Introduction

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.

The course consists of a series of short lectures and assignments. A reading list complements each lesson, providing you with a roadmap to help you explore the subject matter more deeply on your own. Although the lessons may cross-reference each other, they are modular in nature: you should feel free to approach them in whatever order fits your schedule, interests, and needs.

[BEsteban]

Introduction to basic analytical tools needed to excel in law school with an emphasis on economics. Useful for a head start before starting 1L ( which is my case).

The tools allow you to understand the structure of legal rules and of legal arguments.

Bonus tip: visit the library and know how to get around.

[misterguts]

I wish I had a guy like this teaching combinatorics or real analysis. He's got his head screwed on the right way.

[paulanthonycordova]

Could you do a Medical Student's toolkit?

[angelcartiel]

I wonder if these tools can be useful as base for analysis within the civil law as well as in the common law system. If somebody can clarify this doubt would be really appreciated.

[susanwolf]

oh my gosh did he just say "online or dead tree form???" 😂lol

[pacifiquebusiness]

I am Yale school law thank you for a video YouTube

[MetaSynec]

Would you please do something about your uploading procedure? It's blowing up your followers' subscriptions' upload wall (again). I don't mind sifting through one or two uploads from the same channel to get an idea of what else is new, but receiving 33 notices on a topic that doesn't greatly concern me - alas, this one's already too deeply entrenched in other happy pursuits to switch to law - is a bit too much.

[kristakaufman]

Why wouldn't you make videos explaining the law library? To prepare students. Why do you take for granted that all have access to lawyers in their life? Not everyone does so why doesn't your school make preparation videos with it?