Study Aids for Property/Contracts Forum

[sfdreaming09]

Any suggestions? Just looking for a general overview of the stuff so I can take a look at it over break. The E&E's any good? Thanks

[kalvano]

Glannon Guide To Property. It's like $22 on Amazon. Awesome. It's why I think I might have a C instead of an F.

[ReesesPieces15]

E and E for contracts worked wonders for me

[Renzo]

I really liked Understanding Property

[camstant]

E&E is pretty good if you're gonna read it before classes start because it's so concise. The thing about property is that there is so much that different teachers cover with varying amounts of emphasis (compared to something like torts where everyone learns intentionals and negligence) so it's hard to know what part of the supplements to read unless you have a syllabus already. Understanding property is a good supplement but you'll hate property before you even start if you read that now...

Edit: my bad, that was all for property.

Contracts: Chirelstein would be good for a quick read over break, although i think the E&E is a better go-to for the semester. A lot of people hate on the contracts E&E because it's so long, but if you keep on it throughout it's worth it imo...

[lawschooliseasy]

Honestly the K E&E reads a bit like a treatise. I had a copy of it in case I really didn't understand something, but relied much more on Gilbert's.

[ericng314]

There's no real clear like THE ONE supplement for either one. These are what I used:

Property:

-Future Interests - Linda Edward's Estates in Land and Future Interests book - absolutely wonderful. Understood RAP easily after doing all of the problems.

-Gilbert's Property - written by the same author as the Dukeminier Property textbook. Great explanations and BLL outlines for Property.

-E & E Property - eh, it's a little bit lacking in substance. Great practice material though!

-Cali - not that shabby. Wished it had more practice problems for future interests and other subjects.

Contracts:

-E & E - the best in my opinion. I understood damages better with it. Problem is that the answers to problems are rather verbose. However, law school questions could always go both ways so it makes sense why everything is so friggin' long.

-Crunchtime - the outline was the best thing. It helped me understand the big picture in Contracts quickly and with ease.

-Chirelstein - eh, that book is kinda blah. It's a great read for a train ride / commuting to school.

-Understanding Contracts - hornbook-ish. I'd rather advise you not to buy it b/c you probably won't have time to read it like EVER.

Also, it's great to have sample answers for exams + older outlines. My law school sometimes had sample answers for exams, which helped me understand how the professors approach their exams. Older outlines helped me with the outlining process + getting the big picture for law school subjects.

[pandacot]

There's no real clear like THE ONE supplement for either one. These are what I used:

Property:

-Future Interests - Linda Edward's Estates in Land and Future Interests book - absolutely wonderful. Understood RAP easily after doing all of the problems.

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TMFCR

That book is awesome.

[Helmholtz]

Gilbert's was the only thing that I extensively used for property during the semester (but then again, the author was teaching the class, so that makes sense) and I used CALI towards the end of the semester, which helped a lot. Sprankling didn't do much for me. I tried to use the E&E for a little bit, but I thought that my time was better spent on other things. Didn't seem like that great of a resource.

[thuggishruggishbone]

law in a flash flashcards

[deadpanic]

I found Emanuels crunchtime contracts really helpful and concise. I also had the Emanuel's for property and I didn't find it helpful.

[3ThrowAway99]

I thought Chirelstein on Contracts was awesome. I think it is generally very highly regarded- its a short case-based coverage of the subject.

[vamedic03]

I'm a fan of Chirelstein for K's and Singer's Property (Aspen series) for Property.

[98234872348]

Gilbert's was the only thing that I extensively used for property during the semester (but then again, the author was teaching the class, so that makes sense) and I used CALI towards the end of the semester, which helped a lot. Sprankling didn't do much for me. I tried to use the E&E for a little bit, but I thought that my time was better spent on other things. Didn't seem like that great of a resource.

+1, definitely sample the E&E before you buy it.

Same thing can be said for Ks, I was not a big fan of the E&E.