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Author
Title
Succeeding in law school / Herbert N. Ramy.
Published
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
KF283 .R36 2010
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781594607400
1594607400
1594607400
Description
xvi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)654313902
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
xv
ch. I
The First Days
3
The Law School Curriculum
3
Sturcture of the U.S. Court System
6
Trial Courts
6
Civil Cases
9
Criminal Cases
13
The Intermediate Court of Appeals
15
The Court of Last Resort
16
The Role of the Appellate Court
17
Federalism
21
Casebooks and the Casebook Method
22
Elements --- Pieces to the Law School Puzzle
23
Review Questions
27
True or False
27
Short Answer
27
ch. II
Maintaining a Healthy Mental Approach to Law School
29
Dealing with the Unknown
29
Grading and Competition
30
The Fall Doldrums
31
Self Help for Law School Stress
32
Start Your Day Early and On Time
32
Don't Allow Yourself to Become Bored
33
Finish at a Certain Time Every Day
34
A Healthy Body Promotes a Healthy Mind
34
Warning Signs of Stress
36
Counting Exercise
38
Trouble Sleeping?
38
Reach Out If You Need Help
39
ch. III
Reading and Briefing Cases Efficiently
41
Reading Cases Efficiently
42
Case Briefing
44
Exercise 1
Facts Exercise
51
Exercise 2
59
Exercise 3
Discussion Questions, Ransom v. State
63
ch. IV
What Your Classes Will Be Like
65
The Socratic Method
65
Classroom Hypotheticals
68
Exercise 1A
71
Exercise 1B
71
Exercise 2A
Consider the Following Classroom Hypothetical
72
Exercise 2B
73
ch. V
Taking Notes: A Three-Step Process
75
Step 1
Write Down What Is Said in Class
75
Laptops vs. Handwritten Notes
76
Step 2
Post-Class Note Review
78
Handwriting Your Notes and Post-Class Review
80
Step 3
Incorporating the Notes into Your Outline
81
Creating Your Own Hypotheticals
81
Exercise 1A
83
Exercise 1B
83
ch. VI
Creating a Course Outline
85
What Is an Outline?
85
Outlining and Active Participation
85
It's the Journey, Not the Destination
86
When Should I Begin Outlining?
86
Should I Buy Commercial Outlines?
87
Can I Use Someone Else's Outline?
88
Now You Are Ready to Outline
89
Organizing Your Ideas around Concepts and Rules
89
Display the Proper Relationship among Topics
91
Adding the Rules
92
Adding Cases and Hypos to Illustrate the Rules
94
Editing Your Work
95
Policy Considerations
96
The Outline as a Study Tool
96
Summary
97
Sample Torts Outlines Structure
97
ch. VII
Legal Synthesis
101
Why Synthesize?
102
Step by Step
102
Synthesis Exercise
107
ch. VIII
Legal Analysis and Answering the Question "Why?"
111
Exercise 1A
114
Exercise 1B
114
Legal Analysis
114
First Sample Answer
117
Second Sample Answer
117
Third Sample Answer
118
Fourth Sample Answer
118
Fifth Sample Answer
119
Analysis Exercise
121
ch. IX
"However,..." Constructing Your Counterarguments
123
Back to IRAC
124
Recurring Patterns in Legal Analysis
125
Different Roles Equals Different Analysis
129
The Researcher
130
Exercise 1
131
The Objective Lawyer
132
The Persuasive Lawyer
136
Exercise 2
141
Wrap Up
141
ch. X
Legal Writing
143
The Basics
143
The Memorandum of Law
144
Grammer, Punctuation, and Proofreading
146
E-mail Etiquette
149
Legal Citation
152
To Quote or Not to Quote
153
The Legal Writing Formula
154
Thesis Sentences
155
Writing Your First Legal Memorandum
156
Sample Memo
157
Summary of the Facts
158
Excerpt of Direct Examination of Murray Slaughter
160
Excerpt of Cross Examination of Murray Slaughter
160
Excerpt of Direct Examination of Dr. Louis Grant
161
Legal Research
164
Exercise 1
170
Exercise 2
Write a Mini Brief of State v. Morgenstern
172
Outlining Your Memo
173
The Memo Format
174
The Facts
175
The Question Presented
176
The Brief Answer
176
The Discussion or Argument
177
Conclusion
177
ch. XI
Study Groups, Study Aids, and Study Schedules
185
Study Groups Are Not for Studying
185
Study Aids
189
Creating a Study Schedule
191
ch. XII
Law School Exams
195
Reading Days
196
The Day before Your Exam
197
Organizing Your Answer
197
Exam Stress
200
Time Constraints
201
The Issue Spotting Exam
202
Multiple Choice Exams
202
The Parts of Any Multiple Choice Question
203
Step by Step
205
Practice, Practice, Practice
211
Final Tips for Your Law School Exams
212
Sample Law School Exam
217
ch. XIII
Resumes and Writing Samples
231
Resume Basics
231
Formatting Your Resume
232
Contact Information
233
Education
234
Experience
234
Additional Resume Sections
237
Sample Resumes
237
Creating a Writing Sample
241
Choose Wisely
241
You Are Not in College Anymore
242
Picking My "Best" Memorandum
243
Formatting Considerations
245
Sweat the Small Stuff
248
A Few Final Do's and Don'ts
248
Writing Sample --- Example
250
ch. XIV
Acing Your Job Interview
255
Preparation
256
Researching the Law Firm
257
Reviewing Yourself
259
Dressing for Success
259
Into the Lion's Den
260
Interview Questions
262
Sample Interview Questions
263
Question for Your Interviewer
267
Illegal Interview Questions
268
Wrapping Up the Interview
269
Interview Checklist
270
A Week or More before the Interview
270
The Day before the Interview
271
The Day of the Interview
271
Answer Key
273
Chapter I
273
True or False
273
Short Answer
275
Chapter III
276
Exercise 2
Case Briefing Exercise, Ransom v. State
276
Exercise 3
Discussion Questions, Ransom v. State
278
Chapter IV
280
Exercise 1A
280
Exercise 1B
280
Exercise 2A
281
Exercise 2B
281
Chapter V
282
Exercise 1A
282
Exercise 1B
283
Chapter VII
284
Synthesis Exercise
284
Chapter VIII
285
Analysis Exercise
285
Chapter IX
288
Exercise 1
288
Exercise 2
290
Chapter X
291
Exercise 1
Mini Brief of State v. Carlton
291
Exercise 2
Mini Brief of State v. Morgenstern
291
Glossary
293
Index
301