LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING I AND II (LAW 6003, 6004)
Fall semester, 2 credits; Spring semester, 1 credit. Lecture.

This is a full year course with a final grade given after the completion of the Spring Semester.

It introduces students to the techniques of legal research and writing. The Fall semester focuses on the basics of manual and computer-assisted legal research and objective writing. Students will do research exercises independent of legal writing, legal writing exercises independent of legal research, and combined research and writing exercises. The Spring semester focuses on persuasive writing, including briefs, and on the development of more sophisticated research skills.