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A Law Student's Toolkit

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A Law Student's Toolkit

Instructor: Ian Ayres

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1,586 reviews

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 6 modules in 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.

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An overview of what you will learn in this course, how it will help you, and how to get the most from it; followed by dichotomies and oppositions that will help you categorize legal rules and frame policy questions.

What's included

12 videos11 readings4 assignments

12 videosTotal 86 minutes

Introduction7 minutes
2.1 Lecture15 minutes
2.2 - Lecture7 minutes
2.3 - Lecture8 minutes
2.4 - Lecture14 minutes
2.5 - Lecture5 minutes
2.6 - Lecture5 minutes
2.7 - Lecture9 minutes
2.8 - Lecture5 minutes
2.9 - Lecture4 minutes
2.10 - Lecture4 minutes
2.11 - Lecture3 minutes

11 readingsTotal 110 minutes

Before You Begin10 minutes
Reading - Basic Legal Terms10 minutes
Your Learning, Your Way10 minutes
2.1 - Reading10 minutes
2.3 - Reading10 minutes
2.4 - Reading10 minutes
2.7 - Reading10 minutes
2.8 - Reading10 minutes
2.9 - Reading10 minutes
2.10 - Reading10 minutes
2.11 - Reading10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 330 minutes

Normative vs. Positive120 minutes
Applying the Box30 minutes
Paternalism vs. Externalities60 minutes
Substance vs. Procedure120 minutes

Interactions between the law and academic disciplines such as economics, philosophy, and psychology.

What's included

10 videos10 readings1 assignment

10 videosTotal 71 minutes

3.1 - Lecture7 minutes
3.2 - Lecture3 minutes
3.3 - Lecture8 minutes
3.4 - Lecture4 minutes
3.5 - Lecture5 minutes
3.6 - Lecture5 minutes
3.7 - Lecture6 minutes
3.8 - Lecture4 minutes
3.9 - Lecture10 minutes
3.10 - Lecture19 minutes

10 readingsTotal 100 minutes

3.1 - Reading10 minutes
3.2 - Reading10 minutes
3.3 - Reading10 minutes
3.4 - Reading10 minutes
3.5 - Reading10 minutes
3.6 - Reading10 minutes
3.7 - Reading10 minutes
3.8 - Reading10 minutes
3.9 - Reading10 minutes
3.10 - Reading10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 120 minutes

Rawlsian Veil of Ignorance120 minutes

Fundamental frameworks of legal analysis and procedure.

What's included

4 videos4 readings1 assignment

Concepts from the law of evidence that can help you respond to questions and make compelling arguments

What's included

2 videos2 readings

The tools you need to get the most out of law school.

What's included

4 videos2 readings2 assignments

What's included

2 videos1 reading

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Ian Ayres

Yale University

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Reviewed on Dec 15, 2020

Very informative. Not for a beginner. The readings took much longer than estimated in the syllabus. Peer grading can be challenging. Much heavier workload than I expected but well worth it.

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!!!!

Reviewed on May 17, 2020

a aspiring high school graduate or a first year law student both can find such a course very useful. this course helped me a lot in bringing my concepts clear and i am thankful for that.

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