This essay is designed to help new law students prepare for the first few weeks of course. It explains what legal opinions are, how they are structured, and what law students should look for when reading them. Kerr specializes in criminal procedure law and computer crime, and has also taught courses in criminal law, evidence, and professional liability. He is the author of more than 60 law review articles, more than 40 of which have been cited in court opinions (including seven articles cited in U.S. Supreme Court opinions). His fellowship has also been cited in more than 3,000 scientific papers. In addition to writing articles on the law overview, Kerr has written popular case books, co-authored the main criminal case document, and published countless blog posts on popular blogs such as Volokh Conspiracy and Lawfare. Want to know more about Professor Kerr? You can visit the following link: www.law.berkeley.edu/our-faculty/faculty-profiles/orin-kerr/Und follow Professor Kerr on Twitter @orinkerr-As always, if you have any suggestions for an episodic topic, please let us know! You can leslie@lawtofact.com email or tweet @lawtofact.-Find us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! Check us out on iTunes, your opinion matters!-Want to stay up to date on all things Law to Fact? Subscribe to our mailing list by visiting www. LawToFact.com.-This episode is sponsored by Kaplan Bar Review.
When preparing for the bar exam, you need to choose the program of study that suits you. Kaplan Bar Review prepares you for the trial day with confidence by offering $100 off live and on-demand on the bar review with offer code Leslie100. Visit kaplanbarreview.com today to register. In this episode. Orin Kerr, a law professor at Berkeley Law School, explains how to read a legal opinion. The episode is a review of Professor Kerr`s most important article, How To Read A Legal Opinion: A Guide For New Law Students, 11 Greenbag 2d 51 (2007). Professor Kerr discusses the parts of a brief, the aspects of a case that are important to a law professor and emphasizes the need to learn the new language of law. He acknowledges his own difficulties in reading case law when he began law school (we both do) and encourages students to recognize the learning curve involved in reading a legal opinion. Some important conclusions are. 16 pages Published: 16 Jul 2008 Last revised: 9 Mar 2018 Rhetoric Educator: Communication, Composition, Rhetoric & Writing eJournal. Law Educator: eJournal Courses, Materials and Teaching To receive the Volokh Conspiracy Daily email, please register here.
NEXT: Ilya Shapiro makes the case for Brett Kavanaugh About our guest. Professor Orin Kerr joined Berkeley Law School in 2019 after serving as Frances R. and John J. Duggan Distinguished Professor at the University of Southern California`s Gould School of Law. From 2001 to 2017, he was a professor at George Washington University School of Law. Kerr was previously a visiting professor at the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania. An accomplished teacher, Kerr received the George Washington Law School Class of 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award. Subscribe to this paid journal for more curated articles on the topic.
