YOUR FIRST YEAR AS A 1L

Hello,
Everyone sais that the first year as a 1L will either make or break your law school career, so this is definitly considered a stressful and hectic year. But no matter what school you attend the first year curriculum is about the same everywhere, and here are some of the courses you will be taking:

Torts:
Torts is also commonly known as Personal Injury. The study of torts is the study of civil-court cases with the goal of understanding the changeable legal rationale behind decisions pertaining to the extent of, and limits on, the civil liability of one party for harm done to another.
You'll learn about the primary torts you can sue people for under American law. Here's a free acronym for you: FITTED CAB. It stands for False Imprisonment, Trespass (to land), Trespass (to chattel), (intentional infliction of) Emotional Distress, Conversion, Assault, and Battery. You'll also learn more than any human being should ever know about negligence.

Contracts
pretty self explanatory. Contractual relationships are far more varied and complicated than that, as two semesters of contracts will teach you. Again through the study of past court cases, you will follow the largely unwritten law governing the system of conditions and obligations a contract represents, as well as the legal remedies available when contracts are breached.

Civil Procedures
If contracts and torts teach you what lawyers do in civil court, then civil procedure teaches you how they do it. "Civ Pro" is the study of the often dizzyingly complex rules that govern not only who can sue whom, but also how, when, and where they can do it.

Property
Like so much U.S. law, the laws governing the purchase, possession, and sale of property in the U.S. often date back to the English common law. You may never own a piece of land, but your life will inevitably and constantly be affected by property laws. Anyone interested in achieving an understanding of broader policy issues will appreciate the significance of this material.

Criminal Law
Even if you become a criminal prosecutor or defender, you will probably never prosecute or defend someone charged with the crimes you will be exposed to in this course. Nowhere will the Socratic dialogue be taken to such extremes as in your crim. class, and criminal law professors are notorious for their ridiculously convoluted exam questions.

Constitutional Law
As close to a history class as you will take in your first year, con. law will emphasize issues of government structure (e.g., federalism and separation of powers) and individual rights (e.g., personal liberties, freedom of expression, property protection). Nearly every law school now offers advanced con. law courses that focus on special areas like civil rights or affirmative action.

These are some of the classes you will be taking in your first year of law school, they are very basic but also require alot of work. Remember, the first year is the mosr important one and can make you or break you, so be prepared to work!

Later....