The Sports Law Handbook contains an overview of sports and its relationship to various categories of law, as well as the legal liabilities and responsibilities of coaches,
administrators, managers, and institutions related to the sports field. This book will
enable coaches and administrators to: (1) Identify the relationship of sports to
various categories of the law, including torts, crimes, and discrimination; (2) Understand
the role of the attorney and agent when representing athletes; (3) Relate principles of
agency law in a sports context; (4) Better understand contracts and contractual terms;
(5) Differentiate between the legal issues unique to professional amateur sports; (6) Understand how criminal law differs from civil law in the context of sports; (7) Better understand labor issues in the sports world; and (8) Become more familiar with the laws and regulations covering the drug testing of athletes.
Law Books For First Year Students In Phoenix
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Many difficult legal concepts are built upon fundamental doctrines and precedents — which are subjects that you will most likely take in your first year of law school. Examples of these subjects include Constitutional Law, Persons and Family Relations, and Obligations and Contracts.
Times New Roman or similar, 12 pt font. Double spaced lines. One inch margins all around. Footnotes in academic Bluebook style (use the rules on the main white pages instead of the light blue pages at the front of the Bluebook).
Law school is an academic challenge; most students agree the first year (“1L” year) is the most difficult. In part, this is because law school is taught using methods entirely different than the lecture method used in most college classrooms.
Introduction to Law John Makdisi and Michael Makdisi- Introduction to the Study of Law : Cases and Materials. Benjamin N. Cardozo- The Nature of the Judicial Process. Jay M. Feinman- Law 101: Everything you Need to Know About the American Legal System. H.L.A Hart- The Concept of Law.
The most practical starting textbook is ``laying down the law'' (lexis) - gives an overview of the basics of law, how statutes and the common law work etc.
First year is the most important year of law school. Your 1L grades will determine your class rank, the academic honors you're awarded, and the job opportunities that are offered to you.
And it's true, your second year of law school is considered to be very difficult. But you have one huge advantage going into this year: with a year of law school under your belt, you already know what you are doing. Law school is no longer that new, crazy experience that you have no idea how to handle.
Some of the hardest classes in law school, ing to current and former students, are: Constitutional Law. Civil Procedure. Contracts. Federal Courts. Federal Income Tax. Administrative Law. Partnership Tax.
Legal Treatises, Hornbooks, and Nutshells: Legal treatises, hornbooks, and nutshells provide overviews of individual legal topics, such as contracts, criminal law and criminal procedure, civil procedure, torts, property, taxation, and other subject areas.