Moot Court I (E)

Catalog description

Appellate Advocacy – Moot Court I is the study of relationships and communications between the appellate judiciary and the attorneys practicing before appellate courts. In the fall semester, students will primarily focus on learning the process and art of appellate brief writing. There will be 2 hours of class meetings each week for the first 10 weeks of the semester. Students will research a problem, prepare and submit drafts of various portions of the brief which will be reviewed by the professor, as well as prepare and submit a final brief. In addition, students will engage in oral argument exercises.