Law School 101: Surviving Your First Year

Law School 101 was written with law students in mind. It was also developed to meet the needs of those who seek to acquire a rudimentary understanding of the legal system, without necessarily being prepared to argue matters in a courtroom. This publication provides a quick rudimentary overview of the major doctrines covered in first-year law courses. The major disciplines that make up the substantive law have been arranged in an order consistent with the traditional study of law as getting ...