Writing “See Above” can be a really valuable tool to get through a law school exam, especially if a law student has a lot of issues to answer because they spotted many issues or their professor is particularly known for giving race-horse exams. And some students may write “See Above” Read more…
Copy and paste can be a really valuable tool to get through a law school exam, especially if a law student has a lot of issues to answer because they spotted many issues or their professor is particularly known for giving race-horse exams. For example, in Torts, a law student Read more…
Students often use IRAC to get through an issue on their law school exam. However, on some issues, or causes of action, it is wise for a student to break apart the issue into smaller IRACs, in order to not create a really long and confusing, and wordy IRAC. Breaking Read more…
Once you have finished your second semester of your first year in law school, the last thing you probably want to do is take on another assignment. However, the write-on assignment to get onto Law Review is a big deal for your legal career. Law Review is important because membership Read more…
If your goals are to turn in the best exam for law school, you found the right page. A top essay exam answer contains the following information and structure: (1) The law exam answers the call of the question. (2) It contains all of the issues that were triggered from Read more…
Nearly every single law student concludes too quickly on their analysis. And they are missing an important word that links the elements of a rule to the facts of a fact pattern. That magical word is very simple. It is “because.” This word helps professors understand that the law student Read more…
Law students when they start law school may be adjusting to a new city, new friends, a new school, a new field, and a new way of studying. The first year of law school is tough for everyone, even for all of the gunners in your class. So your best Read more…
Your first semester as a 1L will probably be the busiest time of your life. Even if you have free time, you may be exhausted or have a mountain of reading to tackle. In law school, taking breaks is important to avoid burnout, but there will always be something you Read more…
Procrastination is a big issue in law school. You cannot cram for a law school test! To succeed, you must study regularly, learn the law, and do the most important thing that most students hate, which is practice. This cannot be done in one day or even in a couple Read more…
Try to meet people during your law school orientation. A lot of times you can make friends during orientation that help you though those first few weeks of the semester. Try to hang out with people from your section, because those will be the folks you spend the most time Read more…