Law 17 - Legal Writing

Due Dates
updated: 8-17-06
Section # 0368
Prof J. course description syllabus

 

 

 

 

 

Week #

 

 

 

 

 

Start Date

Due Dates are
Mondays at 11:30 pm

 

 

 

 

 

Due Date

 

 

 

 

 

Topic

 

 

 

 

 

Forums

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 





9/11/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

#1
introductions
#2
how to study law
#3
good legal writing


 

 

 

 

 

none

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 





9/18/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Business Letters

 

 


#4

business torts
#5
disability discrimination

 

 

 

 

 

#A
assent and fraud


 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 





9/25/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Demand Letters

 

 

 

 

 

#6
Liability of Common Carriers

#7
assignment

 

 

 

 



#B
business letter

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 





10/02/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Legal Memorandum
(cover elements)

 

 

 

 

 

#8
bribery


#9
warranty disclaimers

 

 

 

 

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#C
legal writing in plain english

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 





10/09/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Legal Memorandum
(cover elements)

 

 

 

 

 

#10
trademark infringement

#11
sherman anti trust

 

 

 

Commentss on how to do your FINAL LEGAL WRITING PAPERS

 

 

 

 



#D
Response to Demand Letter
due
see Silva v. Lucky

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 





10/16/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Mandatory Settlement Conference Brief
(cover elements)

 

 

 

 

 


#12
Post Summary of your Final Legal Writing Project


#12-A

deceptive advertising

#13
usury

 

 

 

 

 

.#E
Legal Memorandum due

 

 

 

 



7

 

 

 




10/23/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Mandatory Settlement Conference

 

 

 

 

 




#14

tort publishers Liability - "gun for hire" case

#15
testamentary trusts

 

 

 

 

 

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8

 

 

 





10/30/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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#F

Mandatory Settlement Conference Brief due
see Bellamy case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9

 

 

 





11/06/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Motion for Summary Judgment
(cover elements)

 

 

 

 

 

#16
workers compensation

 

 

 

 

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#G

liquidation preferences

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 





11/13/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Motion for Summary Judgment

 

 

 

 

 

#17
insurers defense

 

 

 

 

 

#H
Post your thesis - make your claim

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 





11/20/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Draft Standard Complaint
(cover elements)

 

 

 

 

 

#18
ex parte comments
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12

 

 

 



11/27/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Standard Complaint

 

 

 

 

#19
lease renewal

 

 

 

#I
Motion for Summary Judgment due

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 





12/04/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Final Legal Writing Project
(cover elements and format)Final Legal Writing Project

 

 

 

 

 

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#J
Standard Complaint

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 



 

 

12/11/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Final Legal Writing Project

 

 

 

 

 

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#K
1st Draft due of Final Legal Writing Project


 

 

15

 

 

 


12/18/06
Monday

 

 

 

 

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Final Legal Writing Project

 

 

 

 

 

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#L
Final Draft due of Final Writing Project
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