Persuasive Writing and Advocacy

  • Semester: Spring 2018
  •   Class Unique: 27740
  •   Course ID: 232S
  •   Credit Hours: 2

Introduction to advocacy in court. Focuses on legal research, writing mechanics, persuasive legal analysis, and oral argument before courts. Persuasive Writing and Advocacy and Legal Research & Legal Writing may not both be counted.


Class Details

Meeting Days Time Location
Tuesday, Thursday 10:30 - 11:37 am TNH 3.127
Exam Type Date Time Alpha Range Room
Paper

Additional Information

Course Type
  • 1L-only required
Grading Method
Pass/Fail Not Allowed

Textbooks

  • The Five Types of Legal Argument - Huhn
      Carolina Academic Press, edition: 3rd
      ISBN: 978-1-61163-588-1   (required)
  • Same citation and grammar books as Fall 2017
          (required)
  • Custom-publishing book for Persuasive Writing & Advocacy
        ISBN: 9781454898030   (required)
  • The Bluebook - Harvard Law Review
      Harvard Law Review, edition: 20th
      ISBN: 978-0-692-40019-7   (required)
  • The Greenbook - Texas Law Review
      Texas Law Review, edition: 13th
      ISBN: 1-878674-09-9   (required)
  • The Redbook - Garner
      West, edition: 2013
      ISBN: 9780314289018   (required)

Faculty

Eskow, Lisa R. Eskow, Lisa R.