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The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Appellate Advocacy Skills for Contemporary Practice

  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Course ID: 379M
  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Unique: 29385

Course Information

  • Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
MON 3:45 - 6:25 pm TNH 3.124

Evaluation Method

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None

Description

Appellate Advocacy Skills for Contemporary Practice This course will operate as an intensive workshop, with each week's assignments focusing on a distinct communication skill in the arsenal of effective appellate advocates. Students will tackle brief-writing and oral-argument exercises based on complex legal issues and use interdisciplinary techniques to render that difficult and often dry material accessible and vital. The objective is not simply to prepare those few who might one day have a sophisticated appellate practice, but to impart strategies that any lawyer can utilize to better serve clients and their manifold causes in an increasingly complicated legal landscape. Because enrollment is limited, an application is required.

Instructors

Headshot of Sween, Gretchen S. Sween, Gretchen S.
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