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Rakoff Clip 1

Instructional Themes

Opening class; offering reminders of where students are in the course trajectory; connecting to prior topics covered

Instructor

Todd Rakoff, Byrne Professor of Administrative Law

Student Group

Graduate

School

Harvard Law School

Course

Legislation and Regulation

Clip Length

1 minute, 33 seconds (5:00-6:33)

Clip Context

  • “Legislation and Regulation,” a first-year required course at Harvard Law School with 80 students enrolled. 
  • This course introduces first-year law students to statutes and regulations to help them see how lawyers approach these topics. Rakoff uses case studies to teach students both abstract concepts and concrete skills.
  • This clip comes at the beginning of the 1 hour, 15 minute class as Rakoff frames the day’s discussion.