Module 4
The briefing method: what a case brief is for, a format that works, a worked example, the usual mistakes and the place of AI summaries
A case brief is a short, structured note on one decision, written by a student for the student’s own use. It is the working tool of the case method: it makes you decide what the case is about, it gives you something to hold in class when the teacher asks, and it is the raw material for the outline you will build for the exam. A brief done well takes less time than it saves. Done badly, it is a copy of the opinion in smaller type. This module explains what a brief is for, gives a format that works and a worked example, lists the usual mistakes and says where AI summaries do and do not belong.
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