A provocative, accessible, and cleverly illustrated guide to legal
principles and practice, by a law instructor and internationally
experienced attorney
This might be the most useful book law students ever read. Not because
it contains the details of case law, but because it teaches them how to
think like a lawyer. From the fundamentals of effective argument to the
principles, structures, and assumptions underlying our legal system,
101 Things I Learned(R) in Law School makes the impenetrable clear and
the complex understandable. Illustrated lessons summarize landmark cases
and illuminate a fascinating range of questions, including:
- What is the difference between honesty and truthfulness?
- Why is circumstantial evidence often better than direct
evidence?
- How does one find the proper sources to substantiate a legal
argument?
- Why do states deliberately pass unconstitutional laws?
- How can testimony from a hostile witness be helpful?
Written by an internationally experienced attorney and law instructor,
101 Things I Learned(R) in Law School is a concise, highly readable
resource for law students, graduates, professionals, and anyone else
fascinated--or confused--by our legal system.