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• Title:Reading like a lawyer : time-saving strategies for reading law like an expert / Ruth Ann McKinney.
  
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• Author/Creator:McKinney, Ruth Ann, 1951-
  
• Published/Created:Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2005.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KF283 .M398 2005 (LC)
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Law students--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  Law--Study and teaching--United States.
  Reading comprehension.
  
• Description:xv, 285 p. ; 21 x 20 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285).
  
• ISBN:1594600325 (alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Ch. 1. Reading in law school
  Ch. 2. Basic briefing : developing an initial strategy for managing cases
  Ch. 3. Advanced thinking leads to advanced reading
  Ch. 4. Expert reading : a new take on a familiar skill
  Ch. 5. Engage with energy
  Ch. 6. Monitor your reading and read for the main idea
  Ch. 7. Always (always!) read with a clear purpose
  Ch. 8. Get oriented and "own" your prior knowledge and experience
  Ch. 9. There's more to the five Ws (who, what, when, where, and why) than meets the eye
  Ch. 10. Evaluate what you're reading - your ideas matter
  Ch. 11. Review, rephrase, record
  Ch. 12. Casebook reading : a summary
  Ch. 13. Reading statutes
  Ch. 14. Reading cases outside of casebooks
  Ch. 15. Conclusion
  App. A. Test your reading speed
  App. B. Getting in a good reading groove.