A casebook is a type of textbook used primarily by students in law schools.
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.
Pens and pencils: I found pencil helpful for working out calculations because the maths can get a little messy. I found some really cool eco-friendly pencils on Amazon which are made from recycled newspaper! I have linked them here. Plastic tabs: Tabs will be your best friends during the LPC.
I used a backpack throughout law school and use one currently for work. Carrying textbooks and a computer, among other things, in a messenger bag is no joke on your shoulders/neck/back. For law school, I definitely recommend a backpack. In my experience, it's what most everyone else will have anyway.
Here are our top picks to read before law school. Is Eating People Wrong? ... My Own Words By Ruth Bader Ginsburg. IL Of A Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School By Andrew J. Getting To Maybe: How To Excel On Law School Exams By Richard Michael Fischl And Jeremy Paul.
1. CPC by Takwani 2. CrPC by Kelkar 3. Constitutional Law by VN Shukla 4. Contract law by Mulla 5. Law of Tort by Ratanlal Dhirajlal 6. Family law by Poonam Pradham Saxena 7. Property law by Poonam Pradhan Saxena
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.
Black Student Applicant Category We will consider applications based on any personal or professional experiences that allow an applicant to contribute to the law school community and further the law school's goal of building a representative and diverse class cohort.
To be a competitive applicant, you should have at least a B+ average (GPA of 3.5) in the top 2 years of your undergraduate degree program at a full course load and an LSAT score of at least 155.
The law school accepts just over 200 applicants every year and typically receives thousands of applications from students all across Canada. Queen's law is considered one of the best law schools in Canada for its educational excellence, opportunities for students and diversity, so getting in is not easy.