Law school is like no other academic experience, and 1L grades will dictate your professional future, that’s why preparation is key. By taking Law Preview, you’ll walk into law school with an understanding of core 1L material and the skills you need to get to the top of the class.
Enroll for immediate access to our full slate of 1L prep video lessons and resources, including:
Academic skills workshops on case briefing, case law analysis, outlining, and more
Legal research and writing demonstrations on argument structure, persuasive writing, oral arguments, and more
30+ hours of on-demand lessons
Walk into law school knowing exactly how to decipher legal material, brief-cases, and ace exams.
Practice makes perfect. Start practicing top skills before 1L to tackle challenges from day one.
Start law school with proven exam-taking strategies built to get you to the top of the class.
Getting to the top takes practice, dedication, and strategy. Learn how to create a strategy that works.
Know what it takes to get to the top, while your peers are just trying to catch up.
Better grades mean better job opportunities. Your 1L grades will impact your career from 2L and beyond.
Finished with a B+ or Higher GPA
at the end of 1L
Wondering what it’s like to take BARBRI Law Preview? Access our syllabus and course preview for free to find out! In the course demo, you’ll get to sit in on two on-demand BARBRI Law Preview lectures (Property + Academic Success) taught by two of the nation’s top law professors.
Ask any current law student or practicing attorney what year has the biggest impact on your professional future and they’ll agree: your 1L performance matters most. Watch this video to learn why 1L grades matter, and how getting to the top of the class can affect your legal career.
I was in the New York Law Preview class last year, and I just wanted to say thank you. I received grades and my rank [#1] within the last month, and I am 100% sure that it was the methods and reassurance that I received from the program that helped me so significantly throughout the school year. Not only did I do extremely well in my first year, I also earned an opportunity to be a summer associate at King & Spalding — the firm that offered me a full-tuition scholarship for the program. I will forever sing the praises of this program.
Law Preview certainly helped to prepare me for my 1L year not only by simulating the rigor of a law school classroom, but by providing tools and guidance throughout my first semester. With the support of LP, I was able to succeed in my first semester and receive a GPA of 3.78 which places me in the top 10% of my class! I am so grateful for this program and all the opportunities it has provided!
Law Preview gave me the tools and confidence I needed to face 1L head-on. I was able to hit the ground running and felt prepared to outline and study for exams effectively. I was extremely pleased with my grades at the end of 1L and am happy to report I will be working at my top-choice firm next summer!
Law Preview builds better law students. If you are planning to enter law school, the grades you earn during the 1L year will largely determine whether you will see a meaningful return on the investment you’re making in a legal education.
Law Preview is a carefully designed program that positions serious students to excel during the all-important 1L year by providing overviews of the core first-year subjects as well as proven study and exam-taking tactics.
Mathematically, a law student’s first semester grades will largely determine their overall first-year GPA and class rank. Given the cost of a legal education, walking into your 1L without a proven plan for finishing at the top of your class is a profoundly flawed strategy.
Whether you are entering a T14 law school on a full-ride, or just got in off the waitlist at a lower-ranked school, you applied to law school to provide yourself with more options upon graduation.
While almost all students in your class will make the same investment of time and money for a law degree, first-year students in the top 10% simply have more options than their classmates in the bottom 90%. This is because top 1L grades open doors while even average grades close them.
Walking into law school with a solid game plan yields more options upon graduation.
There are no prerequisites to attend Law Preview. Most of our students take our program after they have been admitted to law school, during the summer before they begin classes.
However, a growing number of students are taking Law Preview even before they apply to law school to better understand the subject matter and workload before making such an important decision.
In addition to mastering case law analysis, case briefing, outlining and exam-writing, our students walk into law school with a foundational understanding of their core 1L classes taught by some of the best legal minds in the country.
Law Preview not only provides serious students with the knowledge and skills they will need to excel during the 1L year, it also helps them avoid many pitfalls and missteps encountered by their smart but unprepared classmates.
By walking into law school with a carefully crafted plan for the 1L year, Law Preview students have a concrete understanding of what is expected of them if they intend to receive an invitation onto Law Review the following June.
Would you run a marathon without any training? Just because someone offers you a bib to join the race, it’s probably ill-advised line up for the start without building up your endurance.
In the end, even if you are able to limp across the finish line, it’s highly unlikely that you would place among the elite runners who approach the race with discipline, strategy and a plan to win.
Law school is no different than a marathon, except that it is significantly more competitive (and expensive) and only a select few at the top of the class cross the finish line realizing a meaningful return on their investment. Walking into such an environment without preparation, but expecting success, is an incredibly risky move.
Yes. Just like law school, you’ll have pre-assigned readings to complete before beginning each lecture. You can download the syllabus here.
Yes, we will review the case briefing process and provide a template for you to use.
Yes, there are several reading assignments from the digital course book we recommend you complete in conjunction with several of the lectures.
For students who are visually impaired, we will provide written materials in a digital format that works with screen reader software. For students who are hearing impaired, all lectures have closed captioning available. If you have additional questions or need to request ADA accommodations, please contact us at ADARequests@BARBRI.com
All students who register in 2026 will have access to the course through May 31, 2027. If you enrolled in 2025, your access is valid through May 31, 2026.
