Be aware of the pressures that exist and plan for how you will deal with those pressures. Avoid other students who try to engage you in conversations such as how they've heard that "over 50 percent of the students will fail property law" or how "only five people will get jobs with a particular law firm". Your attitude will suffer by engaging in these conversations.
Accept that law school teaches you a new way of thinking about things and seek out help if you have difficulties. You will learn to take a factual situation and break it down to its "legally relevant" facts, removing all emotions. You will also learn an entirely new "legal" language.
Schedule your time to allow for school and life balance. Do not succumb to the pressure of making law school your entire life.
Spend time with your family and friends outside of law school so you can achieve school-life balance. Avoid utilizing your newly learned way of thinking. Family and friends of law students are sensitive to being cross-examined in a social setting.
Prepare for classes, exams and assignments in your scheduled preparation time. Accept that you cannot know everything because the law is limitless.
Find a study partner or study group to help you with the work. Partners and groups can share in the work of preparing outlines which will reduce your workload. Law school outlines are summaries of entire courses which students may be allowed to bring into examinations.