Understanding the IRAC method is essential for law students. Here’s a short guide with examples answers for law essays and exams.
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Free law student exam notes
Find the best free law student exam notes here. A list of online lecture notes and summaries to use when preparing your own exam notes.
Exam scripts and skeleton answers
An exam script, also called a skeleton answer, is a pre-prepared answer to a question expected to be on an exam. They are essential for all law students who are chasing high distinctions in law. Final exams can account for between 70 – 100% of a subject mark, which means that an entire semester’s work of worth can be evaluated in 2 or 3 hours – you need to make the most of that time.
Note taking at law school
Note taking at university can take many forms – you can use a pen and paper, tablet or laptop. I recommend you try as many formats as possible, but you must understand why you’re taking notes (and it’s not to scribble down every word the lecturer says).