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How to get more out of the notes you are already taking.
How to take law school notes you can actually study from
A method for taking class notes that still work in December, when the exam asks you to apply rules instead of recognize them. Decide while you type, mark what you missed, and test the notes while the week is fresh.
How to study for a law school course no study aid covers
Your seminar or elective has no published outline, no question bank, and no supplement. That is not a disadvantage. It is the normal condition of upper-level law school, and there is a method for it.
How to turn a semester of class notes into practice questions
A method for finding the testable rules buried in your own notes, and turning each one into a question that punishes fuzzy understanding instead of rewarding recognition.
How to write an outline that admits what you do not know yet
Most outlines are a transcript with headings. This is how to build one that shows you where the holes are, while there is still time to fill them.
What to do when you get cold called
A repeatable way to answer when you are called on, including what to say when you did not finish the reading, and how to rehearse it before it happens to you.
How to brief a case without spending an hour on it
What belongs in a brief, what does not, and how to keep it short enough that you still write one in November.
How to write an issue-spotter answer that collects points
Exam answers are graded against a list. This is how to write one that reaches more of the list in the time you actually have.