Saturday, July 11, 2009

S.O.U.N.D. Advice for Law School, 7.13.09

A Contracts S.O.U.N.D. Byte:

The Mirror Image Rule: Under common law, if the offeree changes any of the terms of the offer in her acceptance, it is not a valid acceptance. Rather, it is a counter-offer, which the original offeror is free to accept or reject.

S.O.U.N.D. Advice for Law School, 7.6.09

S.O.U.N.D. Advice on Law School Essay Exams:

Recognize that analysis is perhaps the most important component of each paragraph on each essay that you'll write in law school. Though reaching the correct conclusion on an issue may help you pick up points, so will stating and thoroughly analyzing the correct issue and the applicable principles of law—even if you didn’t reach the right answer.