Law 17 - Legal Writing


Due Dates
updated: 2-03-05

 

Week #

 

Start Date

 

Due Date

 

Topic

 

Forums

 

Quiz

 

1



2/17/05

.

 

Introduction

 

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

 

none

 

2



2/22/05

.

 

Business Letters

 

#4-1
Good Legal Writing
#4-2

business torts
#5
disability discrimination

 

#A
assent and fraud


 

3



3/01/05

.

 

Demand Letters

 

#6
Liability of Common Carriers

#7
assignment



#B
business letter

 

4



3/08/05

.

 

Legal Memorandum
(cover elements)

 

#8
bribery

#9
warranty disclaimers

.
#C
legal writing in plain english

 

5



3/15/05

3/21-26
Spring Break

.

 

Legal Memorandum
(cover elements)

 

#10
trademark infringement

#11
sherman anti trust



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

 

6



3/29/05

.

 

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



4/05/05

.

 

Mandatory Settlement Conference

 




#14

tort publishers Liability - "gun for hire" case

#15
testamentary trusts

 

.

 

8



4/12/05

.

 

 

.


#F

Mandatory Settlement Conference Brief due
see Bellamy case

..

 

9



4/19/05

.

 

Motion for Summary Judgment
(cover elements)

 

#16
workers compensation

.
#G

liquidation preferences

 

10



4/26/05

.

 

Motion for Summary Judgment

 

#17
insurers defense

 

#H
Post your thesis - make your claim

 

11



5/03/05

.

 

Draft Standard Complaint
(cover elements)

 

#18
ex parte comments

 

 

12



5/10/05

.

 

Standard Complaint

 

#19
lease renewal

.#I
Motion for Summary Judgment due

 

13



5/17/05

.

 

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

 

.

 

#J
Standard Complaint

 

14



5/24/05

.

 

Final Legal Writing Project

 

.

 

#K
1st Draft due of Final Legal Writing Project

 

15



5/31/05

.

 

Final Legal Writing Project

 

.

 

#L
Final Draft due of Final Writing Project
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