Part II: Are You New to ASP? Publications - The Classics

All of us in ASP are fortunate to have so many well-written and practical books available to us on law school success. Today's post focuses on the "Classics" written by ASP professionals and faculty. Again, there are many more titles that could be included among the Classics - this list is to get the new ASP'er started.

Law School Success:

• Michael Hunter Schwartz, Expert Learning for Law Students (with workbook)
• Ann L. Iijima, The Law Student's Pocket Mentor
• Andrew McClurg, 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School
• Carolyn J. Nygren, Starting Off Right in Law School
• Herbert N. Ramy, Succeeding in Law School
• Ruta K. Stropus and Charlotte D. Taylor, Bridging the Gap between College and Law School: Strategies for Success
• Dennis J. Tonsing, 1000 Days to the Bar: But the Practice of Law Begins Now
  

Legal Reasoning and Analysis:

• Wilson Huhn, The Five Types of Legal Argument
• David S. Romantz and Kathleen Elliott Vinson, Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill

Specific Skills in Law School:

• Charles R. Calleros, Law School Exams: Preparing and Writing to Win
• Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus, Mastering the Law School Exam
• John C. Dernbach, Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School
• Richard Michael Fischl and Jeremy Paul, Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams
• Barry Friedman and John C. P. Goldberg, Open Book: Succeeding on Exams from the First Day of Law School
• Ruth Ann McKinney, Reading Like a Lawyer: Time-Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert
• Charles H. Whitebread, The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School: An Easy-To-Use, Step-By-Step Program for Achieving Great Grades!

These ASP Classics can fill the starter shelf for your professional library. Another post will focus on some of the newer publications. (Amy Jarmon)