Lessons by Subject Outline - Law School Success

Lessons are intended to support students in their development of critical-thinking skills and provide students with the meta-skills needed to succeed in law school. 

• This Subject Outline allows you to search for terms of art that correspond to topics you are studying to find related CALI Lessons.
• The Law School Success Index lists all CALI Lessons covering Law School Success.

Subject Outline

• Foundation - What Everyone Assumes I Know
  • A Good Place to Start.... Depends on Where you are Beginning (LSS33)  (Law School Success Lessons Overview & Finding Tool) 
  • Common Law Basics: What Faculty May Assume You Know (LSS20) 
  • Analysis 1: Thinking Like a Lawyer (LSS04) 
  • Time Management: Creating Your Plan (LSS09) 
  • Words Matter (LSS22)
  • Metacognition (LSS03) 
  • Don't Compartmentalize! Transfer is the Key to Law School Success (LSS28) 
  • Law School Resources (LSS15) 
• Class Prep - Before, During, After  
  • Preparing for Class 101: Preparing for Your First Day of Class (LSS34)
  • Case Briefing (LSS13) 
  • Excavating Facts from Cases (LSS16) 
  • Finding The Rule (LSS21)
  • Introduction to Rule Synthesis (LSS10)
  • Note-Taking in Law School 101: The Basics (LSS08)
  • Note-Taking in Law School 101: Case-Based Content (LSS14)
  • Secrets to Improved Memorization (LSS27)
  • Help! I am Zoning Out! (LSS35)
  • Study Groups: Best Practices (LSS29)
• Exams - Preparing and Attacking
  • Legal Writing v. Exam Writing (LSS24)
  • Attacking Exams (LSS19)
  • Outlining Basics (LSS17)
  • IRAC (LSS01)
  • Creating Study Aids (LSS02)
  • Reading Comprehension Strategies for Exams (LSS23)
  • Issue Spotting (LSS12)
  • Hyped about Hypos (LSS25)
  • Analysis 2: The "A" in IRAC: Application and Analysis (LSS06)
  • A Methodical Approach to Improve Multiple Choice Performance (LSS05)
  • Multiple-Choice Questions: Wrong Answer Pathology (LSS11)
  • Mechanics of Memorization (LSS18)
• Reflection - Maintain or Improve on Prior Performance
  • Grit, Growth, and Why it matters. Or, how to be gritty! (LSS30)
  • Mindfulness Practice for Law School (LSS31)
  • Assessing Your Own Work (LSS07)
  • How to Learn from Exams (LSS26)
  • Semester Self-Assessment & Reflection (LSS32)
• Bar Prep
  • Passing the Bar: A Quick Reference Guide For Today’s Law Student (a Free resource from eLangdell Press® to prepare you to study and pass the bar)

Revised May 21, 2021