Legal Research and Writing for Foreign Lawyers

Semester: Fall 2013
Course ID: 279M
Credit Hours: 2
Unique: 29340

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
MON, WED	11:50 am - 1:00 pm	TNH 2.123

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Paper

Description

This course will introduce foreign lawyers to the case-law method, the basic tools for conducting legal research, and the basic conventions and expectations for creating professional legal work product. Research and writing assignments will build on each other, culminating in a full-length, formal analytical memorandum that could potentially serve as a professional writing sample. The course will assist non-native English speakers with the critical-thinking and writing skills that are foundational to American academic endeavors as well as law practice. Graded pass/fail. Restricted to LLM students who do not have a JD degree. Enrollment is optional, not required.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Basic Legal Research *

Sloan

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business , edition: 5th
ISBN: 9781454808473

A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis *

Coughlin, Rocklin & Patrick

Carolina Academic , edition: 2nd
ISBN: 9781611633979

Manual on Usage & Style *

Texas Law Review

Texas Law Review , edition: 12th
ISBN: 1878674-08-0

The Bluebook *

Harvard Law Review Assn

Harvard Law Review Assn , edition: 19th
ISBN: 9780615361161

Instructors

Eskow, Lisa R