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Law17-Spring2015

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Law 17 - Legal Writing -Section  #0321 
 This class is entirely online 
 Prof  Ida Zaghi, Attorney Law - Read  Dear Online Student -  Study Guide and Welcome Message

Academic Calendar
 

 

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 2/15/15

    * Read the syllabus for the class

Week 2 - Due 2/22/15

 

    * Read Legal Writing in Plain English 

  • #1 How to Write an A+ Paper
  • #2  Finding a legal topic for your final research paper
  • Test #A - Legal Writing in Plain English Assignment
  • weekly forum discussion

Week 3 - Due 3/1/15

 

    * Read Business Letters

    * #3 Klayman v Obama (NSA case)

    * #4  Ligon v New York (Stop and Frisk case)

    * Test #B  Legal Demand Letter 

    * Post the Topic for Your Final Paper

  • weekly forum discussion

Week 4 - Due 3/8/15

 

    * Read Demand Letters 

    * #5 Hispanic Interest Coalition (Immigration case)

    * #6 Little v State of Florida (Stand your Ground case)

    * Test #C Demand Letter

  • weekly forum discussion

Week 5 - Due 3/15/15

 

    * Read Legal Opinion Letters 

    * #7 Snyder v Phelps

    * #8 Osama Bin Laden Photos

    * Test D - Legal Opinion Letter 

  • weekly forum discussion

Week 6 - Due 3/22/15

 

    * Read Legal Argumentation

    * #9 Post Research Topic and Preliminary Information on your Legal Writing Paper

    * #10  Melgar v Greene

    * #11  Luke Gannon v. State of Kansas

    * Test #E Legal Argumentation instructions-argumentation

  • weekly forum discussion

Week 7 - Due 3/29/15

 

    * Read How to do an A+ research paper     *  

Week 8 - Due  4/5/15

 

    * Read Legal Memorandum     *

 

Week 9 - Due  4/19/15    

 

Week 10 - Due  4/26/15

 

    * #16  Fernandez v California 

    * Read Motion for Summary Judgment

    * Test #I Motion for Summary Judgment 

    * Read Standard Complaints

    * Test #J Draft a Standard Complaint 

  • weekly forum discussion

Week 11 - Due   5/3/15

 

  • 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  5/10/15

 

    * 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 5/17/15

 

    * #20 - Dog Sniff case 

  • weekly forum discussion

Week 14 - Due  5/24/15

    * Test # M - Post your Final Legal Writing Project - law17-final-paper

  • weekly forum discussion

Week 15 - Due  5/31/15

    *  TBA

updated: 1/18/15

 

 

 

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