Posted on 11/10/2005 8:51:04 PM PST by rudy45
My examinations start in a few weeks. I have seen flyers for the Legal Essay Exam Writing System (LEEWS), www.leews.com. What is your opinion? How much did it help you? what alternatives do you recommend? Thanks.
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First semester? By now, you should have had a half dozen workshops offered.
Just remember IRAC - Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion. And don't forget G - Guess.
Any Advice on getting in to law school? I graduated from the naval academy so my GPA isnt exactly the greatest. However since the navy let me out I am considering going. Since I liked the JAGs I worked with during my last 4 months. However I dont expect to start for like 2 years.. I appreciate all the info you can give.
My first semester Crim course prof (and his reputation among the students) said that it is useless to study the commercial outlines.
I studied Gilbert's anyway, and otherwise neglected the subject due to timing of other exams.
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Getting in is no problem. There's enough private law schools that run on the model of "we'll take anyone, but you probably won't make it through your first year if you're not prepared" that anyone who wants to go to law school probably can. And unless you're going to a top 25 law school, recent studies show that class rank and region of the law school are the most important factors in landing a job. For prepping for the LSAT, take a prep course. Kaplan seems to be the most popular. If you don't take a prep course, you're giving up 2-3 percentiles.
1. For 10-15 minutes after every class, go to the library and review/ upgrade your notes for that day. They stay in your head better and longer & you understand more that way.
2. Aspen's Examples & Explanations series kicks butt for every course. Gilberts & Emmanuels are awful.
3. Reread all of your assignments. It's not actually that much work the second time around, and it causes you to look back at the first half of the semester with new understanding.
4. Practice writing answers to actual questions under time pressure. Get sample exams from: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/exams.htm
They also have substantial exam advice.
5. Don't waste time with "fake" studying. Like reading Gilberts for 4 hours and thinking that you learned anything from it. Like sitting around with a study group discussing problems - everyone becomes a yes man in that situation and you get pulled along with the group, rather than learning the material for yourself.
6. As a previous poster said, remember IRAC. Long essays will involve lots of little IRAC discussions. Spot an issue (i.e., "standard of care"); state the rule, analyze, note any counterarguments / conclude and then move to the next issue (i.e., violation of the standard of care; negligence; recklessness; intent) and repeat. Just like the directions on the shampoo bottle.
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