Legal Research & Writing II

Catalog description

Required Course: First Year Students Spring Semester Prerequisite: Legal Research and Writing I This is the spring semester course in a sequence of two courses required of all first-year students. The course is taught in small sections; students will have the same professor for both semesters. The spring course builds upon the fall course; students will continue to refine the legal writing, analysis, and research techniques learned in the fall semester. Emphasis is placed on persuasive writing, advocacy, and compliance with court rules through the preparation of an appellate brief and delivery of an appellate oral argument. Faculty members confer individually with students on their drafts of the appellate brief and train students to deliver an effective appellate oral argument. Additional shorter writing assignments may also be assigned.