Graduate Legal Research and Writing I

LAW8802

Section 1, Fall 24

Schedule Information

Enrollment: 27/35

Credits: 1

Days	Time	Room	Start Date	End Date
Mon	1300-1400	SL294	09/02/2024	12/02/2024

Course Description

The required skills course for LL.M. candidates unfamiliar with the U.S. common law system, Graduate Legal Research & Writing (I) offers guidance for class preparation, research and writing. Students will gain intellectual skills necessary for LL.M. coursework, meeting the upper-level writing requirement, and future professional endeavors. The course covers fundamentals of U.S. legal research and writing through research exercises and simple writing assignments. This offering is graded and carries one academic credit.

Course Requirements

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Written Work Product

Research exercises and short writing assignments (submitted directly to professor, not via EXPO).

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: LLM Program students only. Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: None

Laptops Allowed: Yes

First Day Attendance Required: Yes

Course Resources: To be announced via Canvas.

Graduation Requirements

Satisfies Understanding Bias/Racism/Cross-Cultural Competency requirement: No

Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

Additional Course Information

Schedule No.: 124817932

Modified Type: Grad. (Excl.)

Cross Listed: No

Waitlist Count: 0

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