About this book
About the authors and acknowledgments
THE BALL : LEGAL ANALYSIS. Introduction
Your first case
Your first argument
Case analysis
Case synthesis
Statutes : "are Pringles potato chips?"
"Oh, no, I forgot ethics"
Ruminations
PLAYING BALL : DOING LAW. Introduction
Cases as puzzles
Briefs
Briefs analyzed and much more
Classes : "what if the dog was an alligator?"
Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks
Fear and loathing in the first year
GAME DAY : EXAMS. Introduction
Taking exams : the only skill worth having!
Practice test
A tale of two answers
Multiple-choice exams
Exams : they weren't bluffing
LEGAL WRITING AND ORAL ADVOCACY. Introduction
Stories
Goals, getting better, and getting started
SIR transitions and writing tips
Murder your darlings
Writing exercises
"May it please the court"
gulp
LITIGATION. Introduction
Case planning : the interplay of law and fact
backwards
Complaints, answers, pretrial motions, and discovery
Trials
K v. Landlord, greatest hits
Oh, one last thing ...
Index.