Comments on: Why Do Law Students Love Highlighters?

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:26:21 +0000

Dave,

That’s a great tip. I haven’t seen these things before, but I think I’ll look for them now.

I’m happy to report that I never have to read another casebook, but I’m always needing to highlight things. And your point about borrowing books is excellent.

Thanks for commenting,
Andrew

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:09:01 +0000

Have you tried the new TempoTape removable highlighter? I love it because I can remove it when I want to sell my used books and they still look new. Also, I can borrow books and return them in the same condition….it comes in three colors and they are in pocket size dispensers so I can always carry one and I use whatever color I happen to have….

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:14:55 +0000

Hi 2Legant,

This sounds like a really good solution. Just using one pen would help a lot with picking up & putting down things. Plus, if you really need a separate color, you could use colored ink.

Thanks for your thoughts,
Andrew

By: 2Legant

2Legant — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:02:09 +0000

I actually use a ballpoint pen. I find it quicker to underline and make notes in the margins while circling interesting terms/words. That way I don’t have to put down the highlighter to pick up a pen…

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:17:08 +0000

Hi Tripp,

I know of other people who use colors like this. It sounds like a fairly common thing to do. I guess if it helps, then more power to them. I think I would get confused about which color is which.

Thanks for commenting,
Andrew

By: Tripp

Tripp — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:06:02 +0000

When I was in law school, I used a few different colors in my casebooks so I could keep up with all of the different things I was looking for (e.g. issue, procedure, material facts, holding, etc.). It made it a lot easier when I went back and briefed the cases before class.

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By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:33:37 +0000

Blaine,

I’m absolutely with you on this. Dealing with 4-5 colors must take lots of time, and I don’t see how it adds value to the reading of the case.

Although, I don’t actually brief cases, so I’m not sure if I’m a good example of great reading practices.

By: Blaine

Blaine — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:48:14 +0000

I only use one color, whatever happens to be in my backpack (my favorites are yellow and blue). I too marvel at the people who use 4 or 5 colors in a single case. How much time do they waste picking up and putting down highlighters? Do the different colors actually help them understand or remember the text better?

In my experience, the people who do that much highlighting don’t brief the cases, so maybe that’s why they do it.