LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING

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Introduction to the art of legal writing, effective writing style, working with rules, organizing a proof of a conclusion of law, selecting authority, working with precedent, statutes, memoranda, briefs, facts, citations, and quotations, creating strategies and theories, argumentation strategy, and building a complete document. The course also covers the legal research process, including texts, Westlaw, and other computerized and internet sources.