One of the first things that new law school students learn about is the importance of outlining. If you don’t already know, outlining is the process of distilling everything that you’ve learned over the course of the semester into a short document. Your outline is (or should be) personal to you – the value in outlining comes not just from the finished product, but the work you did in creating it.
While I can’t tell you what the “right” way is for you to create an outline, here are a few tips that worked well for me.
The Mac Law Student 