Strategies & Tactics for the First Year Law Student: Maximize Your Grades, Second Edition

Alex Ruskell works as Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation at the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law. He is the author of Strategies and Tactics for First Year Law Students, Strategies and Tactics for the MPRE, Questions and Answers for First Year Law Students, Strategies and Tactics for the Finz Multistate Method, Strategies and Tactics for Multiple Choice on the NextGen Bar Exam, and Guide to the NextGen Bar Exam. He has taught at Harvard University; the University of Iowa; the University of Massachusetts; the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Roger Williams University; Kirkwood Community College; and Monterey College of Law. He paints as The World’s Most Handsomest Artist and serves as guitarist for Les Merry Chevaliers. He has an MFA in Fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, an ALM from Harvard University, a JD from the University of Texas School of Law, and a BA from Washington and Lee University. According to The National Catholic Reporter, “Alex is a saint. Seriously.”