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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
Distribution of Grades
Preparing to Write - 25 %
Legal Correspondence - 20%
Legal Docs - 40%
Legal Research paper - 15%
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
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
Week 2 - Due 2/23/20
- Prepare legal demand letter
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 3 - Due 3/1/20
- Prepare Legal Demand Letter
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 4 - Due 3/8/20
- Prepare Legal Opinion Letter
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 5 - Due 3/15/20
- Draft a Breach of Contract Complaint
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 6 - Due 3/22/20
- Prepare a Demurrer
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 7 - Due 3/29/20
- Create Case Synthesis Chart
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 8 - Due 4/5/20
- Making a Legal Argument
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Spring Break 4/6/20 - 4/12/20
Week 9- Due 4/19/20
- Prepare a Mandatory Settlement Conference Brief
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 10- Due 4/26/20
- Prepare a Complaint for Slip and Fall
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 11 - Due 5/3/20
- Prepare a Motion for Summary Judgment
- Post to preparing to write
Week 12 - Due 5/10/20
- Prepare a dogbite complaint
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 13 - Due 5/17/20
- Brief a case
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 14 - Due 5/24/20
- Conduct Legal Research
- Post to preparing to write
Week 15 - Due 5/31/20
- Compare and Contrast various motions
- Work on legal research and writing paper
- Post to preparing to write discussion
Week 16 - Due 6/8/20
- Submit legal research and writing paper
- Post to final discussion
updated: 1/17/20