Northwestern 1L/2L/3L/Grads Taking Questions and Challenges Forum

[Cobretti]

Speaking of Silver's BA...

It seems there is a very large LLM contingent in the class. Are the LLMs on the same curve?

They were in Lutz's BA

[GoCats56]

Speaking of Silver's BA...

It seems there is a very large LLM contingent in the class. Are the LLMs on the same curve?

They were in Lutz's BA

Yes, they are on the same curve. Always and forever.

[Charger]

Speaking of Silver's BA...

It seems there is a very large LLM contingent in the class. Are the LLMs on the same curve?

They were in Lutz's BA

Yes, they are on the same curve. Always and forever.

I think LLMs can petition for extra time on exams.

[382piccadilly]

For Silver's BA course I'd recommend a corporations e&e, acing BA, and the case supplement which is keyed to the textbook. I have all of these, PM if you're interested in buying. they're also available in the bookstore.

The key to her class is being extremely thorough in all analyses. For example, if an exam asks you whether you would recommend X business organization for a specific situation, you will be in great shape if you can discuss why/why not X works and why the other organizations do/do not work. Given the level of detail required, it was a tough exam because of the time constraint but substantively manageable.

[VulcanVulcanVulcan]

Speaking of Silver's BA...

It seems there is a very large LLM contingent in the class. Are the LLMs on the same curve?

They were in Lutz's BA

Yes, they are on the same curve. Always and forever.

I think LLMs can petition for extra time on exams.

I'm pretty sure LLMs automatically get an hour or two extra for a three-hour exam if they are not a native English speaker.

[Holly Golightly]

They don't get it automatically. I knew an LLM who was not a native English speaker (but who spoke perfect English) and did not get extra time.

[MT Cicero]

Is there an area at the school with a fridge/microwave for students?

[cookiejar1]

Is there an area at the school with a fridge/microwave for students?

Levy Mayer basement although beware the Lake Share Bandit.

[rinkrat19]

Well, I'm glad I got my ITP trip in before DRod got his stupid hands on it. "higher level of academic rigor," barf. And he called it the wrong thing in the subject of the email. "Intensive Team Project."

1. The cost to students to participate in ITP will be reduced by: requiring that travel expenses for an ITP not exceed $5,000; allowing students to book their own airfare using miles or other discount programs; and allowing students to bypass the use of a travel agent to destinations that we know well and are easy to navigate.

Two weeks in Africa, booked by a travel agent, cost me like $5000. And we got the miles (if we had were a member of whatever airline.)

Also, what exactly is the point of ITP trips to "destinations that we know well and are easy to navigate"? Get ready for your exciting learning experiences in the fascinating and exotic city of...CLEVELAND!

And how does one get a grade for a Spring term class if the travel is the two weeks after May exams?

[wojo98]

LULZ Litvak's BA class is 80% LLMs. Thought I was in the wrong place.

[whereskyle]

So just had Lupo for my first contracts class. I never need to take notes in class, huh?

[ghostoftraynor]

I don't know about Lupo, but I'd say note taking is generally a waste of time unless you have a teacher like Redish who disagrees with the consensus (aka what your supplements will tell you).

[Micdiddy]

I don't know about Lupo, but I'd say note taking is generally a waste of time unless you have a teacher like Redish who disagrees with the consensus (aka what your supplements will tell you).

I could not disagree more. I used my notes extensively in studying. But different things work for different people.

[zozin]

LULZ Litvak's BA class is 80% LLMs. Thought I was in the wrong place.

The roster on Canvas is really lulzy.

[cookiejar1]

I don't know about Lupo, but I'd say note taking is generally a waste of time unless you have a teacher like Redish who disagrees with the consensus (aka what your supplements will tell you).

I don't know about Lupo, but I'd say note taking is generally a waste of time unless you have a teacher like Redish who disagrees with the consensus (aka what your supplements will tell you).

