Note Taking Method for Students

[Beau3]

I created a video on how to take notes in law school and was wondering what, if anything, your law school provided to help you take notes more effectively. Also, I was wondering if you were familiar with this note taking method before going to law school.

As a law professor, I am always curious as to what other law schools are doing.

Thanks.

 

[Iamthelaw]

I'm not sure what Universities are currently doing. Although, I recently spoke to a current student who mentioned that for a subject they found difficult they used a program called One Note that allowed them to to simultaneously connect to a single document and he and other students all took down different sections of notes, expanded on certain points and contributed to each other's questions within. Sounded pretty clever.

 

[Rod]

OneNote is great for research and group work. For normal note taking MS Word is the application of choice.

 

[Martis]

Omg yesss note-taking is SUCH a wild art form 😭📚 Half the time I’m tryna be all “Cornell Method™ professional academic scholar,” and the other half I’m scribblin’ chaos arrows like a conspiracy board lol.

Tbh the best method is the one ur brain actually uses — some ppl swear by outlines, some love mindmaps, some use colour codes like it’s a whole Olympic sport 😂✨ And honestly? Rewriting notes later (even just a lil) is the true glow-up move.

Alsooo if ur into study skills, teaching vibes, or wanna peek at roles where this kinda thing actually matters (tutoring, learning support, academic admin, research vibes), def check AcademicJobs.com 👀🚀
They’ve got tons of uni + support + hybrid roles that are perf for students or grads who like helping others level up their study game. Lowkey a treasure chest for edu-nerdz tbh.

Love this topic — pls share any hacks, my notes still look like ancient runes half the time 😅💛