How to Answer Law School Exams

1. If the facts are specific, do not qualify your answer. Answers must be responsive to the question.

2.Organize your paragraphs. I suggest you use the inverted pyramid structure which means that you must place the topic sentence (the most fundamental or relevant facts which answers the question) at the top. The non-essential or supporting information should then follow. Get to the point immediately, then follow through with your bases.

"It's also an extremely useful tool for thinking and organizing because it forces the reporter to sum up the point of the story in a single paragraph. Journalism students who master it and then go on to other fields say it comes in handy for writing everything from legal briefs to grant applications."
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