Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law

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.

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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