LEGAL ANALYSIS, ADVOCACY, & WRITING II
Learn persuasive legal writing and oral presentation skills and the ethics and strategies of effective written and oral advocacy on behalf of a client. Prepare a trial-level brief and an appellate brief and work on legal correspondence and basic transactional drafting skills. Explore advanced legal research sources and refine research skills with projects in a variety of different subject areas and procedural contexts.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: LAW 722 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Learn and utilize a variety of techniques to write persuasive legal documents Audience: Graduate 2. Choose and use legal authority appropriately to build a legal argument Audience: Graduate 3. Write trial-level and appellate briefs using appropriate format, organization, and citations Audience: Graduate 4. Develop the skills to research complex legal issues efficiently, using an array of sources and strategies Audience: Graduate 5. Apply basic principles of transactional drafting Audience: Graduate 6. Present an oral argument on behalf of a client Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Learn and utilize a variety of techniques to write persuasive legal documents Audience: Graduate 2. Choose and use legal authority appropriately to build a legal argument Audience: Graduate 3. Write trial-level and appellate briefs using appropriate format, organization, and citations Audience: Graduate 4. Develop the skills to research complex legal issues efficiently, using an array of sources and strategies Audience: Graduate 5. Apply basic principles of transactional drafting Audience: Graduate 6. Present an oral argument on behalf of a client Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027