The Five Traits of Highly Successful Law Students

The Five Traits of Highly Successful Law Students

Learn the five defining traits of the most successful law students, with an eye toward applying those traits to ready yourself for exam time.

Transcript

Welcome to PEDAL to Victory: The Five Traits of Highly Successful Law Students! In this lesson, we’ll survey the five fundamental attributes that drive the nation’s top law students to academic triumph. To help you remember them, we’ve devised the acronym PEDAL, which stands for:

  • Proactivity,
  • Efficiency,
  • Diligence,
  • Attention to detail, and
  • Living with the exam in mind

I. Proactivity

We’ll start with the P in PEDAL, proactivity. Proactivity is the foundation; if you’re proactive, you’ll naturally...

Lessons

1. Introduction
  • Welcome to Acing Your Law Exam
2. Preparing from Day One
  • The Preparation Marathon
  • The Five Traits of Highly Successful Law Students
  • Reading Cases like a Rock Star
  • Briefing Cases Efficiently
  • Using Class Time Effectively
  • Outlining to Win
  • Catching Up When You're Behind
3. Knowing What to Expect and Keeping Your Focus
  • Common Essay Questions
  • Demystifying the Curve
  • Surviving Exam Season
  • Exam Aftermath: The Final Hurdle
  • Looking Back to Move Ahead
4. Exam Day Strategies
  • Budgeting Your Exam Time Wisely
  • Understanding the Questions and Facts
  • Spotting the Issues
  • Organizing Your Answer
5. Writing Winning Essay Answers
  • The Professor's Expectations
  • The CREAC Format
  • Winning Applications
  • What to Do When You Don't Know
6. Handling Unusual Exam Formats
  • Multiple-Choice Questions (Part 1)
  • Multiple-Choice Questions (Part 2)
  • True-False Questions
  • Open-Book and Take-Home Exams