Reading Like a Lawyer:
Time-Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert
Ruth Ann McKinney
Guidelines/Possible Responses to the Chapter Exercises Part I (Building a Strong Foundation) Chapter 1 (Reading in Law School) Chapter 2 (Basic Briefing: Developing an Initial Strategy for Managing Cases) Chapter 3 (Advanced Thinking Leads to Advanced Reading) Chapter 4 (Expert Reading: A New Take on a Familiar Skill) Part II (Mastering Reading in a Law School Casebook – E.M.P.O.W.E.R.) Chapter 5 (E = Engage with Energy) Chapter 6 (M = Monitor Your Reading and Read for the Main Idea) Chapter 7: [P = Always (Always!) Read with a Clear Purpose] Chapter 8 (O = Get Oriented and “Own” Your Prior Knowledge) Chapter 9 [W = There's More to the Five Ws (Who, What, When, Where, and Why) than Meets the Eye] Chapter 10 (E = Evaluate What You're Reading – Your Ideas Matter) Chapter 11 (R = Review, Rephrase, Record) Chapter 12 (Casebook Reading: A Summary) Part III (Moving Beyond the Casebook – Reading Law in the Real World ) |
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