What Makes a Good Law School Essay?

This is the perennial question posed to law school professors and academic support instructors: What does a good legal analysis look like? More specifically, what distinguishes a good analysis from a poor one? And what distinguishes an average analysis from a good, or...
Defenses to Formation

Defenses to Formation

Defenses to formation assume the existence of a contract – that is, they assume that the elements of offer, acceptance, and consideration are satisfied – but allow for the contract not to be enforced for a particular reason, such as that the contract is...
Defenses to Breach

Defenses to Breach

Defenses to breach (also referred to as excuses to breach) assume the existence of an enforceable contract, and a breach of contract. Defenses to breach allow a breaching party to essentially get away with breaching the contract because (1) performance was impossible;...
Accomplice Liability

Accomplice Liability

Accomplice liability can be confusing, particularly because it necessarily involves multiple parties involved in the same criminal enterprise. It can also be difficult to distinguish between accomplice liability and conspiracy liability. This video addresses these...
Crimes Against the Person

Crimes Against the Person

Some additional crimes against the person, other than homicide, are discussed here. These crimes don’t come up as frequently as homicide as issues on exams. The only exception might be rape, but in many cases your professor will give you a rape statute to apply...