), but it did make me feel very prepared heading in. I strongly recommend this book for any student starting law school.
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Raymund John Coquia
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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2020
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clear and precise
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Fitnessgyrl
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book, but I think nothing substitutes for taking ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016
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Didn't necessarily help me my 1L year. Not a bad book, but I think nothing substitutes for taking actual practice exams from professors.
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Keyah A Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars My go-to book!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019
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Great aid for law students!!!
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FattyCat
4.0 out of 5 stars Read it twice.
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2016
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If you read anything before you start law school, ONLY read this. There IS such a thing as too much advice, and this book has just the right amount. I didn't really like the style of writing, but it's an easy read although you won't really "get" everything it's talking about until you finish your first semester.

Read it before you start school and then after your first semester, when you know what's going on.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2016
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Awesome book - If any of the authors are looking for an intern, I'd like an interview please! 830.391.1999
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DONALD M. OBRIEN
5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2013
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Excellent book, recommend for all law students, and those about to begin their career in law school. This book was recommended to me, and I'm glad it was.
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Greg Dronsejko
5.0 out of 5 stars A+
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2014
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Great book, very informative, very easy to read. I was able to whip through it with plenty of time to take detailed notes.
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