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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. This book offers a step-by-step guide to the most difficult tests you will confront as a law student and as a young lawyer. Updated throughout, the second edition includes chapters about negotiating effectively and finding happiness in the law, as well as a complete set of materials for a civil trial (Which Crafts v. Assure Fire Insurance). With these materials, readers can practice making opening statements, closing arguments, examining witnesses, and making arguments to a court. Communicating effectively―with professors, at social gatherings, with supervisors and colleagues at summer jobs, and as a leader of a student organization, and eventually with clients and in court―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 will help you become the lawyer you want to be.