Appellate Advocacy Skills for Contemporary Practice

Semester: Fall 2014
Course ID: 379M
Credit Hours: 3
Unique: 29575

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
WED	3:45 - 6:15 pm	TNH 2.138

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Paper

Description

This course will be conducted as an intensive workshop for 12 students to work on oral and written advocacy skills that would readily translate to any contemporary law practice. Each week will involve in-class persuasive writing and speaking exercises and team projects. Students will conduct research, draft components of a brief, receive feedback, and revise a final "mini brief" that can serve as a professional writing sample. The course will end with a moot court experience where each student will have a chance to argue both sides of a complex issue before a panel of judges.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

No materials required

Instructors

Sween, Gretchen S.