The Best Way To Prepare For A Law School Class

You’ll spend a majority of your first year of law school preparing for class. It’s a seemingly endless task that will define your success as a law student and a lawyer. The volume of daily work requires you to be efficient and comprehensive at the same time. The links on this page can help with both. You’ll be ready for class each day and for the exams that follow. Help With Essential Law School ...
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Check Your Work While You Write With Lexis for Microsoft Office

Drafting a brief or other legal memorandum is an exacting process. You do not want to finish your draft then learn you are missing important sources or using invalid authority. It could affect your entire argument. Lexis for Microsoft Office integra...
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Learn Civ. Pro. From The Recognized Expert

Civil Procedure is a law school class like no other. You will learn about jurisdiction which is the power of the court to hear an issue. How to select the proper court for the issue – venue. What you must do to put a case at issue –...
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Essential Law School Skill: How To Answer A Professor’s Questions

You want to be ready when you’re cold called by your professor. Not only do you need to have the correct information, you need to know how to answer confidently. Follow the steps outlined in the video below to ensure your answers hit the mark ...

Essential Law School Skill: How To Brief A Case For Class

No skill is more important to a law school student (or a lawyer) than being able to confidently spot legal issues. You’ll learn this skill through the cases you review in your daily classes. The volume of reading you’ll be doing each day...
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Excerpt reproduced from American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide

by Toni M. Fine Anderson Publishing, a member of the LexisNexis Group 1997 CHAPTER I: BASIC CONCEPTS OF AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE A. Summary of Basic American Legal Principles What follows are some of the fundamental principles that comprise ...

Be Confident in Your Cases with Shepard's

Use Shepard’s® Citations Service to ensure you’re not missing anything like important support for your argument or a newly overturned decision. Shepardize® and be sure to count on the most comprehensive editorial analysis of case...
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Shepard's Brieflink Saves Time Creating Hyperlinks

Easily upload a brief for quick embedding of Shepard’s Signal indicators and hypertext case links directly within your document. Download Shepard's Brieflink Saves Time Creating Hyperlinks [PDF]

Rely on Secondary Sources First

Rely on the experts to get a comprehensive analysis of the legal topics at issue. Starting with secondary sources first will save you time—get a better understanding of your topic & run efficient & more accurate searches in the laws t...
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Three Tools In One: Expedite the Research, Editing and Cite Process

Draft, review & research from the most accessible legal solution available. This guide will walk you through the features and functionality on Lexis® for Microsoft Office®. Download Three Tools In One: Expedite the Research, Editing and ...
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Research in Three Steps

Find the primary law and secondary sources you need to solidify your argument. In three easy steps this guide will show you how to quickly find the most relevant supporting authority. Find the primary law and secondary sources you need to solidify y...
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Write a Successful Memo

Before you write a memo use Lexis Advance to uncover issues, identify relevant law and validate your findings. This guide will give you 5 style rules to craft an effective memo. Download Write a Successful Memo [PDF]

Job Search Preparation Checklist

Explore Career Options - Your legal career should: Suit your personality as well as your education Align with your values and goals Leverage your strengths from law school Speak with professionals: Use Litigation Prof...

Using LinkedIn for Your Legal Job Search

Take Full Advantage of LinkedIn for Your Job Search The LexisNexis for Law Students and Recent Graduates page on LinkedIn is the first page dedicated to law students and recent law school graduates. The legal profession relies on LinkedIn for profes...
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White Paper: Better Results with Flipped Classroom

The flipped classroom model is gaining momentum as a means of increasing student engagement, integrating more technology and improving learning outcomes. We’ve published a new white paper that explores the use of the flipped classroom ap...
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Preparing for your Brief or Memo assignment

Prepare for your Brief or Memo assignment with one of the short videos below. How to Write the Best Brief with Lexis+ You need to conduct thorough research to help draft a persuasive brief and oral argument for your first br...
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Legal Resume and Interview Tips from a Top Legal Recruiter

Check out the additional resources to help you win the interview. Make a great impression and stand apart from the crowd with these resume and interview tips. Applying for legal positions? Leverage your strengths, make a great impression, and stan...
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Free BARBRI Outlines for Class Preparation

You will not miss important points of law with these law school outlines The hardest part about preparing for law school exams is the outlining. Your law school outlines need to cover all the important points of law, elements of legal analysis, and c...
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Running the Marathon of Law School Infographic

Have you ever heard someone describe law school as a marathon? The law school journey, which begins during your first year, varies each year as you move towards graduation. Your 1L year, or first year, is a trial by fire where you&rsq...
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How to write a case brief for law school: Excerpt reproduced from Introduction to the Study of Law: Cases and Materials

Third Edition (LexisNexis 2009) by Michael Makdisi & John Makdisi HOW TO BRIEF The previous section described the parts of a case in order to make it easier to read and identify the pertinent information that you will use to create your briefs. ...

How To Write a Case Brief for Law School

Excerpt reproduced from Introduction to the Study of Law: Cases and Materials Third Edition (LexisNexis 2009) by Michael Makdisi & John Makdisi HOW TO BRIEF The previous section described the parts of a case in order to make it easier to read an...
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How to Read a Law School Casebook

Excerpt reproduced from Guide to the Study of Law: An Introduction, Second Edition (LexisNexis 2001) by L.H. LaRue Chapter 2: Reading the Law School Casebook In the first chapter, I talked about rules, and in particular, about getting used to the wa...

Assign, Track & Assess Student Research Skills with Lexis® Learn

Lexis® Learn is an interactive learning platform to supplement your current research curriculum. It's designed to help students learn legal research fundamentals outside of class so you can focus on in-depth content in class. How w...