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E-205 – Legal Writing, Research & Analysis I

3 Credits

LRWA I trains students in the structure of the U.S. legal system, hierarchy of legal authority, legal analysis, legal research, and legal citation. Students also receive training in critical reading, critical thinking, classical logic, the structure of legal writing, and objective legal writing. LRWA I culminates in the drafting of an office memorandum. LRWA II continues to build on the skills learned in LRWA I with assignments requiring more sophisticated legal analysis. Focus is on persuasive legal writing and training in computer assisted legal research. LRWA II culminates in the drafting of an appellate brief and an oral argument.

Fall Sections

Section E1
Instructor Room Days Times
Luna 607 W 6:15p - 9:30p

Required Materials:

Dickerson, ALWD Citation Manual, Aspen Publishers Incorporated 4th Edition, ISBN: 9780735589308

Hill, Legal Analysis, LexisNexis, ISBN: 9781422483244

Neumann, Legal Writing (w/Bindin Access), Aspen Publishers Inc 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780735599949

Sloan, Basic Legal Research, Aspen Publishers Inc 5th Edition, ISBN: 9781454808473

 

Recommended Materials:

Garner, Redbook: Manual on Legal Style, West Publishing Company College & School Division 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780314168917

Romantz, Legal Analysis, Carolina Academic Press 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9781594602795

First Assignments:

Read, Handout on Case Briefing; Food Lion, Miller, & Broughton Cases (available in pdf form for incoming 1L students on the AJMLS intranet server).

Prepare, Case briefs for Food Lion, Miller, & Broughton .  Read, Neumann, Chapters 1, 5, 14, 15, §§ 16.1-16.3.  Prepare, Hill, Ex. 4 & 11; Neumann Ex., pp. 29-31 (Ch. 5)
Section E2
Instructor Room Days Times
Gelin 707 W 6:15p - 9:30p

Required Materials:

Dickerson, ALWD Citation Manual, Aspen Publishers Incorporated 4th Edition, ISBN: 9780735589308

Hill & Vukadin, Legal Analysis, LexisNexis, ISBN: 9781422483244

Neumann & Simon, Legal Writing (w/Bind-in Access), Aspen Publishers Inc 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780735599949

Sloan, Basic Legal Research, Aspen Publishers Inc 5th Edition, ISBN: 9781454808473

 

Recommended Materials:

Garner, Redbook: Manual on Legal Style, West Publishing Company College & School Division 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780314168917

Romantz, Legal Analysis, Carolina Academic Press 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9781594602795

First Assignments:

See attached document.  (Professor Gelin strongly suggests printing out this entire document.)

Gelin First LWRA I Assignment
Section E3
Instructor Room Days Times
Stephens 608 W 6:15p - 9:30p

Required Materials:

Dickerson, ALWD Citation Manual, Aspen Publishers Incorporated 4th Edition, ISBN: 9780735589308

Hill & Vukadin, Legal Analysis, LexisNexis, ISBN: 9781422483244

Neumann & Simon, Legal Writing (w/Bind-in Access), Aspen Publishers Inc 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780735599949

Sloan, Basic Legal Research, Aspen Publishers Inc 5th Edition, ISBN: 9781454808473

 

Recommended Materials:

Garner, Redbook: Manual on Legal Style, West Publishing Company College & School Division 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780314168917

Romantz, Legal Analysis, Carolina Academic Press 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9781594602795

First Assignments:

Read, Handout on Case Briefing; Food Lion, Miller, & Broughton Cases (available in pdf form for incoming 1L students on the AJMLS intranet server).

Prepare, Case briefs for Food Lion, Miller, & Broughton .  Read, Neumann, Chapters 1, 5, 14, 15, §§ 16.1-16.3.  Prepare, Hill, Ex. 4 & 11; Neumann Ex., pp. 29-31 (Ch. 5)