Legal Elements

Legal Elements is a two week class that provides an introduction to the American legal system.

Students will:

• learn how to read, analyze, and apply case law and statutes;
• explore the development of American legal institutions;
• investigate the changing styles of legal analysis of American jurists;
• assess the role of judges and legislatures in the legal system;
• discuss the role of ethics and professionalism in the legal community; and
• acquire the skills essential to their work in other law school classes.

Evaluation will be by exam and graded as credit/no credit.