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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451136903321

Autore

Hricik David

Titolo

Law school basics [[electronic resource] ] : a preview of law school and legal reasoning / / by David Hricik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, CA, : Nova Press, c2000

ISBN

1-280-76423-6

9786610764235

1-889057-39-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Disciplina

378.1

Soggetti

Law - United States - Methodology

Legal composition

Legal research - United States

Law - Study and teaching - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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