This lesson will teach you the best ways to prepare for exams, and the best ways to organize your response on the day of your exam.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the lesson, the student will be able to:
1. Explain the best ways to prepare for exams.
2. Organize and outline before writing an exam.
3. Apply techniques to better organize their time on exams.

Help your students get prepared for midterm exams. CALI has developed several CALI Lessons with our Law School Success Fellows intended to support students in their development of critical-thinking skills and provide students with the meta-skills needed to succeed in law school. 

CALI Lessons: Partial List

• Attacking Exams (LSS19)
• Reading Comprehension Strategies for Exams (LSS23) (Includes video commentary from the author)
• Types of Law School Exams: Discussions in Law School Success Podcast (LSS47P)
  

For 34 years, The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) has hosted its legal education conference called "CALIcon." The CALIcon conference is a two-day event at newly renovated or built law schools. It draws an estimated 300 attendees: law faculty, law librarians, IT professionals, distance learning staff, and law school administrators. The conference aims to provide a unique environment for everyone to share ideas, innovations, experiences, and best practices for application in law school classrooms to engage law students with tech. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Help get the word out about the conference.  Use #CALIcon24 in your social media post.

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) has successfully wrapped up its groundbreaking CALI Summer Challenge, providing pre-law students with a unique opportunity to gain essential insights into first-year legal concepts. The program offered free of charge to member law schools engaged over 260 enthusiastic participants running 1,450 lesson runs, reinforcing CALI's commitment to fostering academic excellence and empowering tomorrow's legal leaders.

About half of our 200 member law schools distribute CALI Awards. The CALI Excellence for the Future Award® is given to the highest-scoring student in each law school class.

Benefits of earning a CALI Award:

• A permanent URL of your virtual award. You can link to it from online resumes, profiles, and biographies.
• Opportunity to join an unlisted CALI Award LinkedIn® Group page.

Always on the go? Then, you need to try out our podcasts. CALI® podcasts are 10-minute audio recordings of law professors straightforwardly covering specific legal concepts. Each podcast provides law students with a learning resource to help in time management.

CALI has produced a library of 100 podcasts aimed at helping all law students covering these legal topics:

• Contracts
• Constitutional Law
• Copyright Law
• Legal Concepts and Skills
• Negotiable Instruments/Payment Systems
• Partnerships
• Property Law
• Secured Transactions
• Torts
  

This handbook is designed for upper-level clinic students, helping them independently enhance their legal writing skills. It covers various writing skills through individual chapters, offering exercises and examples that consistently apply recommended techniques.

Registering for CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) is essential for any law student in Building the Foundation for Law School Success. CALI offers a wide array of tools and materials to enhance aspiring legal professionals' learning experience at no cost to member schools. Students gain unrestricted access to diverse interactive lessons covering many legal topics by registering. This access equips students with the ability to reinforce their classroom learning, delve deeper into complex legal concepts, and sharpen their analytical skills. 

Please visit the law library for your school's student authorization code required to complete the registration.

Your legal career starts with a strong foundation. CALI's study aids provide the edge you need to excel. Register today and embark on a learning adventure that promises growth, success, and boundless opportunities in law.

🔍 Why CALI? Here's what awaits you:

📌 Comprehensive Coverage: Dive into a treasure trove of meticulously crafted legal curriculum resources. From Contracts to Constitutional Law, we've got you covered.

🎓 Expertly Curated: Benefit from the wisdom of our CALI Authors. Our materials are written by law faculty and peer-reviewed, and updated constantly.

🌐 Access Anytime, Anywhere: No more lugging around heavy textbooks! With CALI, your study materials are just a click away. Your learning never stops at home, at the library, or on the go.

💡 Interactive Learning: Engage with interactive lessons that reinforce your understanding. Learning law has never been this engaging!

🆓 Absolutely FREE: Yes, you read that right! Every law student from a CALI Member school has unlimited access to our library of resources.