Course Description
Focuses on analytical skills such as reading critically, deconstructing rules, synthesizing authorities, organizing legal analysis, and communicating that analysis in writing. Emphasis is also placed on writing style and skills that will enable MSL students to communicate professionally about legal issues in their chosen careers. For MSL students only.
Athena Title
Legal Writing and Analysis
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 6505E
Prerequisite
JURI 6501
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will understand the essential aspects of legal analysis and learn to effectively organize and communicate that analysis in writing.
Topical Outline
Topics covered include: 1. Identifying legal issues 2. Extracting key ideas from cases 3. Deconstructing, understanding, and applying statutory and case law 4. Synthesizing legal principles from various sources in order to create a clearer picture of the law 5. Organizing and explaining legal analysis 6. Utilizing facts of a problem to drive the analysis 7. Expressing ideas and understanding regarding legal issues in writing 8. Effectively editing and polishing written analysis