Law School Guides
327 step-by-step guides on the skills law school never quite teaches you directly.
AI & Study Tools
- Administrative Law Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- AI and Law School Academic Integrity
- AI Case Briefs vs. Traditional Case Briefs: What's the Difference?
- Anki for Law School: Complete Guide
- Best AI Tools for Law Students
- Best Apps for Law Students
- Best Chrome Extensions for Law Students
- Best Laptops for Law School
- Best Study Tools for Law Students
- Best Websites for Law Students
- Can You Use AI to Brief Cases?
- Can You Use ChatGPT in Law School?
- Civil Procedure Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Constitutional Law Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Contracts Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Corporations Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Criminal Law Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Criminal Procedure Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Evidence Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Family Law Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Federal Courts Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Free Resources Every Law Student Should Know
- How Law Students Can Use AI Without Cheating
- How Much Storage Does a Law Student Need?
- How to Fact-Check an AI-Generated Case Brief
- How to Make Law School Flashcards
- How to Turn a Case Brief Into Flashcards
- How to Use Active Recall in Law School
- How to Use AI to Study for Law School
- How to Use Spaced Repetition in Law School
- Mac vs. Windows: What's the Difference?
- Professional Responsibility Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Property Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Quizlet vs. Anki: What's the Difference?
- Secured Transactions Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Torts Flashcards: What to Put on Them
- Wills and Trusts Flashcards: What to Put on Them
Bluebook Citation
- Bluebook Case Citation Examples
- Bluebook Citation Cheat Sheet
- Bluebook Parentheticals Explained
- Bluebook Short Form Citations Explained
- Bluebook Signals Explained
- Bluebook vs. ALWD: What's the Difference?
- Full Citation vs. Short Form Citation: What's the Difference?
- How to Bluebook a Case
- How to Bluebook a Law Review Article
- How to Bluebook a Statute
- How to Bluebook a Website
- How to Cite a Federal Court Case
- How to Cite a State Court Case
- How to Cite a Supreme Court Case
- How to Cite an Unpublished Case
- How to Cite Cases in Legal Writing
- How to Cite Westlaw and Lexis Cases
- Id. vs. Supra: What's the Difference?
- Legal Citation Generator: How to Use One Correctly
- Parallel Citation vs. Pinpoint Citation: What's the Difference?
- When to Use Id. in Bluebook Citations
Careers & Recruiting
- BigLaw Explained for Law Students
- BigLaw Salary Explained
- BigLaw vs. Public Interest: What's the Difference?
- Callback Interviews Explained
- Federal Clerkship vs. State Clerkship: What's the Difference?
- How OCI Works in Law School
- How to Create a Legal Writing Sample
- How to Email a Law Firm Partner
- How to Get a 1L Summer Job
- How to Get a 2L Summer Associate Position
- How to Prepare for a Judicial Internship
- How to Prepare for a Law Firm Screener
- How to Write a Law School Cover Letter
- How to Write a Law Student Resume
- Judicial Internship vs. Judicial Externship: What's the Difference?
- Law Review vs. Moot Court: What's the Difference?
- Law School Networking Email Examples
- Summer Associate vs. Judicial Intern: What's the Difference?
- What Does a Judicial Intern Actually Do?
- What Is a Judicial Clerkship?
- What Is a Law School Writing Sample?
- What Is a Summer Associate?
- What Is Pre-OCI?
Case Briefing
- Case Brief Example for Law Students
- Case Brief Template for Law School
- Case Brief vs. Case Summary: What's the Difference?
- Do You Actually Need to Brief Every Case in Law School?
- How Long Should a Case Brief Be?
- How to Brief a Administrative Law Case
- How to Brief a Case in Law School
- How to Brief a Civil Procedure Case
- How to Brief a Constitutional Law Case
- How to Brief a Contracts Case
- How to Brief a Corporations Case
- How to Brief a Criminal Law Case
- How to Brief a Criminal Procedure Case
- How to Brief a Evidence Case
- How to Brief a Family Law Case
- How to Brief a Federal Courts Case
- How to Brief a Professional Responsibility Case
- How to Brief a Property Case
- How to Brief a Secured Transactions Case
- How to Brief a Torts Case
- How to Brief a Wills and Trusts Case
- How to Brief Cases Faster
- How to Find the Holding of a Case
- How to Find the Issue in a Case
- How to Find the Procedural History of a Case
- How to Identify the Rule of Law in a Case
- How to Read a Case in Law School
- How to Read Cases Faster Without Missing Important Information
- How to Take Notes While Reading Cases
- How to Write a Case Brief: Step-by-Step Guide
- How to Write the Facts Section of a Case Brief
- What Is Dicta in a Court Opinion?
