The case method of study is the basic classroom tool. Students study actual cases selected to illustrate particular problems and the reasons for the solution.
Instructors lead the discussion of the case material and present supplementary lectures.
The discussions are designed to aid the student in understanding the development of the law to its current state, and to pose questions of current interest related to particular problems under study. The student thus learns to develop their own analytical abilities and to apply abstract principles of law to real life legal problems. There is no particular recommended pre-legal course of study. This is because the lawyer finds himself involved with problems from all walks of life. The adult student brings to the study of law a wide breadth of experience and education.