IN SW Juris study plan

Outline Civil Procedure from scratch around the sequence of a lawsuit: pleadings, joinder, discovery, summary judgment, trial, appeal, and preclusion

Draft a one-page flowchart mapping when the Erie doctrine applies and which law governs in diversity cases

Build a personal rule bank for Federal Rules 8, 12(b), 15, 26, and 56, recording each rule's text, purpose, and one hypothetical application

Read and brief four Civil Procedure cases on personal jurisdiction and one on subject-matter jurisdiction, extracting the holding in a single sentence each

Outline UCC Article 2 formation and statute of frauds rules, distinguishing merchant and non-merchant obligations

Work 40 multiple-choice Civil Procedure questions untimed, then log every miss with the doctrinal reason it was missed

Draft a written answer to one Civil Procedure essay prompt under 45-minute timed conditions

Outline Article 2 performance, excuse, and remedies, including perfect tender, adequate assurance, and cover

Compare UCC Article 2 and common-law contract rules in a side-by-side chart covering formation, modification, and parol evidence

Recite from memory the elements of claim preclusion and issue preclusion, then verify against your outline

Outline Constitutional Law around judicial review, standing, and the political question doctrine, listing the test elements for each

Diagram the levels of scrutiny and, for each, list two statutes or government actions you can classify with reasoning

Outline Criminal Procedure chronologically from arrest through trial, marking where each Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment right attaches

Write a one-page summary of search and seizure doctrine covering warrant requirements, exceptions, and the exclusionary rule

Outline substantive Criminal Law: mens rea categories, homicide, inchoate offenses, and the major defenses

Explain in writing how the incorporation doctrine applies the Bill of Rights to the states, citing the relevant amendment

Outline Evidence by the sequence of a trial: relevance, character evidence, impeachment, privilege, lay and expert opinion, hearsay, and confrontation

Build a hearsay decision tree covering non-hearsay uses, every enumerated exemption, and the residual exception

Work 50 mixed Evidence and Criminal Law multiple-choice questions and record accuracy by subtopic

Draft a written answer to one Evidence essay focused on hearsay and character evidence under timed conditions

Memorize the elements of the major crimes and defenses and self-test them from blank paper

Outline Real Property covering estates in land, future interests, concurrent ownership, landlord-tenant, and the recording system

Diagram the recording statute types and work through three hypothetical priority disputes step by step

Outline Torts by intentional torts, negligence with its duty-breach-causation-damages elements, strict liability, and products liability

Write out the elements and defenses for negligence per se, res ipsa loquitur, and comparative versus contributory negligence

Work 40 mixed Real Property and Torts multiple-choice questions and log each error by doctrine

Outline Business Associations across agency, general and limited partnerships, corporations, and LLCs, noting formation, liability, and fiduciary duties for each

Distinguish the fiduciary duties of care and loyalty and write two hypotheticals where each is breached

Outline Family Law covering marriage requirements, divorce grounds, property division, and custody standards

Outline Wills and Intestacy: formalities, revocation, and the intestate succession order, plus basic trust creation and trustee duties

Work 30 mixed multiple-choice questions across these three domains and tabulate accuracy by domain

Outline Secured Transactions around attachment, perfection, priority, and default remedies under UCC Article 9

Work through five hypothetical priority contests among secured creditors, a trustee in bankruptcy, and a buyer in ordinary course

Outline Professional Responsibility covering competence, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, fees, and the duty of candor to the tribunal

Apply the conflict-of-interest rules to three fact patterns involving former clients and third-party payors

Draft one timed essay on Professional Responsibility and one on Secured Transactions

Take two full-length simulated exams under timed conditions and score each by domain

Review every missed question from the entire plan and rewrite the governing rule in your own words

Condense each domain into a one-page attack sheet listing the most-tested rules and their elements

Rehearse issue-spotting on three unseen essay prompts by writing only the outline and issue list within 15 minutes each

Identify the three weakest domains from simulation data and re-read those outline sections