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Law 17 - Legal Writing -Section  #11090
 This class is entirely online
16 weeks - 2/10/20 -  6/8/20
 Prof  David Jordan

Academic Calendar
 

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Distribution of Grades

Preparing to Write - 25 %

Legal Correspondence - 20%

Legal  Docs - 40% 

Legal Research paper - 15%

 

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A = 90% or above

B = 80% or above

C = 70% or above

D = 60% or above

A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class

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Week 1 - Due 2/16/20

• Read the syllabus for the class 
• Post your Introduction to the class
•  Complete  Discussion -  Orientation to Law 17  (150 points)
• Post to grammarly discussion  
• Post to preparing to write discussion to write discussion  

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Week 2 - Due 2/23/20 

•  Prepare legal demand letter
•  Post to preparing to write discussion      

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Week 3 - Due 3/1/20

•  Prepare Legal Demand Letter
• Post to preparing to write discussion     

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Week 4 - Due 3/8/20 

• Prepare Legal Opinion Letter
• Post to preparing to write discussion   

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Week 5 - Due 3/15/20

• Draft a Breach of Contract Complaint
• Post to preparing to write discussion 

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Week 6 - Due 3/22/20

• Prepare a Demurrer 
• Post  to preparing to write discussion 

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Week 7 - Due 3/29/20

• Create  Case Synthesis Chart 
• Post to  preparing to write discussion

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Week 8 - Due  4/5/20

• Making a Legal Argument 
•  Post to preparing to write discussion

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Spring Break  4/6/20 - 4/12/20

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Week 9- Due  4/19/20

• Prepare a Mandatory Settlement Conference Brief 
• Post to preparing to write discussion

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Week 10- Due  4/26/20

• Prepare a Complaint for Slip and Fall
• Post to preparing to write discussion

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Week 11 - Due  5/3/20

• Prepare a Motion for Summary Judgment
• Post to  preparing to write  

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Week 12 - Due 5/10/20

• Prepare a  dogbite complaint 
• Post to preparing to write discussion 

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Week 13 - Due 5/17/20

• Brief a case
• Post to preparing to  write discussion 

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Week 14 - Due 5/24/20

• Conduct Legal Research
• Post  to preparing to write 

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Week 15 - Due 5/31/20

• Compare and  Contrast various motions 
• Work on legal research and writing paper
• Post to  preparing to write discussion  

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Week 16 - Due 6/8/20

• Submit  legal research and writing paper 
• Post to final discussion  

 

updated: 1/17/20

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