Free study guides for law students and soon-to-be law students in Canada. I wrote these from my own time at UVic Law. Start with whichever one matches what you’re working on this week.
Law school study guides
- How to Read and Brief Cases: a step-by-step method for reading Canadian cases efficiently and writing briefs you can actually use.
- Taking Notes: how note-taking in law school differs from undergrad, and what to write down in class.
- Outlines and Studying: how to build a thorough, concise outline of Canadian case law.
- Exam Prep: choosing practice materials and handling each type of law school exam question.
Legal reference
- Canadian Courts: how civil and criminal cases move through the Canadian court system.
- Citations: a primer on Canadian legal citation.
- Key Cases: a shortlist of pivotal Canadian cases with short summaries.
- Latin Vocabulary: the Latin terms you’ll meet most often in Canadian law.
Still studying for the LSAT?
- Free LSAT Question-Type Tracker: a spreadsheet that shows which question types to study next.
- Choosing Your LSAT Study Timeline
- The LSAT and Admissions
- Law Schools in Canada: A City-by-City Breakdown
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