LAWYERING SKILLS

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LAW 950

Course Description

An introduction to, and skills training in, a number of areas of general law practice. Hone skills in interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and legal writing.

Prerequisites

Declared in Law JD

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

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Offered

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Grade Point Average

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-100% from Historical

Completion Rate

91.63%

-2.78% from Historical

A Rate

Not Reported

-100% from Historical

Class Size

227

262.45% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

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LEGALST/POLISCI 445

Introduction to legal reasoning, writing, and research. Draft memos and briefs based on fictional case files and independent legal research, simulating the practice of law. Topics include precedent, sources of law, reading and interpreting legal texts, objective legal analysis, persuasion, and oral argument.

LAW IN PRACTICE

LAW 951

Preparation for the practical aspects of work in the legal field. Develop research skills, transactional planning skills, and familiarity with various aspects of litigation practice.

CLINICAL PROGRAM

LAW 854

Provides hands-on lawyering experiences with real people - clients, victims, witnesses, family members, lawyers, and judges - enhancing understanding of the roles and responsibilities of practicing attorneys.

NEGOTIATIONS

LAW 743

Examines a range of processes encountered by lawyers, including negotiation of, inter alia, injury claims, criminal charges, family disputes, and commercial disputes, as well as participation of their parties (mediators, judges).

PRE-TRIAL ADVOCACY

LAW 849

The skills that lawyers use up until the time of trial.

LAWYERING SKILLS

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