Class Preparation
Doctrine Explainers
- Abuse of Discretion Explained
- Clear Error Standard Explained
- Clear Error vs. De Novo Review: What's the Difference?
- Concurring Opinion vs. Dissenting Opinion: What's the Difference?
- De Novo Review Explained
- De Novo Review vs. Abuse of Discretion: What's the Difference?
- Erie Doctrine Explained
- Erie Doctrine Flowchart
- International Shoe Explained
- Majority Opinion vs. Concurring Opinion: What's the Difference?
- Minimum Contacts Explained
- Motion to Dismiss vs. Summary Judgment: What's the Difference?
- Pennoyer to International Shoe: Personal Jurisdiction Timeline
- Personal Jurisdiction Explained for Law Students
- Personal Jurisdiction vs. Subject Matter Jurisdiction: What's the Difference?
- Plurality Opinion vs. Majority Opinion: What's the Difference?
- Political Question Doctrine Explained
- Ripeness vs. Mootness: What's the Difference?
- Specific Jurisdiction vs. General Jurisdiction: What's the Difference?
- Standards of Review Explained
- Standing Explained for Law Students
- Standing vs. Ripeness: What's the Difference?
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction Explained
Exams
- Administrative Law Exam Checklist
- Civil Procedure Exam Checklist
- Constitutional Law Exam Checklist
- Contracts Exam Checklist
- Corporations Exam Checklist
- Criminal Law Exam Checklist
- Criminal Procedure Exam Checklist
- Essay Exam vs. Multiple Choice Exam: What's the Difference?
- Evidence Exam Checklist
- Family Law Exam Checklist
- Federal Courts Exam Checklist
- How Law School Exams Are Graded
- How Many Practice Exams Should You Take?
- How Many Weeks Should You Study for Law School Finals?
- How the Law School Curve Works
- How to Manage Time on a Law School Exam
- How to Spot Issues on a Law School Exam
- How to Study for a Administrative Law Exam
- How to Study for a Civil Procedure Exam
- How to Study for a Constitutional Law Exam
- How to Study for a Contracts Exam
- How to Study for a Corporations Exam
- How to Study for a Criminal Law Exam
- How to Study for a Criminal Procedure Exam
- How to Study for a Evidence Exam
- How to Study for a Family Law Exam
- How to Study for a Federal Courts Exam
- How to Study for a Law School Exam in 3 Days
- How to Study for a Law School Exam in One Week
- How to Study for a Professional Responsibility Exam
- How to Study for a Property Exam
- How to Study for a Secured Transactions Exam
- How to Study for a Torts Exam
- How to Study for a Wills and Trusts Exam
- How to Study for Law School Finals
- How to Take a Law School Practice Exam
- How to Write a Law School Exam Answer
- Most Commonly Tested Administrative Law Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Civil Procedure Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Constitutional Law Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Contracts Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Corporations Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Criminal Law Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Criminal Procedure Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Evidence Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Family Law Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Federal Courts Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Professional Responsibility Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Property Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Secured Transactions Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Torts Issues
- Most Commonly Tested Wills and Trusts Issues
- Open-Book Exam vs. Closed-Book Exam: What's the Difference?
- Professional Responsibility Exam Checklist
- Property Exam Checklist
- Secured Transactions Exam Checklist
- Torts Exam Checklist
- Wills and Trusts Exam Checklist
Grades & Rankings
Law Review & Journals
Law School Basics
- 1L Survival Guide
- Can You Work During Law School?
- Case Brief vs. Class Notes: What's the Difference?
