First, law school assumes a fairly extensive knowledge base, most of the first year courses. This undergraduate version assumes no such base. It provides a limited universe of legal concepts within the textual materials. These materials are provided to the students to establish a common base for the experiential model. Law school provides a problem, usually a real case, in which it is at least theoretically possible to find two major issues, since two students argue each side before the panel of judges.
Law school assumes that students understand legal process.
There is no story of the precipitating incident that led to the case. This undergraduate version recognizes the importance of gaining concrete knowledge of how a record is established. Clients tell their stories to lawyers. They do not outline theories of legal action or give only the key facts. They pour out their hearts, for this is usually an overwhelming incident in their lives.