Law 17 - Legal Writing - #3304
Hybrid - On Campus
Tuesdays, 6:50 - 8:20 pm, CSB 102A
Prof Valerie Lopez - 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 2/10/13
* Read the syllabus for the class
- Read Dear Online Student
- Post your Introduction
- Discuss Law Study
- Discuss Legal Argumentation
- Discuss Learning Ethics
- Discuss Strategies against Procrastination
- Discuss Reading Law Cases-Codes
Week 2 - Due 2/17/13
* 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 2/24/13
* 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
- weekly forum discussion
Week 4 - Due 3/3/13
* Read Demand Letters
* #5 Marbury vs. Madiscon case
* #6 Blakey v. Continental Airlines
* Test #C Demand Letter
- weekly forum discussion
Week 5 - Due 3/10/13
* Read Legal Opinion Letters
* #7 Stansbury v. California case
* #8 Freedom of Speech - Hazelwood case
* Test D - Legal Opinion Letter
- weekly forum discussion
Week 6 - Due 3/17/13
* 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
- weekly forum discussion
Week 7 - Due 3/24/13
* Read How to do an A+ research paper
* 
#12 Pennoyer v Neff
* #13 case
* Test #F Post your thesis for your Legal Writing Paper
- weekly forum discussion
Week 8 - Due 3/31/13
* Read Legal Memorandum
* #14 - Erie v. Thompkins
* Test #G Legal Memorandum
- weekly forum discussion \
- Spring Break 4/1 - 4/7
Week 9 - Due 4/14/13
* Read Mandatory Settlement Conference
* #15 Affirmative Action - Grutter and Fisher cases
* Test #H Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement - msc-brief
- weekly forum discussion
Week 10 - Due 4/21/13
* #16 Roper v Simmons
* Read Motion for Summary Judgment
* Test #I Motion for Summary Judgment
* Read Standard Complaints
* Test #J Standard Complaint
- weekly forum discussion
Week 11 - Due - 4/28/13
- 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 5/5/13
* 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
- weekly forum discussion
Week 13 - Due 5/12/13
* #20 - Dog Sniff case
- weekly forum discussion
Week 14 - Due 5/19/13
* Test # M - Post your Final Legal Writing Project - law17-final-paper
- weekly forum discussion
Week 15 - Due 5/26/13
* TBA
Week 16 - Due 6/2/13
* TBA
updated: 1/24/13