Graduate Legal Research and Writing I

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 other coursework, the upper-level writing requirement, and future professional endeavors. The course covers fundamentals of U.S. legal research and writing through research exercises and short writing assignments, culminating in a short legal memorandum. Students will be asked to advocate a legal position both orally and in writing. This offering is graded and carries one academic credit.