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Law School Survival

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This is a guide providing academic and social-emotional resources for law school students and other members of the Northwestern Law community.

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Last updated: August 13, 2024

Books From Our Catalog

Our Welcome (Back) to Law School reading list has more books about the 1L year and beyond.

Study Aids

The library has an extensive collection of study aids that exist both electronically and as physical books. Physical copies of study aids are behind the circulation desk. The checkout period is 3 days during the semester and 24 hours during exam week.

The library subscribes to the following online study aids:

After making an account on Aspen, you can download materials to read offline, save resources onto shelves, or create a favorites list. Aspen also has downloadable apps for mac, windows, and Android.

Exam Practice

The library maintains a Law School Exam Archive, which provides current Northwestern law students will access to exams from previous years. You will need your username/password to log in to the exam archive.

Emanuel Crunch Time (on Aspen Learning Library) includes flowcharts and capsule summaries of major points of law and critical issues, as well as exam tips for identifying common traps and pitfalls, sample exam and essay questions with model answers.

Exam Pro (on West Academic) consists of essay questions actually given by law professors throughout the United States. Every question contains a detailed explanation, along with analytical steps explained in easy-to-understand, basic language, and a step-by-step guide on how to analyze each major issue. Both “model” answers and student “actual” answers are provided. The books provide a general “List of Issues” covered on each question is provided, so the student can decide whether or not to use a particular question given the course coverage in the student’s Contracts class and an “Index of Issues” is provided in order to easily find all the questions that deal with a particular substantive issue.

Friedman's Practice Series (on Aspen Learning Library) includes essay and multiple choice questions.