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August 04, 2008
Getting Organized!
Get Organized!
Manage YOUR Time
Schedule your days (and nights), weeks, and semester
See the train wreak BEFORE it happens
Plan for the unexpected…build buffers into your time
Organize YOUR materials
Use a binder, folder, or whatever to keep each class organized
Understand YOUR Readings
Review to topic BEFORE each reading
E.g. consult the book’s table of contents
Consider color-coding your highlighting
Write YOUR OWN notes and outlines
Review your notes weekly and incorporate into an outline
Use Active Reading
Know the general topic of each reading before you start reading (consult the syllabus or TOC)
The assignment has a purpose… really!
Find the law, think about the policies behind the law
Consider color coding* your highlighting
General material & Facts = Yellow
Procedural Posture and holdings = Red
THIS court’s reasoning = Green
Prior Cases/Reasoning = Blue
Dissent = Orange
*Adapted from John Miller’s book Law School Confidential
Beginning Book TOC/Syllabus Outline Contracts II (Spring 06)
Capacity to contract
Mental Capacity
Duress and Undue Influence
Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure (see note on 551)
Unconscionability
If you know the context, the materials are easier to understand
Posted by at August 4, 2008 08:00 AM