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Legal Research Guides by Course: Advanced Legal Writing-Writing in Law Practice

Course Description

Through a substantive assignment vehicle, students will participate in the evolution of a relatively simple civil case and learn the basics of pretrial litigation practice from client intake through negotiation and settlement. Students will be exposed to the rigors and ethics of law practice and will be required to exercise the interpersonal skills necessary to produce collaborative written work product in the context of a simulated law form setting. Students will be required to draft many of the documents routinely drafted by new law firm associates during the pretrial litigation stage (including client letters, initial pleadings, discovery, a motion brief, and settlement documents) and, in so doing, will learn the importance of time management through the use of billable hours. Students will also participate in a variety of professional development activities throughout the semester, including the development of a "continuing legal education" seminar and culminating in an "associate performance review" with the professor in the role of a partner-supervisor. Sections occasionally may be combined for lecture, group or simulation exercises, and/or discussion. Final grades will be based on written work product submitted and additional non-written exercises. Prerequisites: Legal Research & Writing I and II. (2 credits) Paper

Faculty Who Teach This Course

  • Sherri K. Adelkoff (Visiting Assistant Professor)
  • Julia M. Glencer (Assistant Professor of Writing)
  • Erin R. Karsman (Assistant Professor of Writing)
  • April L. Milburn-Knizer (adjunct professor)
  • Tara Wilke (Assistant Professor of Writing)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF245-KF251   Legal Composition and Draftsmanship Legal Periodicals in Print Collection
KF320.L48   Law Office Management - Letter Writing
PN147-PN171   Literary Composition and Technique

Legal Research Databases
Pleadings
Summary Judgment Brief
Blogs

DCLI Webpage Links

  • Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law, Constitutions (contains quick links to our statutes, our administrative codes, federal and state case law and our constitutions)
  • Legal Research Guides: Legal Research and Writing

Course Listed Under the following Law School Concentrations:

Course Satisfies: Professional Skills Course Requirement

 

created by: Patricia Horvath
rev. 2/4/2013