Exam time is fast approaching. If you’re looking for advice on preparing for and taking exams, you might find some useful tips in the following articles:
- Writing Law Examinations Professor John H. Langbein, Yale Law School
- What Makes a Good Law School Exam Answer? Law Profs Weigh In WSJ Law Blog
- On Crushing Your First-Year Exams: Advice From Some Who Did WSJ Law Blog
- A Law Professor Shares the Top Arbitrary Number (Turns Out to be Six) of Things Not to Do on Law School Exams Bill Childs, Western New England College School of Law
If you would rather listen than read, then check out these CALI podcasts (create a CALI account using the law school’s authorization code, which you can obtain by calling the reference desk at 860-570-5068):
- Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School Prof. Scott Burnham, University of Montana School of Law
- Top 10 Tips for Successfully Writing a Law School Essay Prof. Jennifer Martin, Western New England College School of Law
For more in-depth advice, the library has the following titles on reserve:
- Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams Dean Jeremy Paul, Northeastern Univ. School of Law and Prof. Michael Fischl
- Mastering the Law School Exam: A Practical Blueprint for Preparing and Taking Law School Exams by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus
And if you want to take a look at your professors’ old exams, they are available in the online exam archive.






