Courses of Study 2012-2013 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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LAW 6761 - Principles of American Legal Writing


Fall, spring. 2 credits. Graduate program grading – HH, H, S, U.

Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Satisfies the LL.M. writing requirement. Limited enrollment. Attendance mandatory at first class meeting.
 

L. Knight.

This course provides foreign-trained lawyers with an introduction to the American legal system and essential principles of legal writing, analysis and legal research skills in the United States. Students are afforded an opportunity to practice some of the forms of writing common to American legal practice by drafting documents such as memoranda and briefs in the context of representing hypothetical clients. Students are given the opportunity to conference individually with the instructor and to re-write assignments after receiving the instructor’s comments.



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