Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell
by Hegland, Kenney F.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1995-06-01
Publisher(s): West Group
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Summary
The Second Case in the World; Legal Analysis Made Simple; Thoughts on Stare Decisis, Relative Value and Ethics; Studying Lass: Looking Busy is Not Enough; Reading Cases; Briefing Cases; General Study Tips; Writing Lass' Exams: The Only Skill Worth Having; More Stuff on Exams; Fear and Loathing in the First Year; Pretrial Process; Trials; Legal Argument (Moot Court); Mechanics of Oral Argument; Legal Research: High Drama in Dull Places; Legal Writing; Second and Third Years; Career Choices; Lawyers Talk About What They Do.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Prologue: Law School: The best of schools, the worse of schools | p. 1 |
| The Second Case in the World | p. 7 |
| Legal Analysis Made Simple | p. 18 |
| Thoughts on Stare Decisis, Relative Value and Ethics | p. 40 |
| Studying Law: Looking Busy is Not Enough | p. 56 |
| Reading Cases | p. 63 |
| Briefing Cases | p. 77 |
| General Study Tips | p. 97 |
| Writing Law Exams: The Only Skill Worth Having | p. 112 |
| More Stuff on Exams | p. 139 |
| Fear and Loathing in the First Year | p. 150 |
| The Pretrial Process | p. 172 |
| Trials | p. 198 |
| Legal Argument (Moot Court) | p. 221 |
| Mechanics of Oral Argument | p. 236 |
| Legal Research: High Drama in Dull Places | p. 250 |
| Legal Writing | p. 267 |
| Second and Third Years | p. 294 |
| Career Choices | p. 319 |
| Lawyers talk about what they do | p. 343 |
| Index | p. 391 |
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