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How to be top!

Think think like a lawyer -and get

the best marks!

The Yaakov Gorr versionLawtutor-commercetutor.com.au


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WHY ARE YOU AT LAW SCHOOL

?

The First Principle of War:

SET AND MAINTAIN THE GOAL

What is your Goal ? Make the world a better place ?

Become the worlds best Lawyer ?

Become a very rich Lawyer ?

Safeguard land rights for gay

whales ?


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WHY ARE YOU AT LAW SCHOOL

?

WRONG


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SET & MAINTAIN THE GOAL

You are at law school for one purposeand one purpose only

TO PASS THE COURSE! If you dont get your degree you have

wasted your time

so becoming the worlds greatestLawyer,saving the whales, the environment,and the world will have to wait


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HOW DO YOU PASS?

Demonstrate the ability

to think and act like alawyer in addressingproblems, analysingissues and performinglegal tasks


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TRUTH No. 1

The students who get

the best marks in LawSchool are not

necessarily thesmartest in their class


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WHAT DO THE EXAMINERS

WANT ?

Perfectionis not

required

Excellenceis quitesufficient


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YOUR AIM

To maximise the

marks you getfrom the amount of

work you put in


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THE BIG SECRET

Passing Law is possibly

the simplest task you will

ever undertake in your life

It is not easy, but it issimple.


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THE BIG SECRET

Passing Law is

conceptually simple.

It is not easy, but it is

simple.


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THE BIG SECRET contd

Examiners, Judges, Clients

all want the same thing:

The answers to twosimple questions:

1)What is the relevant law?2)How would that law be applied

in this situation?


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HOW TO SUCCEED

You must show you can:

Think (and act) like aLawyer

By learning to use thisapproach to all your

problem solving


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WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN ?

Just answer two simple

questions:1)What is the relevant law?

2)How would that law beapplied in this situation?


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Law is not a cartoon


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LAW IS NOT

Great literature

Creative writing

Comedy

(most judgments are bor ing and

fewafter dinnerspeeches of

judges are riveting!)


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WHAT IS THE RELEVANT

LAW ?

The are ONLY two sources of Law:

1)Legislative Statutes(laws passed

by Parliament, and regulations)2)Judicial Precedents - court

decisions

NOTE:If you cant show that the law you quotecomes from one of these sources what you

say is just a personal opinion


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WHAT GIVES RISE TO

LIABILITY ?

What is it that the Statutes or Courts

say must be present before liability

arises?

What tests must I apply to determine if

these elements are present?

When those tests are applied to thesefacts, are the required elements

proven?

THIS IS THE WHOLE OF THE LAW
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PRACTICAL EXAMPLE

OFFENCE: Driving through a red

light

Elements:1) Person

2) in charge

3) of a vehicle

4) proceeding against directions

5) of a a traffic regulating device

NOTE: also relates to STOP and GIVE WAY signs


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HURDLES

PERSON

IN CHARGE

OF A VEHICLE

REGULATING DEVICE

AGAINST DIRECTIONS

THE ELEMENTS THAT MUST BE PROVEN TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY

2

1

3

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PRACTICAL EXAMPLE contd


light

Elements:

1) Person


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light

Elements:

2) in charge


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light

Elements:

3) of a vehicleOR OR


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light

Elements:4) proceeding against the

directions
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light

Elements:5) of a a traffic regulating deviceNOTE: also relates to STOP and GIVE WAY

signs


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THE MIRAC APPROACH

M: What are the Material facts

I: What Issues arise from those facts?

R: What is the Relevant Law ? (i.e. what are the

elements and tests). Some writers call this therules.

A: Apply these rules to the facts

C: Reach a Conclusion (which may be tentative)

THE SAME WORKS IN


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THE SAME WORKS IN

ESSAYS

EG Do we need to change the law relating

to ABC as a result of popular reaction to a

certain event? Parliament changes the law

from time to time as a result of popular reactionor results of law reform enquiries.

Explain the policy

Analyse the Relevant LawApply these rules to various sets of facts

Does this meet the policy needs of the

legislators?
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SO WHAT ?

The Implications for Exam

Preparation:

To get a HDin every law exam you sit

for, all you have to do is know all the

elements(and tests) relevant to every

area of law in that subject and then

applythem to the facts given in the

exam questions
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HOW DO I DO THAT?

Using your lecture notes,

tutorial notes, text books

and relevant articles,prepare a summary which

gives you all the elementsand tests relevant to every

area of law in the subject
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SUMMARIES

1)Give you a generic answer to

every possible problem

2)Provide road maps throughsubjects

3)And consist of:* Principles;* Preliminaries;

* Elements & Tests; and

* Remedies
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EXAM PREPARATION

Preparation of a perfect

summary should be the entire

focus of your exam preparationfor every subject you study

If you have a perfect summary, there is NO

QUESTIONthat you can be asked in anexam (or by a judge or client) that you have

not already prepared a perfect answer for
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DRAFTING YOUR SUMMARY

1) Prepare your first draft as a framework

answer before the tute

2) Test it during the tute

3) Revise it after the tute, preferably in a studygroup

4) Expand and complete it at the end of

lectures on that topic (or in week 13)5) Test it using past papers

6) Correct/complete it as necessary
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TO GET THE BEST MARKS

1) Put your argument logicallyshow it in a

flow chart during your preparation

2) Put your argument clearlystudy groups

are great for testing arguments

3) Put your argument succinctlyIve been

able to explain the entire method of

preparing for any form of assessment(exam, essay, tute) in 36 slides!

4) Youll need flawless expression and

grammar as well.
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WRITING THE SUMMARY

1) Make good lecture Notes(But dont copy anyone elses notes)

2) Tutes - always prepare & review

3) Texts, articles and additional materials

4) When you write the summary, rememberwhat the examiner, judge and client wantto know:a.What is the lawb.How/when does it apply here

5) Leave no questions unanswered
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TUTORIAL PROBLEMS

1) Use tutorial problems as an opportunity

to prepare topic summaries.

2) Read the problem, work out what area oflaw it deals with, them ignore the problem

3) Using lecture notes, text books and

cases, work out a framework coveringthe issues, elements and remedies

relevant to that topic
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TUTORIAL PROBLEMS

4) Apply that framework to the problem toensure that it provides all the answers

5) After the tute, check and revise the

framework, adding the new cases,

insights etc learned during the tute

6) Get a HD mark for the tute7) This framework will form the basis for

your exam summary
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TUTORIAL MARKS

Are the easiest Marks you can get

You will be marked on:

1) Attendance2) Preparation

3) Participation

4) Contribution
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