Law school basics : a preview of law school and legal reasoning / by David Hricik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hricik, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--United States--Methodology.

Law.

Legal composition.

Legal research--United States.

Legal research.

Law--Study and teaching--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Nova Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Law school has the reputation of being one of the hardest academic programs. It is a reputation well earned. However, Law School Basics is chock-full of insights and strategies that will prepare you well and give you a head start on the competition. Law School Basics presents a thorough overview of law school, legal reasoning, and legal writing. It was written for those who are considering law school; for those who are about to start law school; and for those who are interested in knowing more about lawyering and the legal process. Law School Basics was written with one overriding goal: to enl

Contents:

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; I INTRODUCTION; II AN OVERVIEW OF LAW SCHOOL; III THE UNITED STATES LEGAL SYSTEM; IV THE COMMON LAW REASONING PROCESS; V WHY LAW SCHOOL IS STRUCTURED LIKE IT IS; VI TIME OUT; VII THE LEGAL RESEARCH PROCESS; VIII HINTS FOR BETTER LEGAL RESEARCH; IX THE STEP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND WRITING; X LEGAL WRITING HOW LAWYERS WRITE ABOUT CASES; XI BLUEBOOKING; XII WRITING HINTS; XIII CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A Employment Law Outline; APPENDIX B Legal Ethics Outline; APPENDIX C Administrative Law Outline; APPENDIX D WNS Inc v Farrow

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-76423-6

9786610764235

1-889057-39-8

OCLC:

181845103