Distinction Within Different Law Classifications

Understanding different classifications in law is important when recognizing how it affects the practice of law and business.

Many individuals in the legal field perform research, draft documents, and help colleagues understand how law will affect their businesses. While the law itself may be widely available, a deeper understanding of how legal concepts relate to one another is crucial to finding the most important information and then framing it in a way that makes the most impact. This topic helps explains how law is classified and how those classifications can be utilized. The topic also explains how classifications developed historically and how, going forward, they can influence future legal developments. Understanding legal classification and the distinctions in it is vital to understanding the law and anticipating how it will work in future circumstances. Moreover, many professionals in the legal field will need to know how law is classified or categorized for professional licensing exams.

Faculty

Brent L. Domann

Michigan State University College of Law John F. Schaefer Law Library