About this course: 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. This course consists of a series of short lectures and assignments. A reading list complements each lesson, providing you with a roadmap to help you explore the subject matter more deeply on your own. Although the lessons may cross-reference each other, they are modular in nature: you should feel free to approach them in whatever order fits your schedule, interests, and needs.
Taught by: Ian Ayres, William K. Townsend Professor
Yale Law School
| Commitment | 3 weeks of study, 5-7 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Video: Introduction
- Reading: Before You Begin
- Reading: Reading - Basic Legal Terms
- Video: 2.1 Lecture
- Reading: 2.1 - Reading
- Video: 2.2 - Lecture
- Video: 2.3 - Lecture
- Reading: 2.3 - Reading
- Video: 2.4 - Lecture
- Reading: 2.4 - Reading
- Video: 2.5 - Lecture
- Video: 2.6 - Lecture
- Video: 2.7 - Lecture
- Reading: 2.7 - Reading
- Video: 2.8 - Lecture
- Reading: 2.8 - Reading
- Video: 2.9 - Lecture
- Reading: 2.9 - Reading
- Video: 2.10 - Lecture
- Reading: 2.10 - Reading
- Video: 2.11 - Lecture
- Reading: 2.11 - Reading
- Video: 3.1 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.1 - Reading
- Video: 3.2 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.2 - Reading
- Video: 3.3 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.3 - Reading
- Video: 3.4 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.4 - Reading
- Video: 3.5 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.5 - Reading
- Video: 3.6 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.6 - Reading
- Video: 3.7 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.7 - Reading
- Video: 3.8 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.8 - Reading
- Video: 3.9 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.9 - Reading
- Video: 3.10 - Lecture
- Reading: 3.10 - Reading
- Video: 4.1 - Lecture
- Reading: 4.1 - Reading
- Video: 4.2 - Lecture
- Reading: 4.2 - Reading
- Video: 4.3 - Lecture
- Reading: 4.3 - Reading
- Video: 4.4 - Lecture
- Reading: 4.4 - Reading
- Video: 5.1 - Lecture
- Reading: 5.1 - Reading
- Video: 5.2 - Lecture
- Reading: 5.2 - Reading
- Video: 6.1 - Lecture
- Reading: 6.1 - Reading
- Video: 6.2 - Lecture
- Reading: 6.2 - Reading
- Video: 6.3 - Lecture
- Video: 6.4 - Lecture
- Video: Postscript
- Reading: Reading
- Video: Hillel Investment Advice
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Excellent course. Greetings from Egypt. :)
Very knowledgeable professor. Well structured syllabus. Relevant legal examples. Easy to follow.
Too short, the course that is.
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I found this course to be engaging on many levels. I'm in a subsection of this discipline professionally and any information and or tools that I can utilize are appreciated. I thought the Professor's love of the law showed! Thanks Yale and Coursera!
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Excellent course!