LAJ 410 - Legal Writing

Description:
The pre-law or paralegal student will learn fundamental legal writing tools in conjunction with basic rules on correspondence, retainer agreements, and other commonly used documents. LAJ 300 is recommended. By permission.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: Completion of the Basic Skills in the General Education requirements or DTA.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Use resources and techniques of effective writing
Demonstrate competency in persuasive writing
Use proper forms of legal citation
Demonstrate ability to edit, review and critique their own and other peoples work
Demonstrate ability to write a quality legal memorandum and/or legal brief

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/6/2008