• Incoming One-L FAQ
• Provides questions (and answers) common to all first-year law students.
• Letter to a Young Law Student
• By University of Missouri Emeritus Professor Corinne Cooper.
• Advice to One L from a Professor Podcast
• Available from CALI
• Jurist Student Services
• Provides many links to information on law-school life.
• Law School and Stress
• By Professor Barbara Glesner Fines.
• First Day of Law School Tutorial
• From SMU Dedman School of Law.
• Westlaw First Year Center
• Includes information on many aspects of student life.

PREPARING FOR CLASS

• Westlaw's Guide on Briefing Cases
• Westlaw's Advice on Class Preparation
• CALI interactive tutorial on briefing cases
• CALI tutorial on taking exams

THE FIRST-YEAR CURRICULUM
Contracts

• Cornell's Contracts Overview
• Contracts in a Nutshell
• Book located behind the Reserve Desk.
• Contracts Hornbook
• Located behind the Reserve Desk.
• CALI Contracts Lessons
• MSLAW's Contracts Resources

Property

• Cornell's Property Overview
• Property in a Nutshell
• Book located behind the Reserve Desk.
• Property Hornbook
• Located behind the Reserve Desk.
• CALI Property Lessons
• MSLAW's Property Resources

Torts

• Cornell's Torts Overview
• Torts in a Nutshell
• Book located behind the Reserve Desk.
• Torts Hornbook
• Located behind the Reserve Desk.
• CALI Torts Lessons
• MSLAW's Torts Resources

Civil Procedure

• Cornell's Civil Procedure Overview
• Civil Procedure in a Nutshell
• Book located behind the Reserve Desk.
• Civil Procedure Hornbook
• Located behind the Reserve Desk.
• CALI Civil Procedure Lessons
• MSLAW's Civil Procedure Resources

DICTIONARIES

• Plain English Law Dictionary
• From Nolo Press.
• Black's Law Dictionary
• Located behind the reserve desk.

TAKING EXAMS

• CALI Legal Skills Lessons
• Includes a 3 part podcast on taking exams.
• Tips from Law Professors on Taking Exams
• Many links compiled by Jurist.
• Westlaw's Exam Advice
• Getting to Maybe
• MSLAW's Ed Becker highly recommends this book for law students.

BUILDING STUDY SKILLS

o   Strategies for Reducing Procrastination

o   Study Skills Self-Help