What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law - Softcover

George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 073558236X ISBN 13: 9780735582361

Publisher: Aspen Law & Business, 2009

Synopsis

<p> With the aim of decreasing students’ anxiety and increasing their chances of achieving academic success, <b>What Every Law Student <i>Really</i> Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law</b> prepares students to get through their first year of law school. As a valuable reference over an entire law school career, it will continue to contribute to students’ academic success. </p> <p> <b>With a friendly and informal writing style, this orientation to law school features:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>insight into how and why law school works</b> the way it does </li> <li> <b>tools, techniques, and information</b> for understanding first-year substantive law as fully as possible </li> <li> <b>an overview of the American legal system and court structure</b> </li> <li> <b>a concise review of basic civics</b>, including the structure of American government and sources of law </li> <li> introductions to <b>analytic tools </b>and<b> methods of reasoning</b> </li> <li> <b>clear descriptions of basic legal concepts</b>, such as standards of review and burdens of proof </li> <li> <b>a look ahead at the goals of a legal education</b>—and the life, duties, and responsibilities of being a lawyer </li> <li> <b>exercises that allow students to independently test their understanding</b> of the material in a particular section </li> <li> <b>visual aids</b> that help students grasp and remember the material </li> <li> <b>a short primer on American history and legal philosophy</b> as each is relevant to the study of law provides a self-study resource that students may use as they need </li> </ul> <p> <b>What Every Law Student <i>Really</i> Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law</b> offers a companion website that includes PowerPoint slides, problems, quizzes, and additional in-class exercises—as well as teaching notes that explain how to use this complete teaching package to greatest advantage. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

About this title

About the Author

Daniel A. Farber is Henry J. Fletcher Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, University of Minnesota. Suzanna Sherry is Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law, University of Minnesota.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 073558236X
• ISBN 13: 9780735582361
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224