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Law 17 - Legal Writing - #0328
Prof David Jordan - Read Dear Online Student - Study Guide and Welcome Message
Distribution of Grades
Tests is 30% of your grade
Assignments are 30% of your grade
Final Legal Research Paper = 25 % of your grade
Discussion Forums = 15% 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 9/4/11
* Read the syllabus for the class
Week 2 - Due 9/11/11
* 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
- weekly forum discussion
Week 3 - Due 9/18/11
* 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 9/25/11
* Read Demand Letters
* #5 Marbury vs. Madiscon case
* #6 Blakey v. Continental Airlines
* Test #C Demand Letter
Week 5 - Due 10/2/11
* Read Legal Opinion Letters
* #7 Stansbury v. California case
* #8 Freedom of Speech - Hazelwood case
* Test D - Legal Opinion Letter
Week 6 - Due 10/9/11
* 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 10/16/11
* 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 10/23/11
* Read Legal Memorandum
* #14 - Erie v. Thompkins
* Test #G Legal Memorandum
Week 9 - Due 10/30/11
* Read Mandatory Settlement Conference
* #15 Crown Packaging - Patent Infringement
* Test #H Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement - msc-brief
Week 10 - Due 11/6/11
* #16 Roper v Simmons
* Read Motion for Summary Judgment
* Test #I Motion for Summary Judgment
* Read Standard Complaints
* Test #J Standard Complaint
Week 11 - 11/13/11
- Read Legal Writing and Research paper
- #17 - Child Custody - Nicolson v. Pappalardo
- #18 - Trademark Infringement - Sobmondo Entertainment v. Falls Media
- Test #K - Post the Outline - law17-outline - of your final legal writing project
- weekly forum discussion
Week 12 - Due 11/20/11
* Read "Putting Together End Notes"
* #19 Credit Default Swap Agreement - Citigroup case
* Test #L Post your "footnotes" or "end notes" - law17-footnotes - complete case citations, and not just internet websites
Week 13 - Due 11/27/11
* #20 - Dog Sniff case
Week 14 - Due 12/4/11
* Test # M - Post your Final Legal Writing Project - law17-final-paper
Week 15 - Due 12/11/11
* TBA
Week 16 - Due 12/18/11
* TBA
updated: 6/22/11
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