2015 Summer Intersession | 2015 Summer A | 2015 Summer C | 2015 Summer B
Attendance is required at all 6 class sessions.
Are you interested in transactional practice? Do you anticipate drafting contracts, leases, or other kinds of agreements during your legal career? This Intersession course will teach students fundamental writing skills applicable to drafting normative legal documents. Our efforts will not be spent on learning the doctrinal law of any one area, but rather will be directed toward learning techniques applicable to all legal drafting. We will spend time learning how to determine a client's objectives and meet them in the resulting document. We will cover the steps of drafting, paying particular attention to the research necessary to determine the proper substance of the document, the organization of the document, drafting style and usage, definitions, legal consequences, and rules of interpretation. Finally, we will learn to draft documents with accuracy, clarity, brevity, simplicity, and proper tone. Students can expect a workshop-like, hands-on course with an intensive writing component that will require much of their attention during the intersession period.
Course is open to ASU JD candidates only. Enrollment will be determined through a lottery.
This course will build on the skills developed in your first year of
legal writing. It will examine the writing process from the beginning
of the litigation process through post-trial matters. Students will
be required to draft documents such as office memoranda, client
letters, pleadings, discovery materials, motion briefs, and
settlement agreements.
Enrollment will be determined through a lottery
There must be at least 10 students enrolled in order for the class to be taught.
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn the basic principles of contract drafting. This course will also introduce students to the role of the transactional lawyer, contract interpretation, and negotiation. Emphasis will be placed on drafting contractual agreements that effectuate clients’ needs and anticipate potential legal problems. Students will be required to draft a series of written contracts, and may also be required to perform research relating to the drafting of those contracts.
This course is open to JD candidates only.
Enrollment in this class will be determined through a lottery
A study of constitutional criminal procedure with major emphasis on the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel, the Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination, and the Fourth Amendment's right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
On three days, "class" consists of a group meeting between the students and the professor. On all other days, "class" consists of each student meeting individually with the professor for a half-hour conference. Conferences take place at the same time every day.
This five-credit course is designed to provide intensive training in legal research and writing. Students are expected to have a solid foundation in basic legal research and writing, and this course should further those skills. By the end of the course, students will be expected to have a working knowledge of the major library sources: reporters, digests, annotated statutes, legislative history, citators, and secondary authorities. Students will also be expected to master two basic writing formats: the office memo and the client letter. Significant time will also be spent writing motions, and students will be exposed to additional formats as well. Students will be required to rewrite all assignments, and will complete a total of approximately thirty assignments during the course. Students will receive extensive feedback in writing and during individual conferences, and all projects, including both original assignments and rewrites, will be graded. For this summer course, students are expected to spend an average of eight to ten hours per day on class assignments.
***NOTE: Once enrolled, students are not permitted to withdraw from the course without permission from the instructor. Withdrawal without approval will result in a failing grade for the course.
Class is limited to ASU JD degree candidates. Students are prohibited from working or taking any other courses during the session they are enrolled in this Intensive Legal Research and Writing course.
Enrollment in this class will be determined through a lottery.
Evidence covers the basic rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal trial proceedings. The primary focus is on how the Federal Rules of Evidence operate in practice, with some attention to areas in which the Arizona Rules of Evidence differ from the Federal Rules. The course is primarily taught by the problem method, with a focus on the practical application of the rules in a trial setting. This is a complex and difficult subject, but one that most practicing lawyers -- including non-litigators -- need to know; and it would be an especially tough subject to try to learn from scratch from a bar review course. Students should make every effort to take Evidence before taking Trial Advocacy or clinical courses.
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts. Students may be expected to participate in in-class simulations and write short reflective paragraphs for on-line posting. Attendance and class participation is required.
The class is limited to ASU JD Candidates - Enrollment will be determined through a lottery.
