These resources might help you prepare for exams:
These are just a few of the books on law school success available through the Drake libraries.
Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success by 
Getting to Maybe by 
Keeping Your Own Counsel: Simple Strategies and Secrets for Success in Law School by 
Law 101 by 
The Law of Law School by 
The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well and Being Well by 
Navigating Law School's Waters: A Guide to Success by 
Navigating the First Year of Law School: A Practical Guide to Studying Law by 
Open Book: The Inside Track to Law School Success by 
Reading Like a Lawyer by 
Sh*t No One Tells You about Law School by 
Starting off Right in Law School by 
A Weekly Guide to Being a Model Law Student by 
What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law by Study aids include narrative descriptions of the law, outlines, and practice questions. They can help students master the material in their classes.
Many study aids are part of a series, and some students find they especially like a particular series. For instance, the Examples and Explanations series offers hypothetical examples, poses questions about those examples, and then provides answers with detailed explanations.
A separate study aid guide offers options for finding which study aids the library has.
Briefs: One technique to help understand assigned readings is preparing case briefs, which summarize cases in subsections, such as:
Case Name & Parties
Facts: a summary of the basic and most important facts of the case
Procedural History: discusses the type of lawsuit, how the case was received into the court issuing the opinion in the casebook, and in an appellate court decision, what the lower court held and why
Issues: includes all factual and legal questions the court had to answer to decide the case
Rules and Principles of Law: the legal rules and legal principles the court mentions in the opinion
Holding: contains the answers to the factual and legal questions the court faced
Rationale: discusses the court’s rationale and reasoning for its holding.
To be most effective, a brief must be short and to-the-point (hence the term brief).
Outlines: Another technique to help master course material is preparing an outline of all material covered in readings and class discussions. The final product can aid in exam preparation, and the process of organizing and writing the material can be very helpful in understanding the course. (This is a significant advantage of preparing your own outline rather than relying on commercially available outlines.)
