1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School (Career Guides)
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- Create Date：2021-05-21 20:31:20
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Andrew J. McClurg
- ISBN：1684679389
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Reviews
Esteban Angeles
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Loved this book， every student considering law school should read
Aiken Bömers-Muller
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A honestly helpful book。 Not thrilling or full of hacks， but insightful and lays a helpful roadmap for what is ahead and will serve as a companion throughout the first year
Hayden
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partly read
Matt Forgette
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Snoozefest！
Morgan Barry
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I thought this book was incredibly helpful and super detailed。 It was a great read and I feel much more prepared for my first year of law school after having read it。
Diana
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Equally informative and intimidating。
Amela
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Ellen Heiman
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Repetitive and somewhat predictable， but reassuring and definitely useful。 I’m sure I’ll return to certain chapters throughout the year。
Benjamin Hill
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Some okay tips， but it's basically a self-help book。 Some okay tips， but it's basically a self-help book。 。。。more
Angie
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Super thoughtful and useful
Ryan
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Wanted to learn about the culture and structure of law school， especially 1L year。 Didn't get much from this otherwise， seemed like a lot of pablum， but I'm not the target audience。 Wanted to learn about the culture and structure of law school， especially 1L year。 Didn't get much from this otherwise， seemed like a lot of pablum， but I'm not the target audience。 。。。more
Donna-Lee
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Super helpful， although I should probably revisit this after my 1L。。。
Gabe Aderhold
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Great book to read for incoming 1L law students， or “0Ls”。 Obviously won’t know which tips were best for me until I start law school， but the writing style was done in an informative， humorous， and engaging way。 Nice to hear from the perspectives of law professors， students， interviewers， and researchers。 Highlighted some key themes to better prepare myself for my law school journey。
Michael
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Redundant and overlong。 90 percent of the information herein would be obvious to someone who had gone to undergrad， taken the LSAT， been admitted to law school， and done even a passing investigation of what the experience will be like。
Abby Russo
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I definitely feel like this book will be helpful throughout the first year of law school， but I have to admit， I’m now a little more intimidated about starting！
Colin Bradshaw
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Lot of truisms （duh！） but definitely helpful when it came to easing my anxiety about starting this brand new chapter。
Annika Persson
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excellent book for any present or future law student。 easy to read and engaging yet very detailed。
Cheryl
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Since I am not starting my first year of law school （1L）for another four months， I cannot rate the usefulness of the book’s advice until next May。 I will come back and change my rating and review at that time。As for the book itself， I did not like the author’s chatty style of writing and the many times he would state something “scary” only to follow it with “just kidding。” I am about to embark on a professional degree and I would have preferred that the book be more professional as well。 At one Since I am not starting my first year of law school （1L）for another four months， I cannot rate the usefulness of the book’s advice until next May。 I will come back and change my rating and review at that time。As for the book itself， I did not like the author’s chatty style of writing and the many times he would state something “scary” only to follow it with “just kidding。” I am about to embark on a professional degree and I would have preferred that the book be more professional as well。 At one point he shared a vulgar joke from an esteemed law professor （not named） in order to demonstrate that law professors were regular guys， too。 For me， it showed older male professors as part of an old boys network engaging in “locker room talk。”I also took exception with some of his claims about how law school compared to other graduate programs。 I already have three graduate degrees and don’t believe his statement that the caliber of law professors is higher than ones I encountered in undergraduate and other graduate programs。 I have been in classes taught by Nobel Prize laureates of very high caliber。 Many of his claims showed the same arrogance。 Law school to him， as a law school professor， is the hardest program， the most life-changing， etc。 and he succeeded at it， therefore establishing his place among the elite jurists。I plan to follow some of his advice， recognizing that it is one person’s perspective and may not be useful for others。 I did， however， get very excited about his inclusion of a school supplies list。 I wanted to head to Staples and start preparing my law school study and backpack。 。。。more
Queezle
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Not a bad read， but a lot of it is super obvious
Gisselle
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Great book with very informative and quality advice。 I will be sure to keep this book at hand once law school starts！
Ana
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This book was exactly what I needed。 As someone with anxiety， I like to know as much as I can about endeavors I undertake and what to expect。 This book talks about every single aspect of the first year of law school--both what to expect and how to best face it。 It really got me into law school mode and I now understand better and feel ready to tackle the beast。I'll just have to update this review when my first year is over to see exactly how well it does or doesn't work （no matter my current ent This book was exactly what I needed。 As someone with anxiety， I like to know as much as I can about endeavors I undertake and what to expect。 This book talks about every single aspect of the first year of law school--both what to expect and how to best face it。 It really got me into law school mode and I now understand better and feel ready to tackle the beast。I'll just have to update this review when my first year is over to see exactly how well it does or doesn't work （no matter my current enthusiasm）。 。。。more
