Saul can turn the notes and study materials inside a class into flashcards and practice questions, so you can move from reviewing information to actively retrieving it without rebuilding the same material in a separate app.
Start inside the class you want to study
Open the class you want to work on. Keeping practice inside a class gives Saul the right context and helps keep subjects separated.
If you are studying Contracts, generate the deck or quiz from Contracts. If you are studying Torts, work from Torts. This makes it easier to create focused practice instead of one giant mixed set.
Choose a narrow topic when possible
Broad prompts can produce broad practice. Narrow topics are often more useful when you are trying to find a specific weakness.
Better: Create flashcards on consideration, promissory estoppel, and the preexisting duty rule.
Less focused: Make flashcards for Contracts.
You can always broaden the scope later once the individual topics feel comfortable.
What works well as a law school flashcard
Flashcards work best when each card asks you to retrieve one useful piece of information. Good candidates include:
elements of a rule;
definitions;
multi-factor tests;
exceptions;
standards of review;
short case holdings when the case name matters;
distinctions between similar doctrines;
issue triggers that should make you think of a rule.
What usually should not be one flashcard
Avoid cards that contain an entire page of explanation. If the answer takes a paragraph to read, it is often testing recognition rather than recall.
Full case briefs, long fact patterns, and complicated applications are usually better handled as notes, outline sections, or practice questions. Break large ideas into smaller cards when possible.
Generate different kinds of practice questions
Flashcards are useful for retrieval, but exams also require application. Use quizzes and practice questions to move beyond memorization.
Multiple choice: useful for close distinctions and exceptions.
True/false: useful for testing precise propositions and common misconceptions.
Short answer: useful when you want to retrieve a rule without seeing choices.
Issue-spotting hypotheticals: useful for recognizing which doctrine matters from the facts.
Increase difficulty as you improve
Start with direct recall if a topic is new. Once the basic rule feels easy, move to questions with competing doctrines, exceptions, or facts that make more than one argument plausible.
A useful progression is:
1. Recall the rule or elements.
2. Distinguish the rule from a similar doctrine.
3. Apply the rule to a short fact pattern.
4. Spot the issue without being told which doctrine is being tested.
5. Explain both sides of a harder hypothetical.
Review what you miss
The useful part of a quiz is not just the score. Missed questions tell you what to review next.
When you miss a question, return to the relevant note, outline section, or material. Ask Saul to explain the distinction if needed, then generate a new question that tests the same concept with different facts.
That creates a simple loop: learn, practice, find the gap, review, and practice again.
Use flashcards and quizzes together
Flashcards and practice questions test different things. Flashcards help you retrieve rules quickly. Practice questions test whether you can recognize and apply those rules.
For exam preparation, use both. If you can recite a rule but cannot recognize it in a hypothetical, you are not finished studying that topic.
A simple workflow in Saul
1. Open the relevant class.
2. Choose the notes or study materials you want to work from.
3. Generate a focused flashcard deck or quiz.
4. Review the cards or answer the questions without looking at your notes.
5. Return to the material for anything you miss.
6. Generate new practice on the weak topic instead of memorizing the same question set.
Because the work stays connected to the class, you can move between materials, notes, outlines, flashcards, and practice without recreating the context each time.