Archive for September, 2006

You Need To IRAC on Law School Exams No Matter How Much It Hurts

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

First of all, I need to put a little disclaimer here: not every professor in every law school uses IRAC. Most professors do use IRAC and it is usually the preferred method on the Bar Exam.
The following is short and sweet and definitely not a comprehensive explanation of IRAC. This is to give you the [...]

The 1L Outlining Process: When You Don’t Even Know How To Start

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

A student once told me that outlining was “overrated.” Naturally, I asked him why he thought this. His response was “if you take good notes and basically understand what is going on in class, you do not need an outline.” The problem with this logic is that outlining has nothing to do with how well [...]