| Tim's Law Outline Page |
Here you will find outlines written by various students for various classes, and links to other outline sites.
These outlines are not meant as a substitute for attending class, reading, taking notes, or making your own outline.
Please refer to the notes at the bottom. Also, downloading any materials from this site is conditioned upon your acceptance of the disclaimer.
I welcome outline submissions. Please click here if you are interested in submitting an outline.
If you have feedback, or a site to link, please e-mail me.
All outlines are self-extracting zipped MS Word files. If you need them, here are download instructions.
| ucla law outlines | first year courses |
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| other law schools | law school pages with outlines |
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| personal pages with outlines | |
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other pages with outlines |
various pages with outlines |
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| download instructions |
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Outlines are self-extracting zipped versions of MS Word documents (".doc") files. They must be un-compressed before they can be read, but all you have to do is double-click on them and they un-compress themselves. To download an outline:
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| about these outlines |
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All outlines on this page have been contributed to me by students, for student use. I usually attribute authorship unless the author requests anonymity. Also, none of the outlines offered on this page are commercial and I won't accept or post commercial outlines for distribution. If you see an outline here that was not meant to be shared, or is incorrectly attributed, please e-mail me. |
| about writing a good outline |
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There's only one good way: the way that works for you. No outline will help you to prepare for an exam like one that you write yourself, I promise. Personally, I have found that writing an outline shouldn't be the end, but a means unto an end, as one method of preparing for an exam. Going over 15 weeks' worth of material and organizing it in such a way that the doctrines become logical and ordered is the essence of good outlining - and if you do it right, you might find that you won't need your outline much during your exam. After preparing a hefty outline for an open-note exam, I find myself referring to it only occasionally during the test, for reference. Outlining is simply a way to get the knowledge into your head, by re-reading, organizing, and re-writing. As such, it's not the only way. It's not even essential - some people don't outline at all. What IS essential is finding a method that works for you. |
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Although some instructors allow the use of outlines during tests, they usually stipulate that such outlines may only be used if the student has made a "significant contribution" to the outline's content. That being said, use of a downloaded outline during an open book exam may violate school policy and result in disciplinary actions. If you are not sure of your law school's policy, you should contact the appropriate administrative staff. Finally, please respect that everything here is the work of someone else, who has donated it in hopes of providing help to you. If something here helps you, consider donating an outline back. |
| disclaimer (no legalese, just some common sense) |
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| © 2003, little blue dog |