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Some Quick Tips for Studying
I have been collecting tips from my students and others to pass on to our readers. …
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Effective Case Briefing
Students often ask how to determine which concepts in a case should end up as…
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Memorization: The Final Week of Bar Prep
During the final week of bar prep, memorization is paramount. Overlearning the law is the…
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
It rained steadily in West Texas for three different days last week! Hooray - a dent in the…
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Do You Wanna Dance?
Remember the awkwardness of middle-school and high school dances if you weren't attending as half…
Do Not Jettison Your Common Sense
With the stress at the end of the semester, I am seeing more students make…
So Many Tasks, So Little Time
The end of the semester is approaching at break-neck speed right now for most students. …
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Why Global-Intuitive Students May Mistake Superficial Analysis for the Real Thing
Global processors are always looking for the big picture, the overview, or the roadmap in…
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Why Sequential-Sensing Students May Mistake Class Preparation for the Ultimate Goal
Sequential processors focus on the individual units before them (cases, subtopics, topics) rather than look at…
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The Downward Slope
For most law schools, the semester is on the downward slope to exams - the…