Course Outlining

To outline in law school basically means to summarize. You will learn to outline exam answers before you write your full answers, and you will write your own course outlines as part of your active studying to get the most out of your classes and do well on midterm and final exams.

A law school course outline is your own personalized guide to your professor’s particular course. It’s your version of “Torts with Professor Smith.” It may include legal rules, case summaries, policy arguments, hypos and other examples that summarize and explain the material. You might include learning tools such as charts, diagrams, links, audios, videos, or pictures. Because it’s yours, you can include whatever helps make the material clear for you.

A great outlining resource is Outlining Basics –an online lesson, free for Touro Law Students. In CALI’s words: This lesson teaches you why, when and how to create outlines when preparing for your law school exams. [Find other law school success lessons at this link.]