How is law taught in law school?
Good law schools still use the tried and true “Case Method” of teaching law, at least for first-year courses. The reading assignments will consist almost exclusively of Supreme Court and a few lower court opinions. The professors question students directly about the facts, issues, and reasoning contained in these opinions. They will call on particular students and engage them in discussion and debate about the cases. In good law schools, there is usually only one exam in each class at the end of the semester, which will constitute the overwhelming majority of your grade. The exam will be a multiple-hour essay exam requiring you to apply the law you have learned to a new set of facts.
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