Writing

I've been legal writing for over 9 years, both in law school and as a professional. I've found that one of the hardest things for new law students is effectively organizing their writing. Here is what I have knowledge in addressing and what I believe should be addressed in the first lesson, though I will adapt to where you are in your law school journey: 1. CREAC Before anything can be improved, you must understand CREAC and become very strict about only placing rules in your R section, only placing explanation of your rule in the E section, and only placing analysis in your A section. Additionally, you must understand what each of these things is meant to do. Organization is everything in your writing; if just one section is not organized properly, you will instantly lose your reader. 2. Headings and subheadings Additionally, you must know how to properly use headings and subheadings in your legal writing course and with your CREAC. Often times, law professors will expect that you follow a particular method, i.e. that you use a combination of major headings, minor headings, subheadings for different elements to different tests, etc. But what I found in law school was that these same professors will not fully explain how to make it flow nor best explain why and when different kinds of headings should be used. They expect that your writing will read easy without exactly showing you how through the use of your headings and subheadings. I can go over how you are using headings and are thinking of headings and making sure you think about them in the easiest way possible to make your writing logical, concise, and organized. 3. Rule Synthesis Rule Synthesis is probably the hardest thing you will have to do in a Legal Writing course. I will take you through how to think of rule synthesis. I often find students are not effectively using their E section so the reader understands how to apply their simply stated rule. *Through my experience, I've learned that CREAC, Headings and Subheadings, and Rule

Writing

I've been legal writing for over 9 years, both in law school and as a professional. I've found that one of the hardest things for new law students is effectively organizing their writing. Here is what I have knowledge in addressing and what I believe should be addressed in the first lesson, though I will adapt to where you are in your law school journey: 1. CREAC Before anything can be improved, you must understand CREAC and become very strict about only placing rules in your R section, only placing explanation of your rule in the E section, and only placing analysis in your A section. Additionally, you must understand what each of these things is meant to do. Organization is everything in your writing; if just one section is not organized properly, you will instantly lose your reader. 2. Headings and subheadings Additionally, you must know how to properly use headings and subheadings in your legal writing course and with your CREAC. Often times, law professors will expect that you follow a particular method, i.e. that you use a combination of major headings, minor headings, subheadings for different elements to different tests, etc. But what I found in law school was that these same professors will not fully explain how to make it flow nor best explain why and when different kinds of headings should be used. They expect that your writing will read easy without exactly showing you how through the use of your headings and subheadings. I can go over how you are using headings and are thinking of headings and making sure you think about them in the easiest way possible to make your writing logical, concise, and organized. 3. Rule Synthesis Rule Synthesis is probably the hardest thing you will have to do in a Legal Writing course. I will take you through how to think of rule synthesis. I often find students are not effectively using their E section so the reader understands how to apply their simply stated rule. *Through my experience, I've learned that CREAC, Headings and Subheadings, and Rule

Writing

I've been legal writing for over 9 years, both in law school and as a professional. I've found that one of the hardest things for new law students is effectively organizing their writing. Here is what I have knowledge in addressing and what I believe should be addressed in the first lesson, though I will adapt to where you are in your law school journey: 1. CREAC Before anything can be improved, you must understand CREAC and become very strict about only placing rules in your R section, only placing explanation of your rule in the E section, and only placing analysis in your A section. Additionally, you must understand what each of these things is meant to do. Organization is everything in your writing; if just one section is not organized properly, you will instantly lose your reader. 2. Headings and subheadings Additionally, you must know how to properly use headings and subheadings in your legal writing course and with your CREAC. Often times, law professors will expect that you follow a particular method, i.e. that you use a combination of major headings, minor headings, subheadings for different elements to different tests, etc. But what I found in law school was that these same professors will not fully explain how to make it flow nor best explain why and when different kinds of headings should be used. They expect that your writing will read easy without exactly showing you how through the use of your headings and subheadings. I can go over how you are using headings and are thinking of headings and making sure you think about them in the easiest way possible to make your writing logical, concise, and organized. 3. Rule Synthesis Rule Synthesis is probably the hardest thing you will have to do in a Legal Writing course. I will take you through how to think of rule synthesis. I often find students are not effectively using their E section so the reader understands how to apply their simply stated rule. *Through my experience, I've learned that CREAC, Headings and Subheadings, and Rule

Writing

I've been legal writing for over 9 years, both in law school and as a professional. I've found that one of the hardest things for new law students is effectively organizing their writing. Here is what I have knowledge in addressing and what I believe should be addressed in the first lesson, though I will adapt to where you are in your law school journey: 1. CREAC Before anything can be improved, you must understand CREAC and become very strict about only placing rules in your R section, only placing explanation of your rule in the E section, and only placing analysis in your A section. Additionally, you must understand what each of these things is meant to do. Organization is everything in your writing; if just one section is not organized properly, you will instantly lose your reader. 2. Headings and subheadings Additionally, you must know how to properly use headings and subheadings in your legal writing course and with your CREAC. Often times, law professors will expect that you follow a particular method, i.e. that you use a combination of major headings, minor headings, subheadings for different elements to different tests, etc. But what I found in law school was that these same professors will not fully explain how to make it flow nor best explain why and when different kinds of headings should be used. They expect that your writing will read easy without exactly showing you how through the use of your headings and subheadings. I can go over how you are using headings and are thinking of headings and making sure you think about them in the easiest way possible to make your writing logical, concise, and organized. 3. Rule Synthesis Rule Synthesis is probably the hardest thing you will have to do in a Legal Writing course. I will take you through how to think of rule synthesis. I often find students are not effectively using their E section so the reader understands how to apply their simply stated rule. *Through my experience, I've learned that CREAC, Headings and Subheadings, and Rule

Bar Exam

I took the bar exam in the summer of 2016. I enjoyed studying for it, and passed the bar on my first attempt. I am knowledgeable in writing the essay portions of the exam using issue spotting and the IRAC writing method, and I am deeply familiar with three major subjects on the bar exam: criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence per my job as as an Assistant Public Defender for the last 6 years.