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

Jane Grise, University of Kentucky College of Law

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Table of Contents

Teacher's Manual

PowerPoint Slides

Introduction: Start Here (Expanded)
In addition to outlining the book’s organization, the Introduction provides advice so that readers know how to use the book depending upon their legal reading experience.

Chapter 3: New Criminal Law Examples
While Chapter 3 included examples of documents in civil cases so that readers could better understand civil procedure terms, Chapter 3 is expanded to include examples of criminal law documents so readers can understand terms in criminal cases.

Chapter 13: Reading on Screens
As students regularly read cases on screens, this new chapter addresses the digital reading challenges faced by students and attorneys as well as solutions to the challenges.

Chapter 14: Reading Bar Prep Materials
Many students dive into bar prep materials without a reading plan. This new chapter provides students with strategies to use after they receive bar prep materials so they can read these materials more effectively.

Chapter 15: Next Steps
This new chapter provides an overview of all the critical reading strategies so that readers can develop their own reading plan. The chapter summaries the interrelationships among the reading strategies and highlights techniques used by expert legal readers.

Video Series
The new edition has a seventeen part video series with PowerPoint slides. Each video introduces a reading strategy and provides helpful tips from law students. In addition, the videos give students the opportunity to try out the new skill in an exercise and then self-assess their proficiency. The series contains an Introductory video, a video for each chapter, and separate videos for civil and criminal procedure.

Learn more about this series.