Legal Research and Writing for Foreign Lawyers

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Day Time Location
THU 6:25 - 8:15 pm TNH 2.123

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Paper

Description

One section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom.

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. This course focuses on legal document drafting. It does not focus on legal academic works, such as research articles. The multiple research and writing assignments will build on each other, culminating in full-length, formal analytical memorandums that could potentially serve as professional writing samples. The course will assist with the critical-thinking and writing skills that are foundational to American academic endeavors as well as law practice.

This course fulfills the New York Bar Exam requirement Rule 520.6(3)(vi)(b) and Texas Bar Exam requirement under XIII Sec. 8(a)(7)(B). 

Graded pass/fail.

Restricted to LL.M. students who do not have a U.S. J.D. degree.

 

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

The Bluebook : A Uniform System of Citation *
Harvard Law Review Association
ISBN: 978-0-578-66615-0
A Lawyer Writes : A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis (optional)
Coughlin, Christine Nero, Rocklin, Joan Malmud, Patrick, Sandy, and Coughlin, Christine
Carolina Academic Press , edition: 3
ISBN: 978-1-5310-0876-5
Lawyer Writes *
Rocklin, Joan Malmud, Patrick, Sandy, and Coughlin, Christine
Cap , edition: 2
ISBN: 978-1-61163-397-9

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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
12/31/2020 Room(s) changed