Guide for first year law students

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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

• /Contracts/
• /Torts/
• /Property (Real)/
• /Civil Procedure/
  • /US Federal Civil Procedure/
• /Constitutional Law/
• /Criminal Law/
• /Education Law/
• /Real Property/
• /Legal Writing/

Case Law Method

Learn the Casebook Method and How to Succeed In Law School

Study Aids

• CALI
• InLawSchool.com - Learn How to Excel in Law School

Books on 1L experience

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

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