How Do You Brief A Case For Law School?
Briefing cases in law school is an essential process in obtaining a legal education. In law school, you are not given text books to study. You are given case books that are filled with appellate court legal opinions or case law. It is your job to digest and dissect the cases into case briefs and to essentially write your own text book. When briefing cases, understand the Socratic method of teaching. Your law professors will call upon students in class to question your knowledge of cases and to challenge your position on various issues. How you respond will depend on how well prepared you are to discuss the facts and the law of each case. It is therefore critical that you are organized and thorough in your understanding of the cases. Start with the case name and citation at the top. Include parallel cites to official reporters and West reporters. The first section is the case holding. The holding of the case are all necessary conclusions the court reached in disposing the case. Be caref
