Reading Like a Lawyer Time-Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert

Name: Reading Like a Lawyer Time-Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert
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ISBN: 9781594600326

ISBN-10: 1594600325

ISBN-13: 9781594600326

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ruth Ann McKinney

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 7.50" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




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



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



Reading statutes



Reading cases outside of casebooks



Conclusion



Test your reading speed



Getting in a good reading groove