Dan Norton
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I can’t say for certain how applicable McCLurg’s advice is for students preparing for their first year of law school as I haven’t started school yet myself。 However， his advice is identical to the advice I have been given by friends and associates who are currently in law schools so it has to be reasonably accurate。 I have heard many students emphasize the need to being outlining notes for finals early in each semester and the importance of preparing briefs for every class case。 Additionally， I I can’t say for certain how applicable McCLurg’s advice is for students preparing for their first year of law school as I haven’t started school yet myself。 However， his advice is identical to the advice I have been given by friends and associates who are currently in law schools so it has to be reasonably accurate。 I have heard many students emphasize the need to being outlining notes for finals early in each semester and the importance of preparing briefs for every class case。 Additionally， I have incorporated his C。R。E。D。O acronym （Consistent， Rigorous， Efficient， Diligent， and Organized） into my personal mantra I meditate on to start each day。I feel that this book has prepared me for law school as much as possible and I thank McClurg for making the information engaging through humorous anecdotes when applicable。 。。。more
Mike
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A good book but since it is so old there are a lot of things that become confusing。 For example he talks about money and how expensive books are or tuition but they are like $25 for a text book and $6k for tuition。 It would be nice to have an updated version with a comparison that made more sense and would allow readers to understand。
Adam Yoshida
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Information PackedProfessor McClurg's book is a comprehensive examination of the first year of law school。 It's thorough and provides advice on pretty much all aspects of the experience。 Information PackedProfessor McClurg's book is a comprehensive examination of the first year of law school。 It's thorough and provides advice on pretty much all aspects of the experience。 。。。more
Tanner
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Hard to tell if this book is actually useful before starting law school， but it's certainly clear， personable， and gave me new insight into the purpose and method of legal education。 I especially appreciated the sections on social interaction， like classroom behavior， managing your reputation and forming strong relationships with professors， because I typically get horribly anxious when I don't know the rules for a new situation and miss opportunities。One star off because the book is a little da Hard to tell if this book is actually useful before starting law school， but it's certainly clear， personable， and gave me new insight into the purpose and method of legal education。 I especially appreciated the sections on social interaction， like classroom behavior， managing your reputation and forming strong relationships with professors， because I typically get horribly anxious when I don't know the rules for a new situation and miss opportunities。One star off because the book is a little dated about technology use， the author shills for MBTI personality testing and his use of studies and sources wasn't particularly rigorous。 It sometimes had the feel of my high school debate papers， where I looked up any relevant research and shoehorned it in to sound smart， regardless of actual need， relevance or understanding of the source。 。。。more
Sadie-Megin Daniels
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This was the first book on the recommended reading list for incoming law students at my law school and I can see why。 It covers everything from handling relationships outside of law school to what to expect when you come back after the first semester is over。 I appreciated the anecdotes the author gave， especially the story of the pro-bono work he did for an elderly man who was so grateful for his help he invited him over to his house and cooked him dinner。 This quote stuck out for me: "Most peo This was the first book on the recommended reading list for incoming law students at my law school and I can see why。 It covers everything from handling relationships outside of law school to what to expect when you come back after the first semester is over。 I appreciated the anecdotes the author gave， especially the story of the pro-bono work he did for an elderly man who was so grateful for his help he invited him over to his house and cooked him dinner。 This quote stuck out for me: "Most people think of doctors as being the life-giving profession， but make no mistake， lawyers hold people's lives in their hands every day。" He does a great job of laying out the significance of being good at this job called lawyering without spending the majority of the book telling you why you ought to take it so seriously。 I really liked it and would highly recommend it。 。。。more
Kate Fifield
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Excellent， comprehensive guide to the first year of law school。 This book helped prepare my expectations for the nature of the work and the format of classes。 It was informative without being condescending and encouraging while being realistic。 Prof。 McClurg aims this book towards students who expect to be high achievers but notes that not everyone will meet their own expectations。 This book pointed out the obvious truth， "not everyone can be in the top ten percent。" Literally 90% will not。 I've Excellent， comprehensive guide to the first year of law school。 This book helped prepare my expectations for the nature of the work and the format of classes。 It was informative without being condescending and encouraging while being realistic。 Prof。 McClurg aims this book towards students who expect to be high achievers but notes that not everyone will meet their own expectations。 This book pointed out the obvious truth， "not everyone can be in the top ten percent。" Literally 90% will not。 I've often repeated that to myself throughout my first year of law school。 I didn't do everything this book recommended， but the directives for a successful first year helped me keep my eye on the prize and do what I needed to do to be successful。 I consider this a must-read for incoming 0Ls。 。。。more
Laura
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All law students should read this the summer before 1L year。
Meghan Dunlap
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Overall great book。 Repeats a lot of general advice out there for 1Ls， but it was a smooth read。
Ally
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