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Book Review of One L : The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School

One L : The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School
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This book is usually included on the reading list for beginning law students. It's definitely worth a read to see what some students at extremely competitive schools do to themselves and each other. Although many students find the experience of law school to be more supportive and less traumatic than Turow's, his descriptions of the coursework (including the blistering reading requirements), the socratic and exam methods, and school organization are very accurate, even 30 years later.