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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
1L is how lawyers and law students informally refer to the first year of the law school education.  Law school education (full time) in the United States is typically 3 years.  The first year courses are typically: [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Contracts Contracts], [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Torts Torts], [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Property Property(Real)], civil procedure, criminal law, real property, and legal writing.   
1L is how lawyers and law students informally refer to the first year of the law school education.  Law school education (full time) in the United States is typically 3 years.  The first year courses are typically: [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Contracts Contracts], [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Torts Torts], [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Property Property(Real)], civil procedure, criminal law, real property, and legal writing.   
==Courses Covered==
==Topics Covered==
===<p>[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Contracts Contracts]</p>===
===<p>[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Contracts Contracts]</p>===
===<p>[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Torts Torts]</p>===
===<p>[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Torts Torts]</p>===

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Introduction

1L is how lawyers and law students informally refer to the first year of the law school education. Law school education (full time) in the United States is typically 3 years. The first year courses are typically: Contracts, Torts, Property(Real), civil procedure, criminal law, real property, and legal writing.

Topics Covered

Civil Procedure

Constitutional Law

Criminal Law

Real Property

Case Law Method

Books on Suceeding in Law School

Study Aids

Books on 1L experience

The Paper Chase

One L : The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School