This course focuses on an advanced topic of legal writing, the writing done by judicial clerks and judges. The course structure will incorporate (1) lectures and short exercises, (2) frequent guest speakers, and (3) multiple written assignments (such as a bench memorandum and a judicial opinion). We will examine and practice the structure, analytical and rhetorical techniques, and tone of both trial court and appellate court documents. Through assigned readings and guest speakers’ insights, we will discuss the experiences of being a judicial clerk and being a judge, questions of ethics and professional development, and “hot topic” issues currently facing the judiciary. Although the course has an obvious appeal to students who hope to be judicial clerks, all students can improve their writing abilities through this writing-intensive course. Summer Intersession 2015
Writing for Law Practice
SLN #: 42438
Course Prefix: LAW-626
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 am - 12:15 pm. May 11 - 22.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: 2 semesters of 1st year legal writing
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, see description
Participation Points: Probably
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Summer A 2015
Adv Legal Writing:Litigation Practice
SLN #: 46309
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A02
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is an internet class that will be held from June 1 - 26.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contract Drafting
SLN #: 43940
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet June 8 - July 2 on Mondays and Thursdays from 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Successful completion of first year legal writing courses
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Procedure
SLN #: 46353
Course Prefix: LAW-604
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Kader
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will be taught Monday through Thursday from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm beginning Monday, June 1, and continuing through Thursday, June 25. The final exam will be administered at 9:30 am on Monday, June 29.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Intensive Legal Research and Writing
SLN #: 43939
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 5
Instructor(s): Anderson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet June 1 - 26.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 5
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: successful completion of first year legal writing courses
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, once enrolled for the course students may only withdraw with instructor approval
Limited Enrollment Number: 6
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Summer C 2015
Alternative Dispute Resolution (MLS Online Only)
SLN #: 44334
Course Prefix: LAW-702
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Shufeldt
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Course starts May 18th and ends July 10th
Broad exposure to methods of settling disputes in our
society such as mediation, arbitration/conciliation, and
negotiation, including examination of the current
litigation model.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Alternative Dispute Resolution (MLS Only iCourse)
SLN #: 46211
Course Prefix: LAW-702
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Shufeldt
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Course starts May 18th and ends July 10th
Broad exposure to methods of settling disputes in our
society such as mediation, arbitration/conciliation, and
negotiation, including examination of the current
litigation model.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Organizations (MLS Only iCourse)
SLN #: 44259
Course Prefix: LAW-654
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Menkhus
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Course starts May 18th and ends July 10th
Covers the primary forms of business organizations:
partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability
companies, and corporations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 43941
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Practice Clinic
SLN #: 40109
Course Prefix: LAW-774
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Vick
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Procedure (MLS Online Only)
SLN #: 46210
Course Prefix: LAW-604
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Alberts
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Course starts May 18th and ends July 10th)
Nature of the criminal procedural system with special
focus on constitutional protections for the accused.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Externship
SLN #: 40058
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-12
Instructor(s): Barnes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-12
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Independent Study
SLN #: 40205
Course Prefix: LAW-781
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Defender Clinic
SLN #: 40035
Course Prefix: LAW-772
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lowrance
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Defender Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 44126
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Roth
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Law Externship
SLN #: 46306
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 1-12
Instructor(s): Smith
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-12
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law and Legal Analysis (MLS Online Only)
SLN #: 46206
Course Prefix: LAW-581
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holsman Tetreault
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Course starts May 18th and ends July 10th
Introduces non-JD students to the U.S. legal system and
to the types of legal reasoning used by U.S. lawyers and
judges. Provides the necessary instruction to use legal
reasoning in work, including reading and understanding
cases and statutes and applying existing law to the
issue presented. Extensive written legal analysis
exercises.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Summer B 2015
Evidence
SLN #: 40337
Course Prefix: LAW-605
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Baier
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 1:30 pm - 4:25 pm starting on Monday, July 6, and continuing through Friday, July 31. The final exam will be administered at 1:30pm on Tuesday, August 4.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 41024
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Class will meet from 9:00 am - 11:55 am Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays beginning Monday, July 6, and continuing through July 29. The final exam will be administered at 9:00 am on Monday, August 3.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Writing for Judicial Clerks
SLN #: 46113
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet at the Downtown Campus in the Cronkite Building Room 124. We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:10 pm - 8:15 pm July 7 - 30.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Successful completion of two semesters of 1L legal writing
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Yes, consistent with College policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.