Law 610:  Introduction to Advocacy

This course is the second in the sequence of required first-year legal writing courses, focusing on persuasive writing and oral advocacy.  The major writing assignments are a pre-trial memorandum and an appellate brief.  Students also conduct oral arguments and participate in a negotiation exercise.  This course meets twice a week.

Sequence and Prerequisites: Required in the spring semester of the first year for JD students. Prerequisites: Legal Writing and Analysis and Legal Research.

Evaluation: Writing assignments and oral arguments

Course Classification: Experiential