First Year Law School Guide - Pepperdine University School of Law
First Year Law School Guide - Pepperdine University School of Law
First Year Law School Guide - Pepperdine University School of Law
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<strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> and Legal Websites and Blogswww.jd2b.com: An “encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> information for law students” that includes legal articles, joblistings, blogs, discussion boards, law school rankings, and bar exam information.www.abovethelaw.com: This website “provides news and gossip about the pr<strong>of</strong>ession’s mostcolorful personalities and powerful institutions, as well as original commentary on breaking legaldevelopments.”http://volokh.com: The Volokh Conspiracy is a group blog authored by law pr<strong>of</strong>essors and covers awide range <strong>of</strong> current legal events.http://legalgeekery.com/: This is a group blog authored by law students around the country thatincludes both legal and non‐legal news and humor.http://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_students.html <strong>Law</strong> student division <strong>of</strong> the American BarAssociationCommercial TextsIn addition to the textbooks used in your first year courses, many commercial publishers also publish studyguides, outlines, and other supplementary study aids that correspond to each <strong>of</strong> the classes. These shouldnot be used in lieu <strong>of</strong> creating your own outlines. However, some students find them helpful as asupplemental resource. The Library has many useful guides, including the “Understanding” series byLexisNexis and the “Nutshell” series by West, which are generally well regarded. The <strong>Law</strong> Library andbookstore carry a wide selection <strong>of</strong> these and other guides.CALI TutorialsThe Center for Computer‐Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) provides online legal tutorials and includes asection specifically targeting first year law school courses. To use CALI, obtain an authorization code fromthe <strong>Law</strong> Library’s Smart Bar, or the code will also be distributed in first year orientation materials. Then,access CALI through the “online databases” link on the law library website:http://lawmedia.pepperdine.edu/lcs/legal/index.php or directly at www.cali.org, and use the access codeto create a personal CALI username and password. You can also get CALI Lessons on disk from the SmartBar.
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