Books on the basics of law/how courts work? Forum

Thelaw23 · Post by **Thelaw23** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:01 pm

I was wondering if there are any books you would recommend which would paint a basic picture of the legal system/the interplay of federal/state courts and their circuits? Or the interplay between statutory law/common law?

Just so that a 0L has a basic understanding of the law system before they start law school.

I just want to refresh some things/avoid embarrassing myself.

criminaltheory · Post by **criminaltheory** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:07 pm

Schauer's Thinking Like a Lawyer

obx · Post by **obx** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:54 am

Thelaw23 wrote:I was wondering if there are any books you would recommend which would paint a basic picture of the legal system/the interplay of federal/state courts and their circuits? Or the interplay between statutory law/common law?

Just so that a 0L has a basic understanding of the law system before they start law school.

I just want to refresh some things/avoid embarrassing myself.

American Courts by Meador and Mitchell.

BlendedUnicorn · Post by **BlendedUnicorn** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:34 am

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal ... ted_States

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal ... ted_States

This should do the trick. No need to read up on this, your school will assume you know nothing.

This one might also be interesting but goes into way more detail than you need: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law

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