"An Introduction to the Athenian Legal System"
Victor Bers and Adriaan Lannni, in "Athenian Law in its Democratic Context," edited by Adriaan Lanni (Center for Hellenic Studies Online Discussion Series). Republished in C.W. Blackwell, ed.,
Demos: Classical Athenian Democracy (The Stoa; A Consortium for Electronic Publication in the Humanities, 2003), archived April 17, 2003 at
Internet Archive.
As you learn about the legal system, pay attention to what seems familiar to you from your knowledge of trials in modern legal systems, and what stands out to you as different or even surprising.