Law 17 - Legal Writing - Prof David Jordan
Due Dates for Law 17 - Sundays - Legal Writing -Fall 2008 - Section # 0368 - Prof J. - email: abogado@pacbell.net
general syllabus - look at classwiki - http://legalwriting.pbwiki.com - important dates - see course description - http://www.lamission.edu/disciplines/law.html - login to class - law17-tests - law17-cases - law17-resources - format for legal writing paper - http://profjordan.pbwiki.com/format - law home page - http://lamission.edu/law - read about moodle
Work in Law 17 is due on Sundays at 11:55 pm - no late work please - http://profj.us/late -
Syllabus & there is no textbook for this class. everything is on the internet.
Distribution of Grades
Tests is 30% of your grade
Assignments are 35% of your grade
Final Legal Research Paper = 25 % of your grade
Disussion Forums = 10% of your grade and entered at the end of the semester
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 9-07-08
* Read the syllabus for the class
- Post your Introduction
- Post "How to Study Law
- Post Good Legal Writing
- Post The Uses of Argument
- Post Analytic Thinking
- Post Legal Ethics - "Character Counts"
- Take Moodle 101 Tutorial
Week 2 - Due 9-14-08
* Read Legal Writing in Plain English
- #1 Valley Forge case Assignment
- #2 New Orleans v. Dukes - "Grandfather Clause" Assignment
- Test #A - Legal Writing in Plain English Assignment
- Forum - "What is Good Writing"
Week 3 - Due 9-21-08
* Read Business Letters
* #3 "Whose Dance is it Anyway" - develop school district policy
* #4 Death Penalty - Baze v. Rees case
* Test #B Legal Demand Letter
* Post the Topic for Your Final Paper
Week 4 - Due 9-28-08
* Read Demand Letters
* #5 Marbury vs. Madiscon case
* #6 Blakey v. Continental Airlines
* Test #C Demand Letter
Week 5 - Due 10-05-08
* Read Legal Opinion Letters
* #7 Stansbury v. California case
* #8 Freedom of Speech - Hazelwood case
* Test D - Legal Opinion Letter
Week 6 - Due 10-12-08
* Read Legal Argumentation
* #9 Post Research Topic and Preliminary Information on your Legal Writing Paper
* #10 Hudson v Michigan instructions-hudson
* #11 Jackson v Birmingham Board of Education instructions-jackson
* Test #E Legal Argumentation instructions-argumentation
Week 7 - Due 10-19-08
* Read How to do an A+ research paper
* #12 case Nixon v Fitzgerald
* #13 case Gonzales v. Raich
* Test #F Post your thesis for your Legal Writing Paper
Week 8 - Due 10-26-08
* Read Legal Memorandum
* #14 - U.S. v Lopez
* Test #G Legal Memorandum
Week 9 - Due 11-02-08
* Read Mandatory Settlement Conference
* #15 People v Zepeda
* Test #H Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement - msc-brief
Week 10 - Due 11-09-08
* #16 Roper v Simmons
* Read Motion for Summary Judgment
* Test #I Motion for Summary Judgment
* Read Standard Complaints
* Test #J Standard Complaint
Week 11 - 11-16-08
* Read Legal Writing and Research paper
* #17 - Gonzales v Carhart
* #18 - Balboa Island Village v. Anne Lemen
* Test #K - Post the Outline - law17-outline - of your final legal writing project
Week 12 - Due 11-30-08
* Read "Putting Together End Notes"
* #19 Ewing v Northridge Hospital Medical Center i
* Test #L Post your "footnotes" or "end notes" - law17-footnotes - complete case citations, and not just internet websites
Week 13 - Due 12-07-08
* #20 - Dog Sniff case
Week 15 - Due 12-14-08
* Test # M - Post your Final Legal Writing Project - law17-final-paper