Jennifer Gerarda Brown offers a novel entry into the crowded field of books designed to ease students’ path during the first year of law school. Not content merely to provide her own take on familiar issues, such as outlining, class notes, exam preparation, test-taking skills, and balancing the workload with a personal life that includes human contact and physical exercise, Professor Brown, former Law School Dean and former Interim Provost at Quinnipiac University, (where she remains on the faculty) enlists the students themselves in keeping track of their progress and encourages them to record the ups and downs along the way. Beginner’s Wisdom entails a knack for self-reflection that may be foreign to today’s media saturated students. For that reason alone it will prove a crucial asset for some students who need a written companion along the way. Happy Fourth of July to all!