242.33S sec. 001 - Academic Survival Skills in the LL.M. program (Summer 2025)
Instructor: Diana DiGennaro (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
TuWThF 09:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Location: Law 12
From May 20, 2025
To May 23, 2025
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Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 8
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 30
As of: 04/26 11:14 PM
This intensive preparatory course introduces students to the core skills necessary to succeed in Berkeley Law’s Executive Track LL.M. program. The course introduces students to the case method (a specific approach to learning the law), beginning with an overview of the U.S. legal system and sources of U.S. law. Building on this foundation, students will learn: how to read U.S. judicial opinions (“cases”) and what to take away from the assigned reading; how to prepare for class and what to expect in class; and how to prepare for and take law school exams. In particular, students will be introduced to and practice analogical reasoning and written legal analysis.
Diana DiGennaro is a Lecturer in Residence and the Director of Berkeley Law's Academic Skills Program. Before joining Berkeley Law, DiGennaro practiced at the law firms of Arnold & Porter LLP and Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, P.C. Her work there focused on partnership disputes and dissolution, along with general business and commercial litigation matters. Her writing about attorney liability and ethics has been published in The Daily Journal, The National Law Journal, and Law 360.
Exam Notes: (P+) Course requires a series of papers.
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Simulation Courses
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Books:
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- Cracking the Case Method: Legal Analysis for Law School Success
Paul Bergman, Patrick D. Goodman, Thomas W. Holm
ISBN: 9781640202016
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