Course Description
The strategies of complex civil litigation, focusing on case development and analysis in the pre-trial period.
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. Law students are professional students, not
undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily
international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal
system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris
Doctor courses.
Athena Title
Pre Trial Civil Litigation
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 5453E or JURI 7453E
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will gain knowledge concerning: pleadings jurisdiction motions pretrial discovery and remedies (including the context of difficult and unclear legal issues)
Topical Outline
1. litigation techniques 2. ethical considerations 3. negotiation methods 4. useful litigation tools 5. assessing potential risks and outcomes
Syllabus
Public CV