Preparing for class
How to use Law Study Systems
This is the “system†of Law Study Systems.
Each lesson consists of a tutorial, a review quiz, a downloadable outline, and other downloadable material (usually a flow chart).
(1) Do the tutorial. This teaches you the basic black letter law.
(2) Do the review quiz. This helps you see whether you mastered the material in the tutorial well enough to be able to apply it outside the context of the tutorial.
(3) Download the outline. The outline is a shell for you to fill in and modify to suit your specific class.
(4) Download the flow chart and other materials. These materials provide convenient, visual summaries. Use them in conjunction with the flow chart to review.
Why should I use Law Study Systems?
The first and most difficult step in mastering any new legal topic is learning to separate the relevant from the irrelevant.
The first step is learning the black letter law because it plays a crucial role in defining what is relevant.
The tutorials are a highly efficient way to learn the black letter law.
When should I use Law Study Systems?
From the very beginning. The first step is to learn to separate the relevant from the irrelevant. Law Study Systems makes taking that step much easier.
Many find it most efficient to do the tutorials even before reading the assigned cases. That helps them see immediately what is relevant and irrelevant in the cases.
Reviewing for exams
This is the “system†of Law Study Systems.
Each lesson consists of a tutorial, a review quiz, a downloadable outline, and other downloadable material (usually a flow chart).
(1) Do the tutorial. This teaches you the basic black letter law. If you have done the tutorial before, and are confident you have mastered the material, consider skipping this step and the next.
(2) Do the review quiz. This helps you see whether you mastered the material in the tutorial well enough to be able to apply it outside the context of the tutorial.
(3) Download the outline. The outline is a shell for you to fill in and modify to suit your specific class. Go over your class notes. Fill in and modify the outline to fit your notes. You will almost certainly want to combine the many shell outlines available into one master outline.
(4) Download the flow chart and other materials. These materials provide convenient, visual summaries. Consider integrating them into your master outline.