Appellate Advocacy

SLN #: 71418
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Carter
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This class is limited to JD candidates only - students will be selected through a lottery.

Appellate Advocacy builds on the first year Legal Advocacy course. Students will learn basic principles of appellate practice, including standard of review, and will refine their legal research and persuasive drafting skills. Students will research and draft an appellate brief, as well as argue the brief in a simulated oral argument.

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
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Legal Method & Writing and Legal Advocacy
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.