Introduction
Your first case
Your first argument
Case analysis
Case synthesis
Statutes: "are Pringles potato chips?"
"Oh, no, I forgot ethics"
Ruminations
Cases as puzzles
Briefs
Briefs analyzed and much more
Classes: "what if the dog were an alligator?"
Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks
Fear and loathing in the first year
Taking exams: the only skill worth having!
Practice test
A tale of two answers
Multiple choice exams
Exams: they weren't bluffing
Stories
Goals, getting better, and getting started
SIR transitions and writing tips
Murder your darlings
Writing exercises
"May it please the court" (gulp)
Case planning: the interplay of law and fact (backwards)
Complaints, answers, pretrial motions, and discovery
Trials
K v. Landlord, greatest hits
Oh, one last thing.