Whether you are an advanced law student looking to review the basics, or an aspiring law student looking for head start, this course will help you build the foundation you will need to succeed in law school and beyond. This course will introduce you to terminology, concepts, and tools lawyers and legal academics use to make their arguments. It will help you follow these arguments—and make arguments of your own.
A Law Student's Toolkit
A Law Student's Toolkit
Instructor: Ian Ayres
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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15 hours to complete
3 weeks at 5 hours a week
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There are 7 modules in this course
An overview of what you will learn, how it will help you, and how to get the most from it.
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1 video2 readings
Dichotomies and oppositions that will help you categorize legal rules and frame policy questions.
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11 videos8 readings1 assignment3 peer reviews
Interactions between the law and academic disciplines such as economics, philosophy, and psychology.
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10 videos10 readings1 peer review
Fundamental frameworks of legal analysis and procedure.
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4 videos4 readings1 peer review
Concepts from the law of evidence that can help you respond to questions and make compelling arguments
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2 videos2 readings
The tools you need to get the most out of law school.
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4 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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2 videos1 reading
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RG
5
Reviewed on Dec 14, 2016
Very useful information to get a glimpse of what's involved in law. His funny one-legged video at the end suggests too conservative of a trading and investing strategy for me, though.
LS
5
Reviewed on Aug 8, 2022
I love Ian Ayres. Thank you Ian, for starting off my law degree on firm foundations and providing the intellectual kindling for my future learning. You are welfome round at my dinner table, anytime.
CJ
5
Reviewed on May 5, 2020
It was great time spending with this cource. It truely helped me in developing and purishing my skills and spending the time in an efficent and highly effective manner. Thanks!!!!
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