Critical Reading for Success in Law School and Beyond (with video)

Jane Grise

New book purchase includes complimentary digital access to the eBook and digital resources.Reading cases and statutes is challenging for students and attorneys. However, everybody can learn critical reading strategies and become effective legal readers and advocates. Critical Reading for Success in Law School and Beyond identifies the reading strategies used by expert legal readers and presents the strategies in a systematic sequence. Critical Reading is written in an easy to read style with lots of examples. Readers will learn:the purpose for reading cases,how to read with focus,case structure and important civil and criminal procedure terms,techniques for understanding complex text,strategies for identifying the parts of a case,how to brief a case,legal analysis skills such as analogical reasoning and case synthesis, andstrategies for reading statutes.The second edition adds chapters that address reading on screens and techniques for reading bar prep materials. The second edition also has a seventeen part video series with PowerPoint slides. Each video introduces a reading strategy, provides helpful tips, includes a short student exercise, and gives students the opportunity to self-assess their proficiency.Critical Reading can be used in law school pre-orientation and orientation programs, academic success courses, bar prep courses, and legal writing and doctrinal classes. It is also useful for legal readers who want to improve their reading efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Imprint: West Academic Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781636593258
  • Publication Date: Feb 2023
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Critical Reading for Success in Law School and Beyond

Jane Grise

Critical Reading for Success in Law School and Beyond presents critical reading strategies in a systematic sequence so that students can become effective readers who are successful in both law school and in law practice. This reading system was developed by identifying the characteristics of expert readers at different stages of the reading process and then creating a curriculum to teach these skills. It contains essential ingredients for developing skills in reading comprehension as well as legal analysis, case evaluation, and case synthesis. Critical Reading starts with chapters on reading as an advocate and with focus and then introduces students to case structure as well as civil and criminal procedure. Students are then introduced to specific comprehension techniques such as case context, reading for an overview, reading facts, and strategies for understanding unclear text. Critical Reading then addresses strategies for making inferences, evaluating cases, and synthesizing cases. Critical Reading for Success in Law School and Beyond focuses on comprehension of full reported cases as students must be able to read full decisions in practice. It is designed to be used in law school pre-orientation and orientation programs, academic success courses, legal writing and doctrinal classes, as well as individual student support.

  • Imprint: West Academic Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781634609364
  • Publication Date: Jul 2017
  • Availability: Temporarily out of stock: Usually despatched in 14-18 days