Rakoff Clip 1

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

Profiled: Todd Rakoff, Byrne Professor of Administrative Law, teaches "Legislation and Regulation" to 80 students at Harvard Law School.

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.