Legal essays follow the standard structrue of essays: introduction-body-conclusion,also includes footnote and bibliography.
You can also break down your time for Weeks 6-9,which is the time period you have to prepare the essay.
You might have 20 days in total, and you want to allow 1 day at the start to focus on what the question is asking you,
and how you might structurea response,
plus 2 days at the end to focus on proofreading and tidying up your footnotes –two tasks which, if done properly, are more time consuming than initially expected.
This leaves you 17 days, which you may break up as 3 days of reading and research;
2 days of initial drafting;
3 days of further research;
3 days to create a complete draft;
1 day to review the draft;
3 days for further research and writing on gaps and areas in which you have changed your mind or decided you need more;
and then one day to do nothing at all on the essay, so that when you proofread it, you can do so with a clear mind. This is because if you have been working on a document for a long time, it can be difficult to see it in its entirety.
