Caveats: Warnings to Observe when Using Study Aids in Law Schools
Although the proper use of study aids can greatly enhance a student's performance, the improper use (or abuse)...
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Study Groups and Fellow Students in Law Schools
Study groups generally only work for first-year students. This is because first-years are assigned to...
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The Existing Hodgepodge of Study Aids Used in Law
Of the many types of study aids, the most commonly used is the commercial outline. Commercial outlines are...
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First-Year Classmates at Law School: What to Expect
A discussion of first-year personalities would not be complete without mention of your fellow students and the...
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First-Year Professors: What to Expect
The initial exposure of first-year law students to professors can be intimidating. As with all other aspects...
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Few of the Subjects Taught at Law School
There is little that is uplifting about studying the various degrees of murder or other crimes, especially...
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First-Year Law Classes: What to Expect
First-year classes are assigned and scheduled for you. There are no electives in the first year. In addition,...
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How to Answer Exam Questions
A good answer to any essay exam question will usually include identification of the basic issues or doctrines...
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How to Study for Exams
If you have studied your cases for the daily lecture far enough in advance, taken down what the professor has...
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Constitutional Law is Most Exciting
Of all the courses you will study in law school, constitutional law will probably be the most exciting, since...
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Most Complicated First-Year Course: Property
Property is probably the most complicated first-year course. The concepts and subject matter are relatively...
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Criminal Law Study
Law school study of criminal law falls into three categories: substantive, procedural, and constitutional....
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A Quick Look at First-Year Courses: Torts
The course in torts covers the law applicable to wrongful acts to persons or property, by which others are...
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A Quick Look at First-Year Courses
The big four courses of first-year law school are contracts, torts, crimes, and property. Generally speaking,...
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The Papers in the Older Cases
In order to give you background for modern law, you will be exposed to old cases which established turning...
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What to Do before School Starts
Get started as early as possible. Four weeks is not too much time to give yourself, as there is a lot to do....
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Browsing Around Law Books
Collected reports of cases are periodically published under the direct authority of the courts that issue...
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How Law is Taught in US Schools
The basis of the American law school system is what is known as the case method. In the case method selected...
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Preparing for the Semester
You should set aside as much time as possible before school starts to prepare for your classes. Used properly,...
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How to Study for Class
Some law schools send their students casebook reading assignment schedules several weeks before classes start;...
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Reading a Case
Are you wondering what an actual case looks like? Here is one, Booth v. Merriam et al, 155 Mass. 521 (1892),...
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Writs: Importance & History
From almost your first day of law school you will hear about writs. The writ was the first document filed in a...
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Various Kinds of Diplomas in Legal Practice
The Diploma aims to build on the knowledge and skills acquired in the law degree. There are seven compulsory...
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Diploma in Legal Practice
The Diploma follows a normal academic year, i.e. from October until May. The Law Society prescribes the...
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Devilling at the Bar
Since the mid 1990s the Faculty of Advocates, the governing body for advocates practicing at the Scottish Bar,...
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When Law Students Transfer Courses and Institutions
You may start to study law and then discover you have made a mistake. Perhaps the course is not what you...
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Law Courses in the UK
First degree courses in law all follow a similar pattern and consist of both compulsory and optional subjects....
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Choosing a Degree Course
Choosing a degree course will depend on several factors, and one of these must be the motivation and interest...
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Studying Law
Studying law not only provides a means of entering the legal profession, but is also a stimulating and...
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Grants for Higher Education
Grants for higher education are available to home students and certain overseas students if he or she has...
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