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The Bar Exam In A Nutshell, Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus

Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

This edition walks you through the entire bar preparation process from getting a head start during your last year of law school to taking the exam. It provides guidelines for selecting a bar review course, bar planner checklists, advice on how to manage the material you cover in bar review courses, and advice on how to learn the law so you can remember it and use it to answer exam questions. It identifies the basic skills the exam tests and the precise manner in which these skills are tested, showing you how to target your study efforts to maximize results.

Examensarbetets När, Hur Och Varför? Om Skrivandet Av En Tjugopoängsuppsats I Folkrätt På Juris Kandidatprogrammets Sista Termin, Ulf Linderfalk

Ulf Linderfalk

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Direct Democracy, Herb Cihak

Herbert E. Cihak

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The Appropriations Power And Sovereign Immunity, Paul F. Figley, Jay Tidmarsh

Paul Figley

Discussions of sovereign immunity assume that the Constitution contains no explicit text regarding sovereign immunity. As a result, arguments about the existence—or nonexistence—of sovereign im- munity begin with the English and American common-law doctrines. Exploring political, fiscal, and legal developments in England and the American colonies in the seventeenth and eight- eenth centuries, this Article shows that focusing on common-law developments is misguided. The common-law approach to sovereign immunity ended in the early 1700s. The Bankers’ Case (1690– 1700), which is often regarded as the first modern common-law treatment of sovereign immunity, is in fact the last in the line …

The Importance Of Teaching Statutes, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

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Acing The Bar Exam : A Checklist Approach To Taking The Bar Exam, Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus

Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

This study aid provides candidates with a complete guide to the bar exam - from pre-planning considerations through bar review and sitting for the exam. Every aspect of the process is explained in detail and by example. The bar exam is deconstructed, section by section, where candidates are led through the steps they need to follow to succeed. Approaches for learning the black letter law, setting study schedules, and answering essay and multiple-choice questions are combined to maximize the likelihood of success. Each of these tasks is then configured into checklist format to help candidates navigate each step.

Essay Exams And Test Anxiety, Sharon Breckenridge Thomas

S. Breckenridge Thomas

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Persuasive Writing, Neil Sobol

Neil L Sobol

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A Practical Guide To Legal Writing And Legal Method, John Dernbach, Richard Singleton, Cathleen Wharton, Joan Ruthenberg, Catherine Wasson

John C. Dernbach

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It Takes A Village To Raise A Child; It Takes Two Professionals To Successfully Teach Research And Analysis--A Simulated Class Reflecting A Truly Integrated First-Year Legal Research And Writing Curriculum, Judith Tracy, Joan Shear

Judith B. Tracy

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Taking Our Expertise Into The Trenches: Consulting On Writing In Law Practice, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

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Creative Use Of Samples To Teach The Conversion Of Objective Writing To Persuasive Writing, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

A basic workshop for new legal writing teachers

Teaching Legal Research Analytically, E. Joan Blum, Karen Beck

E. Joan Blum

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Conducted A Workshop On Legal Writing For Summer Associates, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

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Mastering The Law School Exam : A Practical Blueprint For Preparing And Taking Law School Exams, Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus

Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

Mastering the Law School Exam is designed to provide students with a knowledgeable, reasonable, and rational voice to navigate the intricacies of law school exams. This book is practical rather than theoretical where the emphasis is on providing the type of detailed examples necessary to show students precisely ?how to do it? and ?how to write it.? By working with numerous illustrations in the context of substantive law, students learn to: Fill the gap between what the professor refers to as learning to ?think like a lawyer? and the actual means for doing so. Create a successful path from note-taking …

Scared Silly: How To Push Past Students' Fear And Grade Pressure To Real Learning, Kari Johnson

Kari L. Aamot Johnson

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Chair: Aals Section On Legal Analysis, Research & Writing, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

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Leadership Roles For Librarians, Herb Cihak, Joan Howland

Herbert E. Cihak

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Chair-Elect: Association Of American Law Schools’ Section On Legal Writing, Reasoning, And Research, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

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Appointment: Bc Law Strategic Planning Committee, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

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Teaching Legal Research: A Proactive Approach, Herb Cihak

Herbert E. Cihak

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Teaching Legal Research In A Government Library, Herb Cihak

Herbert E. Cihak

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Designing Legal Writing Problems: Balancing Pedagogy With The Realities Of Law Practice, Judith Tracy, Daniel Barnett

Judith B. Tracy

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Constructing An Analytical Framework That Captures And Verifies Implicit Reasoning, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

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Technology In The Classroom: Writing Labs, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

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Managing The Competition: Massachusetts Initiatives In Workers' Compensation, Mary Ann Chirba, Troyen Brennan

Mary Ann Chirba

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The Critical Role Of Erisa In State Health Reform, Mary Ann Chirba, Troyen Brennan

Mary Ann Chirba

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The Literature Of Medieval European Law In A Nutshell, Timothy Kearley

Timothy G. Kearley

Videotaping Testimony Of Child Witnesses In Sexual Offense Cases, Mary Ann Chirba

Mary Ann Chirba

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An American Researcher's Guide To European Communities Law And Legal Literature, Timothy Kearley

Timothy G. Kearley

The article provides American researchers who need information on European Communities' law with a basic reference tool to which they can turn to find out where, how, or whether a piece of information they need can be obtained.