Course Description
An introduction to and overview of the litigation process leading up to trial, with an emphasis on the written work product that attorneys must generate during the course of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, and selected procedural and substantive motions.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond
that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are
post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is
the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate students.
Athena Title
DOC DRAFT LITIG
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will learn to refine their writing skills and to understand the real life expectations of a litigation practice.
Topical Outline
Demand letters Complaints Affidavits Trial briefs Motions in limine Jury instructions
Syllabus
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