Legal Writing Skills: Liberate Buried Verbs!
Verbs are the key to powerful writing. They make your writing fresh, distinct, and impactful—but not if they’re festering within stuffy old nouns. Now is the time to set your verbs free!
Collateral estoppel vs res judicata
collateral estoppel vs res judicata are often confused. Read this article to know the key distinction between them
Contracts Quick Tip: Remedies When There Is No Contract
You’ve known that a party can sue for breach of contract to enforce a valid contract since your 1L year. But what if the contract is unenforceable or the parties’ agreement was technically not a contract? Contract law provides two methods of recourse: promissory estoppel and quasi-contract.
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What Kind of Speech Does the First Amendment Protect? Con Law Quick Tip
As a future lawyer, you know that the First Amendment doesn’t protect all forms of speech—you can burn the American flag, but you can’t shout fire in a public theater. However, confusion can flare up once you’re asked to identify the level of protection afforded certain speech. But don’t sweat it!…
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Contributory Negligence v. Comparative Negligence
Contributory Negligence v. Comparative Negligence- learn the three rules of recovery for pure, modified, and contributory negligence to answer torts questions on the MBE exam!
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Parties to Crime: Conspirator v. Accomplice
Questions that feature multiple bad actors often ask you to determine who is a conspirator and who is an accomplice. The #1 difference is that conspiracy is a crime, while accomplice liability is a method of holding someone liable for another’s crime. Let’s discuss each concept in turn.
Civ Pro Quick Tip: Keeping Track of Deadlines
Studying federal civil procedure can feel overwhelming because of the seemingly endless number of deadlines that you need to remember for the bar exam.
What to Do While Waiting for Your Bar Exam Results
So you’ve finally finished the bar exam. Here are six tips you can use to make the most out of your time as you anxiously await your bar exam results.
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Real Property Quick Tip: Deciphering Recording Acts
Recording acts consistently appear on the MBE®, but the bar examiners rarely tell you which act has been adopted in a particular jurisdiction. Instead, they give you language from the act and leave it to you to figure out which type of recording act you’re dealing with.
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Erie Doctrine and Choice of Law
Erie Doctrine is a fundamental legal doctrine in civil procedure. Get a better understanding of Erie Doctrine and Choice of law with UWorld Legal