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Law school presents innumerable opportunities for being totally clueless. For instance, odds are that from the very beginning of law school you'll hear people muttering about "outlining". And odds are that you'll be thinking to yourself: "what are they talking about?" The following sections provide information designed to help you feel a bit less clueless: about outlining, about that confusingly simple word "rule", about what it is that you're supposed to be learning in law school.

Outlining

You probably won't begin outlining until you have completed the first two book chapters we study. Once you are ready to outline, the handouts below provide different approaches to outlining the rules you learn, and background for our optional class on outlining. Paula Lustbader, Director of the Academic Resource Center at Seattle University Law School, and a former civil procedure student of mine, has generously shared two guides to outlining. The first is shorter and contains an example for civil procedure concerning subject matter jurisdiction. I expect that it will be sufficient for your purposes. If you think you need a more detailed discussion of outlining try this second, more detailed version. It is aimed at first year students who have a different course schedule from the one you are taking. Thus, criminal law is used for the examples.

Short handout on outlining - civil procedure example.

Longer explanation of outlining- criminal law example.

Here's a handout for our optional class on outlining.

You Mean That's a Rule, Too?

One of the reasons law school is confusing is that many terms seem familiar but have technical meanings. In fact, some of them have multiple technical meanings. In fact, some of them have multiple technical meanings. If you're not careful, a simple word like "rule" can cause major confusion.

You Mean That's a Rule, Too?

The Law School Experience

Another reason that law school is confusing is that we're trying to teach you many different things. You may avoid considerable frustration if you understand that. Here's my attempt to help you make sense of the various levels of learning in our class.

What You're Learning in Civil Procedure



	More Hints From the Prof Law school presents innumerable opportunities for being totally clueless. For instance, odds are that from the very beginning of law school you'll hear people muttering about "outlining". And odds are that you'll be thinking to yourself: "what are they talking about?" The following sections provide information designed to help you feel a bit less clueless: about outlining, about that confusingly simple word "rule", about what it is that you're supposed to be learning in law school. Outlining You probably won't begin outlining until you have completed the first two book chapters we study. Once you are ready to outline, the handouts below provide different approaches to outlining the rules you learn, and background for our optional class on outlining. Paula Lustbader, Director of the Academic Resource Center at Seattle University Law School, and a former civil procedure student of mine, has generously shared two guides to outlining. The first is shorter and contains an example for civil procedure concerning subject matter jurisdiction. I expect that it will be sufficient for your purposes. If you think you need a more detailed discussion of outlining try this second, more detailed version. It is aimed at first year students who have a different course schedule from the one you are taking. Thus, criminal law is used for the examples. Short handout on outlining - civil procedure example. Longer explanation of outlining- criminal law example. Here's a handout for our optional class on outlining. You Mean That's a Rule, Too? One of the reasons law school is confusing is that many terms seem familiar but have technical meanings. In fact, some of them have multiple technical meanings. In fact, some of them have multiple technical meanings. If you're not careful, a simple word like "rule" can cause major confusion. You Mean That's a Rule, Too? The Law School Experience Another reason that law school is confusing is that we're trying to teach you many different things. You may avoid considerable frustration if you understand that. Here's my attempt to help you make sense of the various levels of learning in our class. What You're Learning in Civil Procedure
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