Familiarise yourself with:
- Law school: locations for classes particularly, get used to room names & numbers
- Queen’s Film Theatre, Students Union, the Gym (PEC), study rooms, library
- The library: accessing books, journal articles, booking study rooms
- Contacts: student support, law school admin, module co-ordinator, law librarian, SSAs
- Assignment dates and module handbook, content breakdown and reading weeks
Get organised
Structure your week into blocks around classes.
Check emails & messages: download the outlook and canvas apps to keep up to date.
Finding what works
Find your note-taking style, where when and how you work best, try things out
Know how to obtain academic resources
Get used to getting readings normally from Canvas, also online through library and websites like Westlaw and Lexis which provide cases and journal articles.
Workshops on finding resources > Wed 16th October, 1pm.
Developing good habits
Build a routine that works for you, make studying a habit and something that naturally fits into the time you set aside for it. Block out some time for class preparation.
Always try and get to lectures and tutorials, in-person time really matters.
Accountability can help a lot, have friends to meet up with and organise study time.
Class Preparation
Have a hard copy of the module handbook, great for reference and an overview.
Summarise readings, there are plenty websites to access case summaries and notes.
This is a great opportunity to develop skills in legal reading and note-taking for assessments.
Workshop on structuring an answer to a problem question > Wed 30th October, 1pm
Asking for help
It’s really important to know where you can go for help, so it’s easy if you need it:
Personal tutors, module conveners, student services in SU, Student Skills Assistants.
When you ask a question it can help everyone, it’s ok not to know everything!
Immerse yourself
There are loads of events in the law school, advertised on canvas & email
QUB offers so many clubs and societies, including many within Law – these include the
Law Society, Women in Law, LawPod, Mooting, The Verdict, Animal Law. Get involved!