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    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Law School Student Handbook 
    
2019-2020 Law School Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LLM - 350 Introduction to the US Legal System


3 unit(s)
Students study the US legal system, including the structure of the court system, binding and persuasive precedent, and how to read cases. They study the substantive law, in survey form, of Constitutional Law, Torts, Contracts, and Civil Procedure. They learn basic legal terminology and principles of the common law as well as statutory analysis. They complete four written assignments: a case brief, an IRAC exercise, an outline; and a memorandum of law. They also take a final essay exam. This course is open to LLM and SJD students whose first law degree is from a non-US Law School.


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