Getting To Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams Review

Getting to Maybe is a Godsend. Even for those of you who've already finished first-year, it's well worth getting.
I am the author of Planet Law School: What You Need to Know Before You Go--but Didn't Know to Ask. Unfortunately, Getting to Maybe was first published in 1999, a year afterPLS, so I could not recommend it in PLS.Hence this posting, now.Eventhough the authors and I are competitors, and our books are published bydifferent firms, I urge all law students to get Getting to Maybe. (For onething, the authors' critique of the IRAC model is succinct anddevastating.)
If you take doing well in law school (and becoming a goodattorney) seriously, this book is a necessity.
It's so well-written thatI had to force myself to put it down, and ended up reading it in just twosittings, of several hours each.
The earlier review, about the teachingof Tantric Yoga, in exactly right.With Getting to Maybe, the secrets aresecret no more.

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Professors Fischl and Paul explain law school exams in ways no one has before, all with an eye toward improving the reader's performance. The book begins by describing the difference between educational cultures that praise students for 'right answers,' and the law school culture that rewards nuanced analysis of ambiguous situations in which more than one approach may be correct. Enormous care is devoted to explaining precisely how and why legal analysis frequently produces such perplexing situations.

But the authors don't stop with mere description. Instead, Getting to Maybe teaches how to excel on law school exams by showing the reader how legal analysis can be brought to bear on examination problems. The book contains hints on studying and preparation that go well beyond conventional advice. The authors also illustrate how to argue both sides of a legal issue without appearing wishy-washy or indecisive. Above all, the book explains why exam questions may generate feelings of uncertainty or doubt about correct legal outcomes and how the student can turn these feelings to his or her advantage.

In sum, although the authors believe that no exam guide can substitute for a firm grasp of substantive material, readers who devote the necessary time to learning the law will find this book an invaluable guide to translating learning into better exam performance.

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