We're thrilled to announce our latest collaboration with DeAndré Aubry from Legally Fit! Get ready for a whole new level of content as we team up to bring you valuable insights, tips, and knowledge, all courtesy of Legally Fit. In this 1L Club Session DeAndré discusses the keys to essay writing in law school. When it comes to essay writing, you want to make sure you are appealing to your professor's writing style, while ensuring you have all the right components. We demonstrate how to organize your essay in a concise and effective manner to make sure you are crushing those midterms and final exams.

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Episode Highlights

• Emphasis on the importance of essay writing in law school exams and bar exams.

• Discussion on the unique challenges of legal writing for those without prior experience.

• Explanation of the role of essays in final grades, ranging from 50 to 100 percent.

• Overview of various methods for practicing essay questions, including professor-provided questions, sample answers, and state bar exam questions.

• Importance of practicing essay questions to improve legal writing skills and prepare for exams.

• Tips for effective essay writing, including staying disciplined, avoiding plagiarism, and focusing on analysis rather than conclusions.

• Common reasons why students struggle with essay writing, including lack of knowledge of the law, poor reading comprehension, and insufficient practice.

• Example analysis of a hypothetical legal scenario, focusing on the element of reasonable apprehension in assault cases.

• Explanation of how to structure analysis, including presenting arguments from both sides and using verbatim rules and facts.

• Importance of prioritizing key elements in legal analysis, such as reasonable apprehension, and providing a thorough discussion to support conclusions.Emphasis on the importance of essay writing in law school exams and bar exams.

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