Discard time-wasting habits. Because of the heavy workload in law school, you cannot fall victim to your bad habits. The first step to studying correctly is to consciously decide to give up any diverting habits so that you may keep up with your coursework.
Familiarize yourself with legal databases. Research will be a large part of your studies in law school, and to assure you research properly, you will need to know what the important resources for research are and how to use them. Some free legal websites that you can use for research are www.alllaw.com, www.law.cornell.edu, www.findlaw.com and www.legal-database.com.
Read all assigned casebook assignments. The majority of the workload of law school comes from casebook readings. Do not take shortcuts or skip readings, even if they are hard to comprehend. Remember that casebooks are not textbooks; casebooks are for lawyers to read. By reading them, you are training yourself to think like a lawyer.
Brief all assigned cases. To brief a case means to create a short outline of the case. While reading a case, note down all of the most important events of the case. Afterwards, sequentially order these events. Keep your briefings with you when you attend class, as doing so will allow you to respond more quickly to questions prompted by the teacher.
Take good notes. When reading a case, you need to know all the important parts of a case if you wish to take good notes. The main parts of a case are the parties, the court, the date, the procedural history, the facts, the issue, the holding and the court's reasoning. When reading a case, make sure you note down all of these parts of the case.