For those of you who like the process of creating flashcards, but can’t live without your smartphone or tablet, there are a number of new apps you can use to create flashcards and other study devices. One such app is… Continue Reading →
NEVER a Dumb Question? Part 2 As I said in Part 1—we’ve all heard and used this saying, but have also felt (especially as competitive law students) that, yes, there probably IS some question that is dumb, and it’s probably… Continue Reading →
NEVER a Dumb Question? Part 1 We’ve all heard and used this saying, but have also felt (especially as competitive law students) that yes there probably IS some question that is dumb, and it’s probably the one we’re about to… Continue Reading →
Legal writing can seem very mysterious, but it really boils down to a basic formula: state the legal issue/point/question you’re going to discuss; give the Rule (or Rules, including all relevant definitions) for that issue; Apply the facts from the… Continue Reading →
One of the highlights of the first year in law school is preparing and arguing the appellate brief. Congratulations to the 1Ls on writing your appellate briefs—best of luck on your oral arguments! As the 1Ls prepare to argue their… Continue Reading →
I just read a great post on the Law School Academic Support blog, about using “windfall” time – little chunks of time that you weren’t expecting to have, that pop up sporadically throughout your day and week. So many of… Continue Reading →
One of the biggest problems we see over and over on student exam answers relates to the facts. Specifically, how the student uses the facts that they are given in the hypothetical. All too often, students merely recite the facts in their answer,… Continue Reading →
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