The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

419: Making Sense of the Law at Mid-Semester


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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about how to start putting together the material you've covered so far, and making sense of it, so you can apply it on an exam.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The four fundamental steps in the law school learning process
  • What to do if you have no idea how to start your mid-term prep
  • How to build useful outlines and other study aids
  • Why using somebody else's outlines is not the best idea
  • Tips for utilizing AI to help you study

Resources:

  • Claude.ai (https://claude.ai/login?returnTo=%2F)
  • Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palsgraf_v._Long_Island_Railroad_Co.)
  • Podcast Episode 65: How to Make a Useful Law School Outline (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-65-make-a-useful-law-school-outline/)
  • Podcast Episode 67: Mid-Semester Law School To-Do List (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-67-mid-semester-to-do-draft/)
  • Podcast Episode 213: Why Practice Is So Important in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-213-why-practice-is-so-important-in-law-school/)
  • Podcast Episode 312: Mid-Term Exam Prep Basics for Law Students (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-312-mid-term-exam-prep-basics-for-law-students/)
  • Wondering What an Attack Plan Is? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wondering-what-an-attack-plan-is/)
  • Surviving the October Freakout (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/surviving-the-october-freakout/) 

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-419-making-sense-of-the-law-at-mid-semester/)

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Alison & Lee

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