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Maryland Carey Law students have access to remote resources and services via the Thurgood Marshall Law Library to help you prepare for your law school exams. 

The library news blog provides the latest exam prep resources available to law students.

• The library offers a large collection of print study aids for law students, such as Nutshells, Hornbooks, and Examples & Explanations series. The Examples & Explanations series in print published by Wolters Kluwer, and the Nutshells and Hornbooks in print published by West Academic Publishing, are located in the Reading Room on level 2, across from the User Services Desk in the Law Library lobby, or in the General Stacks at the call number found in the Catalog. (Study aid tip: Find sample exam answers in Examples & Explanations.)
• The Maryland Carey Law Exams Archive database (for remote access off-campus try this link) provides access to a file of select previous course exams to which faculty may choose to contribute, from over 50 professors and prior courses, as a courtesy so students can practice taking exams. The exams are browsable by professor and by course name. Exams are available to Maryland Carey Law students, faculty and staff only.
• Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) provides a collection of more than 270 computer-based tutorials in over 28 different legal subject areas. First-time users must register and create a password using the student or faculty authorization code, depending on your affiliation. Login to CALI.org with the password you create once registered. CALI Lessons by Subject Outline matches up traditional subtopics within courses to corresponding CALI Lessons. CALI Lessons cover many course topics, including the following first-year course subjects: 
  • Civil Procedure
  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Legal Concepts and Skills
  • Legal Research
  • Legal Writing
  • Property Law
  • Torts
• Group study rooms are available for use by law students only. Choose “Reserve a Room.” 
• In addition to the group study rooms, students may use the individual study carrels, tables and soft seating located throughout the library. Semi-private study pods are available for private study on the fourth floor of the Law Library.

Visit the Law Library's Guide to First-Year Exam Study Aids for additional resources available to you. Just ask us for research help or additional information about library resources. Good luck studying for your exams!