The first-year curriculum is the brick and mortar of your law school education. No matter what school you attend, here are the courses you can expect your first year in law school: Torts; Contracts; Civil Procedure; Property; Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Legal Methods; Torts. A tort is a harmful act for which someone might be held legally responsible under civil law. You'll study the rationale behind judgments in civil cases.
Guest Blogger: Brandy Brown, The Legal DuchessBrandy Brown is a second-year law student at the University of Toledo College of Law, where she attends on a full tuition scholarship. Prior to law school, she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in legal studies and history. She is currently interning at her local criminal prosecutor’s office and plans to pursue a career in criminal law after graduating and passing the bar. Before starting law school, Brandy launched — a blog to document her law school experienceNotes Seems like half my life during law school is spent taking notes.
Reading notes, class notes, notes on how to outline, notes of how to study, notes on internship searching. It never ends. One of the pros to this — I have gotten extremely good at my notetaking system.Free Downloadable PDF:I have always been an avid notetaker. From high school to undergrad, I never went through a class without taking notes. Generally, I have always preferred to take handwritten notes, given that it has been scientifically proven that handwriting helps information retention. Once I started law school, I knew my notetaking was going to need an overhaul.
After two semesters of law school, here is what I have learned as the best notetaking strategies for law school.COMPUTER NOTESAs I have spent more time in law school, I have slowly become more used to taking computer notes. Thankfully I have a nice light laptop that is easy to carry to and from class.