Reading like a lawyer
Subtitle: time-saving strategies for reading law like an expert
By: Ruth Ann McKinney
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781611631104
Subjects: Reading comprehension; Law; Law students; Study and teaching; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reading in law school; title: Basic briefing : developing an initial strategy for managing cases; title: Advanced thinking leads to advanced reading; title: Expert reading : a new take on a familiar skill; title: Engage with energy; title: Monitor your reading and read for the main idea; title: Always (always!) read with a clear purpose; title: Get oriented and "own" your prior knowledge and experience; title: There's more to the five Ws (who,what,when; title: Where,andwhy) than meets the eye; title: Evaluate what you're reading - your ideas matter; title: Review, rephrase, record; title: Casebook reading : a summary 211; title: Reading statutes; title: Reading cases outside of casebooks; title: Reading on a screen.