Case Briefing Demonstration
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- Mastering case briefing is an important skill for law school success. Watch a law professor demonstrate case briefing using the FIRAC method.
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How were you taught to brief cases?
Another excellent video! The first advice I received as a part-time evening student was that because I had limited time (assuming I had limited time was a little presumptuous) was to highlight in different colors the issue, legally determinative facts, rule, analysis and conclusion, and to take notes in the margin of the casebook. I think this is helpful, but I ultimately opted to use the FIRAC method, because the distillation component of it builds (to me) critical thinking skills that I just don’t think you can develop as well by highlighting and annotating in the margin of the casebook. In addition, this method helps for reconciling cases, which I am finding I am doing a lot of this semester in Constitutional Law.
Thank you! The advice given to us was to make them more lengthy, although we were recommended FIRAC. This video alleviated much doubt. This brevity also allows me to quickly recall information in tutorials or during practice testing.
*One question,* for the CANs (outline), would you recommend stripping to just the Fact and Rule, then highlighting each "term" that needs a definition in the Rule, then defining them clearly under the rule? This would allow me to apply the rule using IRAC on the exam, and then ensure my application addresses each term and defines it in applying the test factoids to the case. Is this correct?
Many Thanks,
A 1L Canadian Law Student
@@EliteRowmaster For an outline, that you will use to prepare for an exam, I recommend only the rules. Facts from a case are irrelevant in preparing for a law school exam. Unless, your professor provides a policy essay question that requires you to use facts from cases. Also, no idea how it would work in Quebec.
@@Learnlawbetter Couldn't agree more, because usually in my exams, facts are provided as the scenario. So I usually apply just the IRAC without the facts.
@@Learnlawbetter How do law schools ensure that the legal doctrines that the students are learning in their casebooks are not outdated?
I was the first person called to go over a case in class and couldn't answer a question because I spotted the wrong issue of the case. This of course made me anxious that I briefed our next case (Polmatier v. Russ) wrong but this video has given me relief that I made a simple mistake and that I could spot the correct issue
We all make mistakes-no big deal.
As a man who is woefully unprepared for law school, this was hugely helpful.
Don't sell yourself short. Everyone goes to law school with certain issues they have to overcome. The key is to do what you are doing: learning and growing. No shame in having fewer skills than the student next to you.
11 months later… how you feeling now? I start 1L on Monday. 😑😳😁
@@rich27713 Same. I made it through orientation alive!
@@SharpusAurelius haha. Me too. Real classes start Monday and I’m already like… wow! The readings are intense already. I’m watching all this dudes videos immediately.
I wish you well. I start teaching on Monday.
Im in fifth semester at law school and i feel like i still dont have skill to read or anaylsis cases in the right way bc my school don't teach us the tips and tricks like you do on your channel. All of your videos are really helpful! Thank you so much!
Thank you Professor Baez. This made case briefing far less intimidating for me.
Great! Glad I could help.
I'm following you in Turkey sir. We have a European law system but ı'm a big fan of your channel. Thank you!
Thanks.
Thanks for sharing another excellent video. When it comes to reading cases, I love the analytical part because I get the opportunity to interpret elements of law which may or may not govern; and how it supports the material facts of an issue and what the outcome should be. 👌🏾
watching this on the last day of orientation :\ hopefully i do well!
Glad you make these, thanks ! Hope you are safe during these times.
I am keeping safe--thanks!
F: fact
I: issue
R : COURT RULE
A: application
C : CONCLUSION
Thank you for providing this alternative to long case briefing. I'm going to use this method for the next cases I'm assigned.
Best of luck!
I love your videos. Thank you very much! Would you be willing to demonstrate the three types of LSAT questions?
Thank you! I learned something.
I have learnt a lot as an LLB fresher
@ 1:22 I remember something said by James St.Clair who worked as counsel in the Watergate scandal that cracked me up. An ABC reporter asked him about some aspect of the case, and he said, "We've prepared an extensive brief on that."
A brief can also be a submitted argument which may be long. It depends on what circumstance that the word brief is being used. James St. Clair could be right if he was making an argument rather than briefing a case.
