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| Civil Lawsuits |
LAW 203 3 Hours |
| This course focuses on the procedural outline and strategic nature of the civil action. Specific sub-topics include case theory and management, remedies, pleading, the obligations of advocates, dispositive pretrial motions (including motions for summary judgment and legal insufficiency). Joinder of parties and claims, discovery, voluntary and involuntary dismissal, default, settlement, the nature and scope of jury trial, trial and post-trial motions, and appeal. The course includes exposure to litigation documents, and an examination of the extent to which judgments preclude the relitigation of claims and issues. |
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| Introduction to Counseling |
LAW 200 1 Hours |
| This one-week workshop focuses on how lawyers interview, counsel and otherwise assist clients to identify and solve problems. Pass/fail grade is based upon full attendance, participation and completion of simulations. S/U (Pass/Fail) |
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| Legal Writing II |
LAW 207 3 Hours |
| Legal Writing II continues coverage of research strategy, forms of legal reasoning, and professionalism, but now in the context of a new form of discourse--persuasion. The course examines organizational paradigms and the use of authorities in (1) questions governed by an articulated or unarticulated factors analysis; and (2) questions raising a pure issue of law. Students will study the standards of appellate review and will write at least one appellate brief. Typically, one of the assignments will require statutory construction. Course requirements include completion of at least two major writing assignments and two oral arguments. |
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| Statutory Law and Analysis |
LAW 154 2 Hours |
| This course will cover the fundamental skills involved in reading, understanding, and applying statutory language to the resolution of a legal issue. The students will learn about methods of statutory interpretation and will be required to apply these skills throughout the semester to various hypothetical fact scenarios. The course will cover the parts of a statute, the interrelationship between statutes and other sources of law, and the methods of reading and interpreting statutes. |
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| Evidence |
LAW 206 3 Hours |
| This is a problems-based course designed to teach basic trial evidence using the Federal Rules of Evidence. The primary topics are relevance; opinion evidence; expert testimony; relevant, but inadmissible evidence; introducing real and documentary evidence, character evidence, impeachment, and hearsay. |
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