So You Want to Be a Lawyer by Jones, Lisa Fairchild -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Title Page Table of Contents Dedication About the Authors Foreword Foreword to the New Edition A Note on Advocacy 1. How to Use this Book 2. Preparing for Law School

A. Your Major B. The Lsat C. Improving Your Chances of Being Accepted to Law School D. The Application Process E. Selecting a Law School

3. Financial Assistance 4. The Law School Experience

A. First Year B. Second Year C. Third Year D. Clinical Programs E. Study Tips (by Paul Weisenfeld, Esq.)

5. Employment Opportunities Afterlaw School

A. Legal Options B. Non-Legal Options

6. The Anatomy of a Case: A Case Briefing Exercise

A. The Anatomy of a Case B. The People of Michigan v. Graham Donit C. Model Brief D. Instructions E. Civil Procedure: Calder v. Jones

1. Your Brief 2. Model Brief

F. Property: Brand v. Prince

1. Your Brief 2. Model Brief

G. Contracts:Larese v. Creamland

1. Your Brief 2. Model Brief

H. Torts:Pagelsdorf v. Safeco

1. Your Brief 2. Model Brief

I. Constitutional law: Zablocki v. Redhail

1. Your Brief 2. Model Brief

7. Thinking Like a Lawyer: Applying Case Precedent

A. Sample Exercise B. Civil Procedure

1. Case summary:Retail Software v. Lashlee 2. Your Answer 3. Model Answer

C. Property

1. Case Summary: Perez v. Perez 2. Your Answer 3. Model Answer

D. Contracts

1. Case Summary:Hubbard v. General Motors 2. Your Answer 3. Model Answer

E. Torts

1. Case Summary: Maci v. State Farm 2. Your Answer 3. Model Answer

F. Constitutional Law

1. Case Summary: Moe v. Dinkins 2. Your Answer 3. Model Answer

8. The Anatomy of a Crime: The Law

A. The Elements B. The Crimes

1. Homicides

a. Murder b. Manslaughter

2. Non-Homicidal Crimes Against the Person

a. Battery b. Assault c. Kidnapping d. False Imprisonment

3. Crimes Against Property

a. Robbery b. Burglary c. Larceny d. Embezzlement e. False Pretenses f. Forgery g. Receipt of Stolen Goods h. Extortion

4. Conspiracy 5. Criminal Trespass 6. Felony Murder 7. Solicitation 8. Mayhem 9. Rape

9. The Anatomy of a Crime: The Problem

A. Your Assignment B. The Fact Pattern C. Questions & Model Answers D. The Facts: Part Two E. The Trial F. The Trial Question G. The Verdict

10. Glossary of Selected Terms 11. A.B.A-Approved Law Schools

Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Acknowledgments

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