I could not disagree more. I used my notes extensively in studying. But different things work for different people.

This. There isn't one way to succeed in law school.

[Kikero]

Well, I'm glad I got my ITP trip in before DRod got his stupid hands on it. "higher level of academic rigor," barf. And he called it the wrong thing in the subject of the email. "Intensive Team Project."

1. The cost to students to participate in ITP will be reduced by: requiring that travel expenses for an ITP not exceed $5,000; allowing students to book their own airfare using miles or other discount programs; and allowing students to bypass the use of a travel agent to destinations that we know well and are easy to navigate.

Two weeks in Africa, booked by a travel agent, cost me like $5000. And we got the miles (if we had were a member of whatever airline.)

Also, what exactly is the point of ITP trips to "destinations that we know well and are easy to navigate"? Get ready for your exciting learning experiences in the fascinating and exotic city of...CLEVELAND!

And how does one get a grade for a Spring term class if the travel is the two weeks after May exams?

Also, professors pick the destinations now, right? I thought the coolest thing about the program was that if you could find other people who wanted to go somewhere, you could go there. Is there even a point to being a group leader now?

[d cooper]

Thanks for everyone's inputs so far! Any more info/advice about these professors?

Property -Shoked
Torts -Shapo
Civ Pro - Provenzano
Contracts - Nzelibe

Does anyone have any supplement suggestions for the above? (Besides Shapo's own hornbook.)

[Cobretti]

Thanks for everyone's inputs so far! Any more info/advice about these professors?

Property -Shoked
Torts -Shapo
Civ Pro - Provenzano
Contracts - Nzelibe

Does anyone have any supplement suggestions for the above? (Besides Shapo's own hornbook.)

SuePro has never taught civ pro but based on how she taught employment law she's probably going to actually focus on the rules more than other professors. I would think that the glannon guide would be perfect as its just a generic supplement for everything. However, if she goes all out with powerpoint like she did in employment law, you might not need any supplements at all.

[bananasplit19]

Thanks for everyone's inputs so far! Any more info/advice about these professors?

Property -Shoked
Torts -Shapo
Civ Pro - Provenzano
Contracts - Nzelibe

Does anyone have any supplement suggestions for the above? (Besides Shapo's own hornbook.)

In my experience, there wasn't a real good supplement that was completely on point for Shoked. Just do the reading, endure the fear of getting cold-cocked cold-called, and the material itself shouldn't be too hard to pick up.

[onionz]

Thanks for everyone's inputs so far! Any more info/advice about these professors?

Property -Shoked
Torts -Shapo
Civ Pro - Provenzano
Contracts - Nzelibe

Does anyone have any supplement suggestions for the above? (Besides Shapo's own hornbook.)

I did not use a supplement for Nzelibe, but I remember he recommended a small one that could be read in one day, but the people in my study group who saw it were kinda meh about it.

[zugzwanger]

Thanks for everyone's inputs so far! Any more info/advice about these professors?

Property -Shoked
Torts -Shapo
Civ Pro - Provenzano
Contracts - Nzelibe

Does anyone have any supplement suggestions for the above? (Besides Shapo's own hornbook.)

Understanding Property -- Sprankling is a good one and you can just get the ebook on your comp:

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Pro ... g+property

[d cooper]

Thanks, all.

[odela]

Contract - Kadens
Civ pro - Waterstone
Tort - Frakes
Crim - Rubinowitz

Any outlines for Kadens and Rubinowitz would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance

[LePeanut]

Criminal - Tuerkheimer
Torts - DiCola
Civ Pro - Redish
Contracts - Lupo

Any outlines would be much appreciated and repaid with coffee!

[Dr. Filth]

Criminal - Tuerkheimer
Torts - DiCola
Civ Pro - Redish
Contracts - Lupo

Any outlines would be much appreciated and repaid with coffee!

there are redish ones on the outline bank that you will be given access to that are better than anything else imo