Reading like a lawyer : time-saving strategies for reading law like an expert / Ruth Ann McKinney.
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Durham, N.C. :
Carolina Academic Press,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION: Reading in law school
- Basic briefing : developing an initial strategy for managing cases
- Advanced thinking leads to advanced reading
- Expert reading : a new take on a familiar skill
- MASTERING READING IN A LAW SCHOOL CASEBOOK: Engage with energy
- Monitor your reading and read for the main idea
- Always (always!) read with a clear purpose
- Get oriented and "own" your prior knowledge and experience
- There's more to the five Ws (who, what, when, where, and why) than meets the eye
- Evaluate what you're reading : your ideas matter
- Review, rephrase, record
- Casebook reading : a summary
- MOVING BEYOND THE CASEBOOK: Reading statutes
- Reading cases outside of casebooks
- Reading on a screen
- Conclusion
- Appendices.