United States Law/First Year Guide

1L is how lawyers and law students informally refer to the first year of the law school education. Law school education (full time) in the United States is typically 3 years. The first year courses are typically: Contracts, Torts, /Property, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Legal Writing.

Subjects

• United States Law/Contract
• United States Law/Tort
• United States Law/Property
• United States Law/Civil Procedure
• United States Law/Constitutional
• United States Law/Criminal
• United States Law/Legal Writing

Law Review

• Wikiversity Law Review
• Writing Competition

Study Aids

• CALI
• InLawSchool.com - Learn How to Excel in Law School
• LegallyNoted.com LegallyNoted.com is a free online law school note-sharing website where law students can share notes, outlines, strategies, and ask & answer law-related questions

Books on 1L experience