Academic Catalog 2016–2017

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LLM833 Legal Writing

[2–0, 2 cr.]

This course will teach basic legal analysis and writing. The course will be taught in small groups under the supervision of the legal writing faculty and will consist of a series of writing assignments. Students will learn American writing conventions for legal letters, memoranda, and briefs. This course should be especially helpful for students who are inexperienced in the use of precedent in a common law system.