This engaging book is your battle manual for the art of war in the legal arena. Chris Scott Graham shares the skills you'll need--developed and honed by trial lawyers over the years--to succeed in the battles you'll undertake on behalf of your clients.

It answers questions students have as they begin their studies. What is a tort? Hornbook? Should I join a study group? It also explains and gives examples of the best methods for studying and for taking exams. It provides questions and model answers from actual law school exams. The Nutshell also provides information about the types of legal practice that are available to you when you graduate. And it describes the opportunities that will be available to you during your second and third years of law school, such as law journals, law clinics, internships, joint degree programs, and study abroad.