TIP 13: With Exams Just A Month Away, Here Are Some Tips To Put You Into Position to EXCEL
Since the Short Outline is a checklist of the issues for a course, if you haven’t already done so, develop …
TIP 12: To EXCEL Take Practice Exams
Practice does make perfect. Answer the question asked. Use the Short Outline to spot issues. Write to educate an uninformed …
TIP 11: Legal Analysis – How to Apply the Law!
Applying the law well is actually quite straightforward. “Legal analysis” requires you to apply the relevant law succinctly to the …
TIP 10: 7 Tips for Writing Great Long Outlines
Law school can be exhilierating, challengining, insightful, overwhelming, stressful, and …….. Need we say more? Here are some tips for …
TIP 9: Things Obvious to a Law Professor Are Not Necessarily Obvious to a Law Student!
At this point in the semester, many law students feel like imposters. In fact, in the law school community, this …
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TIP 8: To EXCEL, It Is Extremely Important to Write Your Own Long Outlines for Each Substantive Law Course.
The first question raised is what is a long outline? A second question might be why develop long outlines? …
TIP 7: To EXCEL, It Is Helpful To Be In A Study Group
Another tool for excelling is law school is the Study Group. As a law student, you must learn to be …
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TIP 6: Study Methods Used in College May Not Be Helpful in Law School
If you study in the way that you did in college or in a graduate program, you may not achieve …
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TIP 5: Overwhelm Is Easy! Setting Up a Realistic Schedule Will Reduce the Stress of Law School.
The pace at which law school course materials are assigned can be overwhelming. On top of that, if you are …
TIP 4: To EXCEL in Law School, It Is Important to Identify the Operative Value System and the Potential for Value Conflicts. You Are Expected to Apply the Law as Would a Traditional Lawyer.
Merriam-Webster defines “value system” as the system of established values, norms, or goals existing in a society. As a law …