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Law school can be an expensive, time-consuming, and frequently exhausting experience. Students must “hit the ground running.” Law School Labyrinth acts as a road map to the entire law school experience—from admissions to graduation and beyond. Steven Sedberry examines popular law student misconceptions and helps readers understand the primary objectives of law school. Following his “been there, done that” advice, students will learn how to read legal opini… More >>
The Law School Labyrinth: A Guide to Making the Most of Your Legal Education
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#1 by Eugene Leung on March 24, 2010 - 12:53 am
Some of this information is not will researched or misleading. I don’t know if the author might have gotten funding/sponsors for his recommendations. For example, he gives recommendations for student loans through 2 sources but the best source of loans is usually the package given to you by your law school. The best advice was the use of commercial outlines but the types of outlines he recommended did not check out. I used some of the ones he highly recommended – viz., Black Letter Outlines by Westlaw as well as Blonde’s – and the Westlaw ones were really bad. They are written by professors and the way they give the information is vague, unclear, and doesn’t explain (much like a lot of lectures). I switched to Emmanuel’s my second semester. It was just painful to realize how clear most of the information is given by outlines other than the ones the author recommended. I thought that maybe Westlaw, in addition to paying highly for the professor’s to write for them (in a really bad way), might have paid other authors to recommend their stuff. That’s the only way I could imagine how such bad information could be recommended when so much better information is out there.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Kenneth J. Sanney on March 24, 2010 - 3:39 am
The practice of law is about solving problems. The training for such a task begins in law school, where you are presented with an academic problem of how to do well when you are overwhelmed with work and stress. As any good lawyer knows, research is the key to solving any problem. This book is your research before going to law school. Law School Labyrinth will help you start your career as a lawyer by solving your very first legal problem–Law School.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Deborah Vahle on March 24, 2010 - 6:27 am
Sedberry not only lists the obstacles law students face, he also gives detailed instructions on how to overcome those obstacles. Because of Sedberry’s experience breaking down business processes, he is able to give a unique perspective of law school and the reader benefits from his trial and error process of figuring out the best study methods and process of learning the intense material as well as what it takes to write an A exam. Any student who reads Sedberry’s book will be at an advantage as he enters law school, and any law student will tell you that alone is worth its weight in gold.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Marianne Huffman on March 24, 2010 - 6:47 am
This book is a great find for anyone considering law school. It was written by a seasoned professional who had the wherewithal to step back early in his 1L year to take stock of his overworked/under-rewarded situation. Mr. Sedbery lays out an intelligent strategy for conquering the excessive reading/note-taking/writing/testing aspects of law school. He seems to cover everything imaginable that a student will encounter–starting with a plan for the tuition bills, answering in class, eccentric professors and the dreaded final exams. Furthermore, Sedberry gives us an invaluable outlining method and a systematic study approach. He has really “been there–done that”! I admire his generosity in advice and attention to detail for those who want to follow in his path.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by William L. Srygley on March 24, 2010 - 7:04 am
Although my career has been in theology and education rather than law, I found this work to be interesting and helpful to anyone entering graduate or post graduate studies. Sedberry has captured the spirit of higher education and has offered not only insight but also helps to the student. I would commend this book to any student pursuing an advanced degree. This is an excellent analysis of the education process but especially of the law school experience.
Rating: 5 / 5