Legal Analysis and Writing I

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of legal analysis and writing. The course emphasizes the importance of legal reasoning and analysis in all aspects of the legal practice. Though written exercises involving case briefing, objective memoranda, and exam writing, students learn the basics of legal analysis, while also learning how to conform to ethical standards in writing, to use correct citation form, to organize their thoughts, and to express those thoughts clearly in writing. Students receive individualized assessment of written work in private conferences with the professors and learn to edit and rewrite drafts of their own work.