The International Students' Survival Guide To Law School In The United States

About the Book

"The Survival Guide" is designed to provide practical and comprehensible information to International Students coming to US law schools.

Do you know the answers to these questions?

• Do you know what to do before you come to law school?
• Do you know what to do when you get to law school?
• D you know how to organize for classes?
• Do you know you how to participate in class discussions?
• Do you know how to brief a case?
• Do you know how to outline and study for exams?
• Do you know how to attack writing papers?
• Do you know how to prepare for oral arguments?

If the answer is "NO" then you need "The Survival Guide".

"Rachel Gader-Shafran has written an indispensable guide for law graduates of international universities. She writes with clarity and the authority that comes from having graduated from a leading US law school and teaching International students for many years. I would advise international law graduates interested in studying in US law schools to read this book. Your investment in it will be repaid many times."

-Thomas O. Sargentich, Professor of Law
Director, LLM Program on Law and Government
American University, Washington College of Law

About the Author

Rachel Gader-Shafran has a JD from American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, an MA in Applied Linguistics from UCLA and a BA in Political Science from UCSB. Ms. Gader-Shafran has taught as an Adjunct Professor at American University, Washington College of Law and has published The International Students’ Survival Guide to Law School in the United States, as well as, several articles on Intellectual Property Law. In the field of Applied Linguistics, she has taught and run programs at UCLA, Georgetown University, The George Washington University in Japan for Nippon Steel Corporation. She has several publications in the field of Applied Linguistics.