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The Psychology Behind Case Briefing: A Powerful Cognitive Schema, Leah M. Christensen
The Psychology Behind Case Briefing: A Powerful Cognitive Schema, Leah M. Christensen
Leah M Christensen
Abstract: Why is case briefing so important for first year law students? This article explores the way in which law students learn in the context of case analysis. As new students approach case analysis for the first time, the case brief is an effective “schema” to provide students with a framework within which to analyze a legal opinion. Case briefing does more than simply allow students to pull out the holding of a case; it helps beginning law students organize a legal opinion’s analytical framework accurately and efficiently. This article urges legal educators to consider how the current research on …
Harry Potter, Ruby Slippers And Merlin: Telling The Client's Story Using The Characters And Paradigm Of The Archetypal Hero's Journey, Ruth Anne Robbins
Harry Potter, Ruby Slippers And Merlin: Telling The Client's Story Using The Characters And Paradigm Of The Archetypal Hero's Journey, Ruth Anne Robbins
Ruth Anne Robbins
This article hypothesizes that lawyers should consider heroic archetype when strategizing the client's story. The article speaks more to storytelling for a judge as factfinder rather than a jury.