- Common Law School Abbreviations Explained
- Evening Law School: What to Expect
- First Semester of Law School: What to Expect
- First Week of Law School: What to Expect
- How Many Hours a Day Should a Law Student Study?
- How Much Reading Is There in Law School?
- How to Transfer Law Schools
- Law School Transfer Guide
- Part-Time Law School vs. Full-Time Law School: What's the Difference?
- Things I Wish I Knew Before Law School
- What Is a 1L, 2L, 3L, and 4L?
- What Is a Doctrinal Law School Class?
- What Is a Gunner in Law School?
- What Is a Law School Externship?
- What Is a Law School Seminar?
- What to Buy Before Starting Law School
Legal Analysis
- CREAC Legal Writing Explained
- CREAC vs. CRAC: What's the Difference?
- Holding vs. Dicta: What's the Difference?
- Holding vs. Rule: What's the Difference?
- How to Analyze a Civil Procedure Hypo
- How to Analyze a Constitutional Law Hypo
- How to Analyze a Contracts Hypo
- How to Analyze a Criminal Law Hypo
- How to Analyze a Federal Courts Hypo
- How to Analyze a Property Hypo
- How to Analyze a Torts Hypo
- How to Analyze an Evidence Hypo
- How to Write a Case Synthesis
- How to Write an IRAC
- IRAC for Law School Exams
- IRAC vs. CREAC: What's the Difference?
- Ratio Decidendi vs. Obiter Dicta: What's the Difference?
- What Is IRAC?
Legal Research
- Binding Authority vs. Persuasive Authority: What's the Difference?
- CFR vs. Federal Register: What's the Difference?
- How to Find Binding Authority
- How to Find Cases for a Legal Research Assignment
- How to Find Federal Regulations
- How to KeyCite a Case
- How to Read a Regulation
- How to Read a Statute
- How to Read a Supreme Court Opinion
- How to Research Legislative History
- How to Shepardize a Case
- How to Tell If a Case Is Still Good Law
- Mandatory Authority vs. Persuasive Authority: What's the Difference?
- Primary Authority vs. Secondary Authority: What's the Difference?
- Shepardizing vs. KeyCiting: What's the Difference?
- U.S.C. vs. U.S.C.A.: What's the Difference?
- Westlaw vs. Lexis: What's the Difference?
- What Is a Plurality Opinion?
Legal Writing
- Common Legal Writing Mistakes Law Students Make
- How to Cut Words From a Legal Memo
- How to Make Legal Writing More Concise
- How to Proofread a Legal Memo
- How to Use Cases in a Legal Memo
- How to Write a Legal Argument
- How to Write a Legal Memo
- How to Write a Rule Explanation Paragraph
- How to Write a Rule Proof
- How to Write a Statement of Facts
- Legal Memo Format for Law Students
- Legal Memo vs. Case Brief: What's the Difference?
- Objective Memo vs. Persuasive Brief: What's the Difference?
Must-Know Cases
Outlining
- Administrative Law Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Attack Outline vs. Full Outline: What's the Difference?
- Civil Procedure Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Commercial Outline vs. Your Own Outline: What's the Difference?
- Constitutional Law Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Contracts Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Corporations Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Criminal Law Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Criminal Procedure Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Evidence Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Family Law Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Federal Courts Attack Outline: How to Build One
- How Long Should a Law School Outline Be?
- How to Make a Law School Attack Outline
- How to Make a Law School Outline
- How to Outline Administrative Law
- How to Outline Civil Procedure
- How to Outline Constitutional Law
- How to Outline Contracts
- How to Outline Corporations
- How to Outline Criminal Law
- How to Outline Criminal Procedure
- How to Outline Evidence
- How to Outline Family Law
- How to Outline Federal Courts
- How to Outline Professional Responsibility
- How to Outline Property
- How to Outline Secured Transactions
- How to Outline Torts
- How to Outline Wills and Trusts
- How to Turn Class Notes Into an Outline
- How to Use an Outline on an Open-Book Law School Exam
- Law School Outline Example
- Professional Responsibility Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Property Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Secured Transactions Attack Outline: How to Build One
- Torts Attack Outline: How to Build One
- When Should You Start Outlining in Law School?
- Wills and Trusts Attack Outline: How to Build One