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1.5 How to read journal articles
The principle for reading journal articles builds on what we’ve learned in recent posts on textbooks and case law. Aim first to establish the purpose of reading this article. Then within the article establish that it is indeed relevant for you right now. Then establish its structure so that you can identify the most important Continue reading
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1.4 How to read case law
Having started with an encouragement to read case law, we now return to explore some tactics for efficient reading of law reports. Continue reading
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1.3 How to read individual textbook sections
Break down the reading in each section to make it more manageable. Continue reading
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1.2 Lean into your learning objectives
Know what you are looking for, before you even start reading. Continue reading
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1.1 The thirty-minute reading challenge
So many of the documents you are assigned to read are very long. You need to break the reading down or it will overwhelm you. Continue reading
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0.2 Don’t start with the textbook: get some ‘skin in the game’
Much of the reading you are assigned will be textbook chapters, and there isn’t much you can do to avoid this. In upcoming posts I will explain how to avoid this become drudgery to get through or avoid. But I don’t recommend starting with textbook reading. Continue reading
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0.1 Welcome to Read Law Right
Everyone who starts studying law finds out very quickly there is an overwhelming amount of reading to do. There’s a reason people used to refer to “reading law” – reading and writing about it is pretty much all you do! Continue reading
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