Week 1 Intro: what lawyers do Textbook: Lexis Training: Welcome to August 25 Pedagogical goals Introduction Tuesday Aug 25th law school; Intro to Ethos Ch. 1-3 and substitute 12:30-1:20 legal & 28 Intro to research textbook word Room 106 research Hierarchy of Authority with online “objective” For Friday: trainings: “predictive” Getting Started on part of the Web board: Westlaw Suzanne West e-learning Rowe article center -- Do exercises 4-9 of …Putting Law School fundamentals Into Practice ? Read class syllabus, including class policies. This will give you a sense of the course. Week 2 Research & process Textbook Westlaw Training: Research Sept 1 & 4 Rule-based Analysis Ch. 4-6 (heavier Tuesday September assistance Statutory analysis reading suggest 1st 12:30-1:20 (TAs can – doing it prior to Room 106 help with Tuesday and then assignments) 1st sample Memo distributed as go through (download from course web writing process) Research for first board—we will discuss in class) writing assignment Web board: 1st Memo docs Statutes section of West e-learning center. Do at least exercises 3, 4, 9 Week 3 Hierarchy of Authority revisited Textbook Research & draft I/BA/Facts Sept 8 & 11 Assessing research results Ch. 7 all parts (key first writing & Case synthesis. chapter) assignment Case analysis, continued. Chapter 11 Synthesis Memo writing: starting with the Facts Web board: Review sample memo Week 4 Principles of reader-centered Textbook: You may Sept 15 & communication: before Chapter Ch. 8 & 12 show “context detail.” Work on Memo discussion 18 Conventions in communicating section drafts the analysis BLUF to TAs Due: Cognitive psychology and Rule 1st Memo Explanation Sunday. Sept 20 at Application 10 pm upload to Filestore Week 5 Conferences You may Sept 22 & Writing process Work on rewrites. show drafts Revising to TAs 25
Week 1 August 25 & 28 Intro: what lawyers do Pedagogical goals Intro to Ethos Intro to research Hierarchy of Authority Textbook: Introduction Ch. 1-3 and substitute textbook word “objective” with “predictive” Web board: Suzanne Rowe article …Putting Law School Into Practice Read class syllabus, including class policies. This will give you a sense of the course. Lexis Training: Tuesday Aug 25th 12:30-1:20 Room 106 For Friday: Getting Started on Westlaw part of the West e-learning center -- Do exercises 4-9 of fundamentals ? Welcome to law school; legal research online trainings: Week 2 Sept 1 & 4 Research & process Rule-based Analysis Statutory analysis 1st sample Memo distributed (download from course web board—we will discuss in class) Textbook Ch. 4-6 (heavier reading – suggest doing it prior to Tuesday and then as go through writing process) Web board: 1st Memo docs Westlaw Training: Tuesday September 1st 12:30-1:20 Room 106 Research for first writing assignment Statutes section of West e-learning center. Do at least exercises 3, 4, 9 Research assistance (TAs can help with assignments) Week 3 Sept 8 & 11 Hierarchy of Authority revisited Assessing research results Case synthesis. analysis, continued. Memo writing: starting with the Facts Textbook Ch. 7 all parts (key chapter) Chapter 11 Web board: Review sample memo Research & draft first writing assignment I/BA/Facts & Case Synthesis Week 4 Sept 15 & 18 Principles of reader-centered communication: “context before detail.” Conventions in communicating the analysis BLUF Cognitive psychology and Rule Explanation Application Textbook: Chapter Ch. 8 & 12 Work on Memo Due: 1st Memo Sunday. Sept 20 at 10 pm upload to Filestore You may show discussion section drafts to TAs Week 5 Sept 22 & 25 Conferences Writing process Revising Work on rewrites. You may show drafts to TAs
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