| Course Number: | Law 295 |
| Hours: | 1 |
| Course Type: | First-Year |
| Writing Requirement: | None |
| Final Exam?: | No |
| Description: |
| Part I and Part II of this course together complement the other first-year courses and provide intensive instruction in the basics of legal reasoning and in communicating accurate legal analysis clearly, both orally and in writing. Entering students are each assigned as "junior associates" in the litigation division of a fictitious law firm. In that capacity, they learn the fundamentals of legal reasoning, writing, and research by participating in a series of structured activities as they work with the firm's senior partner and senior associate to resolve a client's case. By the end of the semester, students will research a new client's case independently and will write a short interoffice memorandum to their partner concerning that client. The course is taught in a cooperative learning format and is graded on a pass/fail basis. |
| Instructor(s): | C. Brook (Adjunct), J. Kay (Adjunct), D. Kifner (Adjunct), J. McClanahan (Adjunct), J. Moye (Adjunct), N. Ramee (Adjunct) |
| Semester(s): | Fall |