Study Guides for Law Student Success

Contents The estate and estate planning -- The transfer of property at death by will or intestacy -- Survivorship interests -- Community property -- "Simple" wills -- Insurance -- Social Security, private pension plans, and other arrangements based on status -- Trusts : an introduction -- Future interests : an introduction -- Charitable trusts -- The rule against perpetuities and related doctrines -- Some aspects of fiduciary administration -- Federal estate and gift taxation

Contents Advanced health-care directives and durable powers of attorney / Smilie G. Rogers -- The role of nonprobate transfers and beneficiary designations in estate planning / Kathryn D. Wallace -- Will and trust drafting basics / Sarah B. Coburn -- Estate, gift and income tax planning / Alexander M. Chaiken, Nathaniel S. Putnam -- Ethical considerations in estate planning / J. Colby Wallace -- Elder law issues in estate planning / Jennifer L. Frank -- Putting it all together: case studies and planning scenarios (no materials provided)

The ABA and most state bar associations have identified a wellness crisis in the legal profession, and called for educating students on how to better cope with the challenges of law school and practice. At the same time, students must learn how to maximize their brain health so that they perform well in law school and on behalf of their clients in practice. The same way musicians would tune their instruments, or chefs would sharpen their knives, law students must sharpen their minds. This book aims to help students "do well" in their ability to learn, and "be well" in the process, by exploring the deep connection between brain health and wellness.