Includes index.

Pt. 1. Legal analysis made simple. The second-case-in-the-world -- Case analysis -- Case synthesis -- Cases of first impression -- Statutory interpretation -- Some questions of jurisprudence -- Some questions of ethics -- pt. 2. Study skills. Studying law : application, not memorization -- Reading cases -- Briefing cases -- Being there : class -- Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks -- Fear and loathing in your first year -- pt. 3. Exams. Writing law school exams : the only skill worth having -- Practice test -- The tale of two answers -- Multiple choice exams -- Zen and the art of exams -- pt. 4. Legal writing and oral advocacy. Spilt milk : how moms, and judges, decide -- Written legal analysis : goals, getting better, and getting started -- Writing tips -- Murder your darlings -- Writing exercises -- Oral argument -- Oral argument: an example -- pt. 5. Litigation. Case planning : the interplay of law and fact-backwards -- Complaints, answers, pretrial motions and discovery -- Trials -- K v. Landlord, greatest hits -- pt. 6. Finishing school and beginning a career. The second and third years -- Career choices -- Lawyers on lawyering .

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