Research Guides: 1L Tool Kit: Start Here

Welcome!

Congratulations and welcome to the library at Temple University's Beasley School of Law. This research guide will introduce you to resources you'll need to start your law school career.

The Law Library collection has over 400,000 volumes spread over 11 floors, plus hundreds of electronic resources. Library staff is available to help you find what you need. Good luck and we'll see you in the library!

Law School -- Users' Manuals

Temple Law Glossary
Starting Law School it can feel like people are speaking another language. This glossary has been put together by the Student Services Team at Temple Law School to help you decipher the unfamiliar words and acronyms you may encounter while studying the law.

These books help you adjust to law school -- it may be a new environment and a new way of studying for you.

Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School by Ruta Stropus; Charlotte D. Taylor
Call Number: KF285 .S76 2001
The context, the process, and the problems in law. This book is written by two law school professors as a guide to what really works in law school.
Law School Survival Manual by Nancy Rapoport; Jeffrey D. Van Neil
Call Number: KF283 .R37 2010
From LSAT to Bar Exam complete coverage--the authors give advice on how to cope with stress, manage your time, study efficiently, nurture new friendships, write a paper, prepare for exams, and make sound decisions - in law school and beyond.
Succeeding in Law School by Herbert N. Ramy
Call Number: KF283 .R36 2006
Tips on note-taking, outlining, studying, and exams.
Reading Like a Lawyer by Ruth Ann McKinney
Call Number: KF283 .M398 2005
In the first semester of law school alone, for example, it is not unusual for law students to read well over 2,500 pages (Ooof!) in their assigned casebooks. Learn how to read like an expert.
How to Be Sort of Happy in Law School by Kathryne M. Young
Call Number: KF287 .Y686 2018
Combining her own observations and experiences with the results of her study and the latest sociological research on law schools, Young offers a very different take from previous books about law school survival. Young provides readers with practical tools for finding focus, happiness, and a sense of purpose while facing the seemingly endless onslaught of problems law school presents daily.

Academic Core Enrichment -- ACE!

Need help adjusting to law school? Tap the resources of ACE -- Academic Core Enrichment. Professors and student mentors are available to assist with study skills and learning strategies. ACE serves first-year and international LL.M. students through group workshops and individual counseling sessions. For more information, look for ACE on Canvas.