Why pay for case briefs if you can find them elsewhere for free? To put it simply—quality. There’s just no way to know who wrote those case briefs and whether anyone fact checked them. Free case briefs are typically written by students (and who knows if they were good ones!), rarel...
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Lawyers who handle criminal cases, either as prosecutors or defense lawyers, have highly stressful and emotional jobs in which nearly every case has high stakes. A criminal court's verdict determines whether someone accused of a crime will be punished, sentenced to death or exonerated. Next:Data...
Aim for late summer or early fall in case you need to take the test multiple times. Gabriel KurisApril 7, 2025 LSAT Reading Comprehension: What to Know This section of the Law School Admission Test requires a different approach than most exams based on reading. ...
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The admissions process forYale UniversityLaw School is one of the most selective in the US, with less than 10 per cent of applicants accepted each year. The school hosts a number of clinics that allow students to represent clients in real cases. Up to 80 per cent of Yale law students tak...
While most LLM and JD programs are primarily aimed at preparing students for legal careers, it’s also possible to take graduate-level law degrees with a greater focus on academic research. These may be referred to either as a PhD in Law, Doctor of Laws, or Doctor of Juridical Science (...
(this is a great tip for visual learners). Thus, instead of referencing your written brief during class, you would instead turn to your casebooks and your color-coded highlighting to find what you are looking for. Some students find this to be easier and more effective than written briefs....