tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post975167742156589722..comments2023-07-13T07:21:28.259-07:00Comments on A Woman in Law School: BriefingKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101127526216738295noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-23685431467583135492008-09-13T16:02:00.000-07:002008-09-13T16:02:00.000-07:00Read the case once through and then the notes. For...Read the case once through and then the notes. For the case.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I highlight things I think will be important, other times I don't. <BR/><BR/>I then type up a numbered list for the facts, ie, <BR/>1. Girl screams at guy.<BR/>2. Guy hits girl.<BR/>3. Girl sues and claims this.<BR/>4. Court rules this.<BR/>5. Girl appeals.<BR/><BR/>Etc. <BR/><BR/>Then I describe the court's final Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-85198256185131156072008-09-12T16:17:00.000-07:002008-09-12T16:17:00.000-07:00That's my worry too, that by not briefing I'm able...That's my worry too, that by not briefing I'm able to fully answer questions in class...<BR/>We'll see how much longer I can last!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101127526216738295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-10259604958549430542008-09-11T20:24:00.000-07:002008-09-11T20:24:00.000-07:00there are casenotes keyed to a lot of casebooks (y...there are casenotes keyed to a lot of casebooks (you can find it by the authors - it will say "keyed to Civ Pro by so and so).<BR/>I book brief mostly, but I have the rule and application in my outlines. <BR/>however, i also have issues answering in class...Shake sense into mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032067336873431379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-60179402064801367532008-09-08T07:17:00.000-07:002008-09-08T07:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for all the insight! I'm glad to know that...Thanks for all the insight! I'm glad to know that I'm not the only unhappy one when it comes to briefing!<BR/><BR/>Lawful Lady: Next time make sure your comment is even longer!! HA!<BR/><BR/>butterflyfish: I might try this...I have some supplements but any thoughts on a good series?Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101127526216738295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-15012164553448819732008-09-08T05:01:00.000-07:002008-09-08T05:01:00.000-07:00Read a supplement before you read the cases -- hel...Read a supplement before you read the cases -- helps you pick up the stuff you need on the first pass through a case.Butterflyfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107438909973957940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-11964638720544876862008-09-07T22:22:00.000-07:002008-09-07T22:22:00.000-07:00I do the highlighter thing and then type it out to...I do the highlighter thing and then type it out to reaffirm my highlighting. Facts in green, question of law (issue) in yellow, rationale in blue, holding and ruling in pink. If there is a dissent I use orange. I flesh it out by typing it up and putting it into layman's terms. I don't really think it matters what you do, as long as you are understanding. I found I was trying to pull too much out Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639603806730190468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-33107079614251487662008-09-07T21:04:00.000-07:002008-09-07T21:04:00.000-07:00Yes, I agree with all. My torts professor is real...Yes, I agree with all. My torts professor is really concerned about our issue statements and he wants them very narrowly tailored, where my contracts professor wants to know what City D lives in, what time he woke, up what he ate that day, etc. My contracts briefs are long and still dont help me. I guess its a learning curve. I like that example of that brief I copied it down cuz it matches JD-Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683866849372870696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-18971309038246160292008-09-07T20:32:00.000-07:002008-09-07T20:32:00.000-07:00I can relate to what you're talking about...briefi...I can relate to what you're talking about...briefing is a major time-pit for me! I started out fully briefing everything, but now I've adapted my tactics to fit each class. For instance, I still fully type up a brief for all the cases in my Civ Pro class since that helps me answer his questions...but I haven't done more than hi-lite and write notes in the margins of my property book for 2 weeks. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572257252179964257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506566474892455066.post-62456313091896381812008-09-07T20:09:00.000-07:002008-09-07T20:09:00.000-07:00I'm not great at pulling rules out yet, either. My...I'm not great at pulling rules out yet, either. My Legal Writing prof was talking about this analysis thing we submitted last week and he starts talking about how the rule has to be something general enough to apply to more than just the facts in the case, and I though, Yup, I got THAT wrong. Crap. <BR/><BR/>My biggest problem with briefing is just that it takes so looooong. I never used to take Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com