Amazing!! thank you very much for providing this exercise!
This is very useful!!
It's always a struggle summarizing Nigerian cases. Lol
Excellent analysis
This video was helpful to me. Thanks!!!
Professor, please make videos exactly like this one with examples from Contracts and Property.
God bless you sir 🙏
Hello prof. I was told that 'Issue' in FIRAC should always be written out in form of a question. What is your opinion on that?
Hi Professor Baez, I'm currently a 1L and I stumbled upon your channel not too long ago, I love your videos! My question is what are your thoughts on "book briefing"? A lot of people say it's a more efficient way to brief, but I think in the long run, you would miss a lot of important information due to complacency? Have other students talked to you about this method? What do you think about it?
Also, I hope your eye is ok (unless the eyepatch is a fashion statement, in which case, I approve!)
If by book briefing you mean writing the issue, rule, application, and conclusion in the book, that is fine. But if you mean highlighting those sections, that doesn’t work as well.
Thank you SO MUCH
Just getting my feet wet, finished my paralegal certificate course, got a part time job as a legal assistant (just getting my feet wet)....this helps me so much! Can you make a video with briefing and exhibits examples?
Prof. If beginner lawyers who are told to read 1000 pages civil law files with orders from trial court now it is move to appellate stage.So Prof my question is how to read such case or file with 1000 pages ....
How to come up with more relevant fact nd relevant legal point so that it can make my case more relevant..
How to challenge the order of the court ..how to dig the holes.. Can we come up with more issue or do I have to stick to the issues of trial court
Pls share your wisdom
Pls share your knowledge
Please do a video exactly like this one with examples from Civil Procedure.
Excellent video.
Thank you very much!
I really want to be a lawyer but um not sure if my mind can grasp the law language or fail....But it looks interesting
When I try to go to your blog now it says it’s unsafe and won’t let me go to it. It claims it’s because the “certificate for the website expired”
Thanks. I’ll fix it after the holidays.
Please do examples like these with examples from Constitutional Law.
I love your videos
Please do a video where you read a case step by step.
Do you mean read it and then provide commentary as I read it?
@@Learnlawbetter No, I mean as you read it point out the issue, rule, analysis and conclusion in the case but commentary would also be helpful if you would like to provide it.
How many case breifs should law students write in law school before they should just read the case but not write a case brief?
Disclaimer: What I wrote today is not legal advice of any kind whatsoever. It is not intended to be, was not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as such. What I wrote is a legitimante question directed at the speaker in this video.
Case briefing is practice in writing and a means to learn the material. This means briefing through your law school career.
I'm curious to know if the employee was intoxicated would DUI take the centre of this case over respondeat superior.
Courts have found that employers are liable for their drunk employees. Even when employees get drunk at night during their personal time.
@@Learnlawbetter hello professor can you elaborate on that
Respondent superior is a broad concept that captures most employee behavior. Generally, drunkenness isn’t an exception that will protect the employer from liability.
@@Learnlawbetter ohk thanks professor
@@Learnlawbetter I forgot one thing when the employers are liable in what circumstances are they liable
hi is there anyway you can suggest to identify the procedural history of a case ?
This isn’t something generally done on exams, but some professors might ask during class discussion. I would work backwards: start with the case you are reading, then identify any prior appellate courts, and then end with the trial court.
sir, in actual cases it is appropriately used the term “insane”? or should be “mentally ill person” ?
It takes awhile for the terminology in law to catch up to what is used in other disciplines. In law there is something called the insanity defense. Even though mental health professionals might not use that term.
Learn Law Better thank you sir:) You always entertain my comment everytime I ask you on something.
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Read all the cases, and your briefs, very interesting even for this 69 Y.O. layman.
Glad you are finding value in my channel. Your friends better watch out 😉
very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
What happened to your eye???
It’s his signature CZcams style I think
If you watch some of his other vids youll see that he has a lazy eye (I believe) and he doesn't want to distract the audience so he just covers it
Watch the reasonably prudent person video