Category: Law School Resources
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iPhone Apps For Law Students
Amazon Prime For starters, ok this one is not an app, but you absolutely need to get an Amazon Prime membership. Over the course of three years you will save HUNDREDS of dollars on book prices and shipping if you order all your books through Amazon. Check out each of our outlines on the site…
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Civil Procedure and the Erie Doctrine
The Erie Doctrine When should a federal court apply federal law, and when should it apply state law? 28 USC §1652: Rules of Decision Act The laws of the states, except where the constitution, treaties, or US statutes shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common…
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Civ Pro Law School Outline
Civ Pro Outline PLEADINGS Intro In General: P begins a civil action by filing in a court of appropriate J a complaint seeking some sort of judicial relief against specified Ds. The court thereupon issues its process (e.g. summons) directing the named Ds to appear. A D “appears” by filing some sort of response (e.g.,…
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Jacobs & Young v. Kent – Case Brief
Essential Supplements for Success in 1L Contracts: 1L Law School Contracts outline based on the following books: Contracts: Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outline (Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outlines) Emanuel Law Outlines: Contracts, Tenth Edition Jacobs & Young v. Kent – Case Brief Kent (Homeowner) wanted JY (Contractor) to use only READING wrought iron pipe for…
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Top 100 U.S. Law Schools
2011 U.S. News Rank Law School Educational Quality Rankings 2008 GPA 25th-75th % 2008 LSAT 25th-75th % 2008 Student/Faculty Ratio 1 Yale University (CT) 1 3.82-3.96 170-176 7.3 2 Harvard University (MA) 2* 3.76-3.96 171-176 11.0 3 Stanford University (CA) 4 3.77-3.97 167-172 8.0 4 Columbia University (NY) 5 3.60-3.81 170-175 10.1 5 University of…