LAW698P

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LAW698P - Intensive Legal Writing Workshop: Motion Practice

LawLawUA - UA General

Course ID

038648

Course Description

This course is designed to revisit key legal-writing skills and principles and reinforce them through a series of short assignments intended to reflect projects typically given to new attorneys. Students will write frequently and will receive significant feedback on most writing assignments. This course will also introduce students to some motions and other documents frequently prepared in civil and criminal law practice. Most of the course will be conducted in a workshop environment, with significant peer feedback and peer editing. Students will engage in at least one collaborative writing project with one or more other student(s). Finally, the course will discuss best practices in document design, including considerations relevant to electronic documents.

Min Units

2

Max Units

2

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

ALT - Alternative Grading +/- A,B,C,D,E,S,P,F

Career

Law

Course Requisites

May be convened with

Component

Workshop

Optional Component

No