Fischl, Richard Michael,

Getting to maybe : how to excel on law school exams / Richard Michael Fischl and Jeremy R. Paul. - Second edition. - xxxiv, 474 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Puan Shaizimah Badzri/ Ketua Perpustakaan Undang-Undang/ shai@ukm.edu.my/ 0389216939/ OC/ Areesh Education & Trading

Includes bibliographical references and index. (465-474 pages)

DIY--law school done right -- Slow learning (a.k.a Law School's 3Rs--read and re-read) -- Briefing a case--it all begins with three little questions -- Outlining a statute--six steps along the yellow brick road -- Issues as'forks in the road' -- Forks in the law--rule vs. counter-rule issues -- Forks in the law--competing interpretations of statutes -- Forks in the law--competing interpretations of case law -- Forks in the facts -- Let a thousand issues bloom :'cascading forks' -- Preparing for the challenge of issue-spotting exams -- Spotting issues in an exam problem -- What to do with issues--and what not to do--once you spot them -- Policy czars -- Multiple-choice exams--a course of a different color -- Putting maybe to work--exam-taking exercises -- Preparing for the exam -- Writing exam answers -- Mistakes to avoid -- Frequently asked questions.

9781594607349 RM187.82 (PUU)


Law examinations--United States--Study guides.