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Writing the Exam Answer at Law School
With your outline complete, you are ready to write your answer. Beginning with the first issue, you should...
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Common Errors While Taking Legal Exams
Unfortunately, failing to take notes is only one type of error that commonly occurs in the process of reading...
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Reading the Law Exam for the First Time
The first step is to read the exam instructions carefully.
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Preparing For the Legal Exam
Exam preparation consists of two parts: learning both the substance of the course and the form the exam is...
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Commercial Study Aids for Law Schools
A great variety of commercial study aids are available, and many students use them. Some study aids focus on...
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Computer-Based Exercises in Law Schools
Of the various types of study aids, computer-based exercises provide the most interactive and individualized...
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Classroom Experience in Law School
The hours you spend in law school classes will be among the most intense learning experiences of your life....
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Law School Experience: Class Attendance and Participation
Because the skills taught by the Socratic Method cannot be learned from a casebook, class attendance is...
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Legal Case Method and Reading Cases
During the first year of law school and in many upper-level courses, your professors will use the case method....
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Case Brief Format Used In Law Class and Exam Preparations
There are many different ways to brief a case. You should use the format that is most useful for your class...
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Legislative History, Administrative Law and Legal Periodicals
Whoever first described the common law as the "unwritten law" had never seen a modern law library. The average...
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Treatises, American Law Reports, Law Dictionaries, Thesaurus and Restatements of the Law
A treatise is an in-depth examination of a particular area of law. It can range in size from a single volume...
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Citators, Electronic Research and Your Law Librarian
Each judicial opinion builds on the cases decided before it, and courts always are cognizant of the precedents...
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Studying Case Digests in Law Schools
Knowing how to find cases from their citations is only the beginning of legal research in the library. Often,...
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Studying Case Law in Law Schools
Our system of common law is heavily dependent on previously decided cases. Therefore, most of the reading in...
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First-Year Sections in Law Schools
Most law schools divide the first-year class into several sections of students. You will be assigned to a...
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First-Year Courses in Law Schools
At most law schools, the first-year curriculum includes courses in the following broad conceptual subjects:...
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Should I leave my current job before starting my new job search?
Should I leave my current job before starting my new job search?
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Advice to New Attorneys - Networking
Of all the advice I could give a new attorney, the one thing above all they should know is that their ethics...
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Having a Social Life at Law School
Can You Have A Social Life at Law School? Yes, You Can!
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Feeling Stressed at Law School and How to Cope With It
You'll Know You're Stressed If You Feel:
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Adjusting To Daily Life: The Psychology of Surviving Law School
Law school exposes students to many substantive areas. To understand law, you have to understand the subjects...
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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Whoo-hoo! It's free! Calm down, Sparky-just the application is free, not the money. The FAFSA (yes, more...
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The Two General Forms of Financial Aid: Scholarships and Loans
At the beginning of the year, your school has certain scholarships set aside. Perhaps these scholarships are...
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Loans: The Dark Mistress of Educational Financing
If you couldn't score any scholarships or grants, don't worry; a good portion of students rely solely on loans...
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Various Helpful Financial Facts Working During the School Year
Law schools generally frown upon students working during their first year. Some schools actually forbid...
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The Stafford Loan: Your Friend
Possibly the greatest source of financial aid is Stafford loans. If you're asking, "Man, does it take an act...
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The Cardinal Rules of Financial Aid (From Least Important To Most)
1. DON'T PISS OFF YOUR FINANCIAL AID OFFICE. Most law schools do not allot many staff members to man the...
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