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Paul Owen here for Law School Success Frequently Asked Questions and Questions You Should Ask.
I am writing this series of lectures for the simple purpose of giving you a solid foundation
for what you need to do in law school to become successful. You will save time, money, and
effort and I always promise to be completely truthful with you in everything that I convey
to you and the information and secrets that we talk about.
Law school can be difficult, law school can be hard work, or law school can be very easy.
Do not make it *** yourself.
You are in the right place to become a law school success.
Questions You Should Ask #5
What is the best way to memorize the law for law school?
In this lecture I will talk about:
* The open book con, * How it takes six hours to internalize the
typical law school definition, * The process of reading, writing, speaking,
and comparing, * Five minute sessions throughout the day.
Don't fall for the open book con!!! Professors will tell you not to memorize a damn thing
because it's going to be an “Open Book Test!” If it was a real open book test and you can
take the books home and you come back a week later… fine… don't memorize anything because
you have a whole week to figure it all out. But, that's not how the tests are given. It’s
going to be an open book test and you can open up your book but you only have three
hours to answer three questions. How are you going to be spending your time? Are you going
to be spending your time looking things up in your books or in your notes or paging through
your notes? If you are, you're in trouble.
There is an advantage in an open book test if you have 90% of the law down pat. That
extra 10% you can put that on one page or and you can very easily reference that during
the exam because you know where everything is and you can reference that definition you
have a little bit trouble with at the end of the semester. You can easily reference
the material in order to make sure that it's right place but that only takes a second or
two. We’re not talking about a not memorizing anything. We’re talking about imperfect
memorization. At that point, you're 90% of the way there. An open book test will actually
help you. But if, you have never started to memorize anything you're finished before you've
even begun. If you haven't started actually memorizing the law big-time you are in trouble.
It takes six hours to internalize the typical law school definition; that's over a six hour
period.
What do you have to do to do this?
You have to read the definition, write it, speak it and compare what you should have
written or spoken to what you should have said. The comparison part, which is self-testing,
is extremely important.
Acronyms are extremely important. We've got lots of them in our materials.
* B.A.R.R.M.M. (Burglary, Arson, ***, Robbery and Mayhem, as well as child Molestation and
Kidnapping for the felony *** rule). * P.I.N.S. for consideration (Pre-existing,
Illusory, Nominal, or Surrender or Forebear a legal right).
* R.O.C.C.E.R. (Rejection, Operation of law, Counter-offer, Conditional offer, Expiration
and Rejection both direct and indirect).
Acronyms are very important when you start memorizing things. When you're doing your
reading, you should organize things into acronyms.
You write this stuff down constantly. You speak it and you compare it.
How do you do this during the six hours?
You take 5 minute sessions throughout the day and it's important that they be 5 minute
sessions On average the typical law school exam has 20 issues. There are ten split on
two sides. You argue both sides and you get all 20. These five minute sessions are important
because the speed and the velocity at which this information comes out and how you learn
it, is extremely important in that all law school exams are timed.
So what's the “free” time that everybody has during the day?
If you're driving or commuting to law school you have lots of free time when you are driving
or commuting. You should be talking to yourself. You should be speaking the definitions out
loud as you drive. Even if you're only driving for 10 or 15 minutes that's enough time to
speak two or three definitions out as you go along. Every time you write down or you
speak it you have to self-test yourself. You have to compare what you should've written
down or you should've spoken. You are constantly doing these tests all during the day during
these five minute sessions.
You can easily pick up 5 minutes before class, and 5 minutes after class. What we find is
the most important time for memorization is class time!! When the class drifts off point,
when it goes into war stories, when it goes into things that have absolutely nothing to
do with the law that you’re discussing; what are you going to be doing during that
class time? You sit in the back the class, shut your mouth you don't need to be taking
notes, and what are you going to do. You are going to write down all the law that
you know and you are going to compare it to all the law you should have known. You are
going to study the things and read for a few more minutes on the things that you missed
and you are going to do it all over again,
During the average class time of an hour, you should easily be able to test yourself
for 30 minutes. I’ve never met a class that has ever done better than 30 minutes. Half
of the time that you’re in class you can be self-testing yourself about the law that’s
being discussed in class.
If you have a life, if you have children, if you have partners in your life such as
a wife, a girlfriend or boyfriend, or a husband, it's important to get them involved. These
five minute sessions are an excellent way to get them involved in your law school education.
There are all kinds of things that you need to actually have someone ask you. What is
on offer? Naturally they’ve got the definition staring at it and they want to hear you say
it. If you have teenage children, this the best way to stay connected with them during
law school. It's also important for them because they actually learn vast amounts of information.
The same can be said of your partners or significant others. You have the ability to have them
participate in your education.
Law school is very hard for the first four -months. Instead of them complain that you
won't spend any time with them, have them help you memorize the law.
Of course, if you're in a good study group the same thing can be said as well. A good
study will read, write, speak, and compare.
To recap:
* Don't fall for your buck con. * It takes six hours to internalize the typical
law school definition. * Use the memorization process of read, write,
speak, and compare. * Use acronyms as they are extremely important
because they make things easy. * Use your five minute sessions throughout
the day. Use the time you have available during the day and engage other people around you
that are capable of helping you to memorize all the information you have to know.
Paul Owen here for law school success. Frequently asked questions and questions you should ask.
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