Property I

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Required Course: First Year Students Fall Semester Course Requirement: exam Property I is an introduction to the study of law and fundamental legal skills through the lens of property law. Students will be introduced to the policies and philosophical theories underlying the law of property, the historical development of property law, the meaning of property, and the relativity of title. Acquisition of property interests and division of property interests into present, future, and concurrent interests are discussed. Although students are introduced to both real and personal property, the primary focus of the course is the law of real property. The course also introduces fundamental skills required for the practice of law, including briefing cases, issue identification, formulating rule statements and analyzing legal issues.