Advanced Legal Writing
- Semester: Summer 2017
- Course ID: S232D
- Credit Hours: 2
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Unique: 79635
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
- Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day | Time | Location |
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MON, TUE, WED, THU | 10:30 am - 12:05 pm | JON 5.206 |
Description
This course is a broad survey of three main types of legal writing: objective analysis, persuasive analysis, and transactional drafting. The course will also cover many other topics crucial to high-level professional writing: use of forms, advanced legal citation, the plain English movement, advanced grammar and punctuation, document design, legal usage, and editing. Students will receive individual critiques of their writing, and lectures will use model answers and sample critiques.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Writing for Litigation
(optional)
Bridges & Schiess
Wolters Kluwer
,
edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1454802730
ISBN: 978-1454802730
Preparing Plain Legal Documents for Nonlawyers
(optional)
Schiess
ABA
,
edition: 2nd
ISBN: 978-1627228688
ISBN: 978-1627228688
Better Legal Writing
(optional)
Schiess
W.S. Hein
,
edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-0837737034
ISBN: 978-0837737034
Instructors
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05/25/2017 | Room(s) changed |