Learning to be a Lawyer

"If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn't call it research." -- Albert Einstein

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This blog (which began as "1L Contracts") addresses issues arising in connection with teaching courses to first year law students. It began during the 2009-10 academic year addressing issues connected with the law of contracts as they arose in my Contracts class taught at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where I was a visiting professor for 2 years. I continued it upon my return to Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where I primarily teach Legal Analysis & Writing. I also write quite a bit about the ways law affects creative endeavors and the ways law itself is a creative endeavor at Ruling Imagination: Law and Creativity.

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  • Intelligent YouTube Channels
  • Professor Coleen Barger's Citation Resources
  • Karl Llewellyn, The Bramble Bush: On Our Law and its Study
  • Benjamin Cardozo, The Nature of the Judicial Process
  • Blawg Directory
  • Khan Academy
  • Language Corner
  • Research Links
  • Style Guide from The Economist
  • Westlaw and Lexis User Guide (pdf)

Important Posts

  • A discourse on materiality and conditions
  • A student's Q & my A about reading judicial opinions
  • An Introduction to Legal Reasoning: Welcome to the Matrix
  • Contract Law is not a map but, rather, a set of maps, some of which work in some situations, and some of which work in others.
  • David Souter gives a lesson in judging and the failures of Originalism
  • How to analyze problems: understand the problem, the evidence, and which result the evidence more persuasively compels. Then, and only then, use the legal rules to structure your explanation of how your end up at that result.
  • If someone tells you he or she can define "consideration," don't believe them.
  • Just say it!
  • Law School Employment Rankings by Location
  • Law school is harder than a Ph.D. program in history.
  • Learning Law is Hard. Ask Questions, and Dare to be Wrong.
  • Own Your Words 1
  • Own Your Words 2
  • Reading and Briefing Cases
  • Research only begins with information: patience, insight, and imagination are the most important parts of it.
  • Student Essay: Legal Writing is Kinda Hard
  • Want to do well in law school? Take care of yourself. Sleep enough. Eat well. Exercise. Do fun things.
  • Why didn't they just write it down?

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