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Legal Analysis, Advocacy, & Writing II teaches persuasive legal writing, oral advocacy, and advanced legal research through briefs and transactional drafting.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.44 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.33 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Advanced Legal Writing uses simulated practice scenarios to teach students how to analyze the law and convey legal analysis precisely, accurately, clearly, and concisely.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.33 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleDistinct courses recorded per term
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