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ISBN 10: 1611630738
ISBN 13: 978-1611630732
Author: Molly Shadel

Drawn from interviews with students and attorneys from leading law schools and firms, Finding Your Voice in Law School delivers winning strategies for succeeding in law school and beyond.

Many college graduates aren’t prepared for the new challenges they will face in law school. Intense classroom discussion, mock trials and moot courts, learning the language of law, and impressing potential employers in a range of interview situations―it sounds intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Finding Your Voice in Law School offers a step-by-step guide to the most difficult tests you will confront as a law student, from making a speech in front of a room full of lawyers to arguing before a judge and jury. Author Molly Shadel, a former Justice Department attorney and Columbia law graduate who now teaches advocacy at the University of Virginia School of Law, also explains how to lay a strong foundation for your professional reputation.

Communicating effectively―with professors, at social gatherings, with supervisors and colleagues at summer jobs, and as a leader of a student organization―can have a lasting impact on your legal career. Building the skills (and attitude) you need to shine among a sea of qualified students has never been more important. Finding Your Voice in Law School shows what it takes to become the lawyer you want to be.

Law school―with its emphasis on classroom discussion and public speaking―can be intimidating. This useful and highly readable book demystifies the law school experience by giving concrete guidance on answering questions in class, mock trials and moot courts, what to say during a job interview, and how to interact with professors and legal professionals. It will not only help you be a better law student, it will help you become a better lawyer.

― David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law and the Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law and Economics at Columbia Law School

From preparing effectively for class, to succeeding in mock trial and moot court, to making persuasive presentations, to shining at job interviews,Finding Your Voice in Law Schoolprovides step-by-step guidance on how to be a better speaker (and, in turn, a better student) in a whole range of contexts. Professor Shadel not only shows students how to be skillful communicators, but she also inspires them to have the confidence in themselves necessary to excel. With sound advice, easy-to-understand anecdotes, and insightful tips, the book is a gem. If you’re a law student or planning to go to law school―whether a natural public speaker or someone horrified at the thought of it―this book is for you.

― Austen Parrish, Interim Dean and Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School

There are many books about the written side of law school, but this is the first to stress the myriad ways in which getting the most out of the law school experience requires mastering a range of in-class and out-of-class oral skills. Although focused on the law student who wishes to excel in classroom performance, moot court, interviews, and many other oral experiences, it will serve as a valuable guide for the new and not-so-new practitioner as well.

― Frederick Schauer, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia, and author of Thinking Like a Lawyer

This is a book that all incoming law students should read. And if they want to get (and keep) the best possible jobs, they should read it again before their interviews start.

― Kevin M. Donovan, Senior Assistant Dean for Career Services, University of Virginia School of Law

Finding Your Voice in Law School 1st Table of contents:

Chapter One · The Socratic Method: Learning to Think Like a Lawyer

Where Did the Socratic Method Come From?

Why Should You Try to Master the Socratic Method?

Chapter Two · The Socratic Method: How to Prepare for Class

Strategy One: Devise a Plan to Keep Up with the Reading

Strategy Two: Read for Particular Things

What Is the Law, Anyway?

Pay Attention to Precedent

The Text Matters

The Importance of Authority

Using Analogy Well

Avoid Logical Fallacies

Strategy Three: Tactical Note-Taking, the One-Page Brief, and Course Outlines

Chapter Three · The Socratic Method: Strategies in the Classroom

Strategy One: Pay Attention in Class

Strategy Two: Techniques for Answering the Question

Strategy Three: What to Do If You Don’t Know the Answer

Strategy Four: Learn to Overcome Self-Consciousness

Strategy Five: Predict the Questions

Chapter Four · Making a Formal Presentation in a Class or on the Job

Your Goals: Ethos, Pathos and Logos

Writing the Presentation

Find a Theme

Craft Your Structure

Pay Special Attention to Your First and Last Paragraphs

Get Their Attention Back

Use Clear Language

Give Yourself Ample Rehearsal Time

Speaking on Short Notice

Delivery Matters

What to Do with Your Feet

What to Do with Your Hands

Use Your Best Voice

Make Eye Contact

Think About Rhythm: Pausing and Pace

Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking

Final Thoughts

Chapter Five · First-Year Moot Court and Beyond

What Is an Oral Argument?

Before the Oral Argument

How to Prepare

The Importance of Practicing

At the Oral Argument

What to Expect on the Big Day

What to Bring to the Lectern

Beginning the Argument

Answering Questions During Argument

Using the Right Language

Striking the Right Tone

Chapter Six · Trial Practice Classes and Mock Trial Teams

What a Trial Looks Like

The Importance of Credibility (Ethos)

Engage the Jury’s Attention (Pathos)

Persuade Them with Logic (Logos)

The Opening Statement

Direct Examination

Refreshing a Witness’s Recollection

Entering an Exhibit into Evidence

Cross-Examination

Impeaching a Witness

Arguing Objections

Closing Argument

Chapter Seven · Leading a Student Organization

The Benefits of Leadership Experience

How to Lead a Meeting

Prepare an Agenda in Advance

Respect People’s Time

Consider What Should Be Accomplished Outside of a Meeting

Keep the Meeting Productive and the Conversation on Track

Set the Right Tone

Delegate Tasks Effectively

Expect the Unexpected

Chapter Eight · Interacting with Professors

Interactions in the Classroom

Interactions Outside of the Classroom

Electronic Communications

Meeting with Professors

Working for Professors

Securing Letters of Recommendation

Chapter Nine · Job Interviews

First-Round and Callback Interviews: The Basic Structure

Preparing for the Interview

Know Your Resume

Find Your Theme

Know Why You Want This Job

Deal with Bad Facts Gracefully

Know the Employer

Know Your Classes

Know About the World

Know the Answers to Basic Interview Questions

Practice for the Interview

Vocal Tips

Mastering Nonverbal Communication

What to Wear

During the Interview

Special Issues for Callback Interviews

How to Network

Chapter Ten · Communicating on the Job

Electronic Communications

In-Person Meetings

Asking Questions

Professional Behavior

Dress Professionally

Turn in Your Assignments on Time

Show Up to Work on Time and Work for the Entire Workday

Take Any Legal Training Classes the Employer Offers

Beware of Multitasking

Social Events

Epilogue

Appendix of Cases and Rules

Vokes v. Arthur Murray, Inc.

Lucy v. Zehmer

Regina v. Faulkner

Hilder v. St. Peter

Selected Federal Rules of Evidence

Index

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