Sourcing Practice Problems and Study Aids

Included In Your Texas Tech Tuition & Fees

Law Library Electronic Resources

LibGuides

Want to use a study aid, but not sure where to start? The Law Library has compiled all the study aids specific to your year and courses, categorized by type of study or practice provided. If the resource is available online, the Law Library LibGuides has a link to the online resource. If it is not available online, you can go to the Law Library Circulation Desk to check out the study aid.

Study Aids through the Law Library

The Law Library has subscribed to some of the most commonly sourced study aids, and as a Texas Tech Law student, you have access to these through the Law Library website.

West Academic Study Aids

• In a Nutshell and Short Happy Guides provide primers for basic concepts
• Law School Legends audio content provides breakdowns of course topics
• Exam Pro allows for self-testing with Multiple Choice Questions

Aspen Study Aids

• Examples & Explanations provides single-issue essay prompts & sample answers for self-testing or group study
• Glannon Guides allows self-testing with Multiple Choice Questions
• Friedman’s provides multi-issue practice essays with sample answers
• Siegel’s provides multi-issue practice essays & sample answers (not online)

Lexis Digital Library

• Questions & Answers (Q&As) provide targeted studying by subtopic

Office of Academic Support Programs

1L Tutoring Program

Tutors provide weekly group tutoring sessions that include going over practice problems and course materials, along with office hours for additional individual and group support.

Individual Coaching Support

The ABSP Team meets with individual students to help assess learning skills, calibrate self-assessment of practice problems, and to provide coaching on other topics essential to law school success. Email meagan.watson@ttu.edu or erica.lux@ttu.edu  to get started with individual coaching.

Online Videos & In-Person Workshops

ABSP provides online videos accessible any day, any time, along with in-person workshops targeted at areas of improvement for all students— regardless of current academic performance or year in school. Several of the videos or workshops are targeted at success on practice problems in preparation for exams.

Introduction to the Study of Law Course

The required first-year Introduction to the Study of Law Course provides opportunities to complete multiple choice and essay self-regulated practice throughout the course.

Past TTU Law Exam Question Database

This database has previous Texas Tech Law exams. Note that these exams are older and should be used sparingly, and only after you use the up-to-date law library study aids. You can find the exams on MyTechLaw by clicking 'Exam Archive Database' in the left-hand menu.

Not Included In Your Texas Tech Tuition & Fees

If you choose to supplement your Texas Tech Law course learning by spending additional money or time on supplements and resources, you should employ critical thinking skills and do your own research. While the content may be good, it can cost extra money and may be flawed or insufficiently tailored to the specific-course demands of your Texas Tech Law courses and professors. Some more commonly used sources are listed below.

BarBri, Themis, Kaplan PMBR, and Helix

Each of these companies primarily provide bar exam preparation through their commercial courses. Generally, there are congruencies in the content for their courses and the courses you take at Texas Tech Law, which allows these companies to inexpensively provide materials to law students, including 1Ls. Some of these companies have 1L course practice sets in a free online course. Many law students rely on the outlines provided by these companies, usually available at their tables on campus or through their student reps, in order to supplement their outlines.