Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School (Not Just to Survive): Third Edition

Essay exams don't have to be a mystery. With its wealth of visual aids, examples, and practical advice, John Dernbach's concise guide enables pre-law and law school students to develop the strong essay-writing skills they need to succeed and feel confident taking essay exams.

Making a big difference in only about 100 pages, Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School (Not Just to Survive), features:

• brief but to the point and written in an comprehensible, engaging style
• includes visuals, such as an attractive design and boxes on interesting points, that not only help with understanding the author’s points but also hold students’ attention
• provides many examples that outline what is wrong with the example and demonstrate how to do things right
• includes sample exam questions, each with several possible answers

New to the Third Edition

• the author has annotated the student answer to the Hayakawa problem in Chapter 4 to show key features, such as explanations of rules, explanation of elements, application of sub-elements to facts, and conclusions
• an all-new Chapter 8 explains how exams are like the real practice of law —a point that underscores the enduring importance of learning exam-writing skills.

Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School, Not Just to Survive, Third Edition, is exactly the tool every student needs to learn to write superior exams.