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UWLA Course catalog for Summer 2008
LS102
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Appellate Advocacy
Required
(3 Units)
This course is designed to study the methods and procedures attorneys use at trial. Students will learn through active participation in all aspects of trial, including opening statement, direct examination and cross-examination of witnesses, closing arguments, objections, demonstrative evidence, exhibits, and moving exhibits into evidence. The instructor and classmates will provide feedback to students on their presentations. The course will emphasize the importance of ethical courtroom demeanor and the skills needed for effective oral advocacy.
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Appellate Advocacy
Required
(3 Units)
Sections Offered:
Section
Campus
Room
Schedule
Instructor
1
WLA
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM W
Glassman
2
SFV
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM TU
Glassman
LS111
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Ethical Lawyering
Required
(3 Units)
Organization, regulation and ethical obligations of the legal profession; unauthorized practice; forming the attorney-client relationship; limitations on advertising, solicitation, and group legal service plans; compensation for legal services; fiduciary duties to client; avoiding conflicts of interest; competent representation; withdrawal from employment; duties and limitation on zealous representation; relations with other attorneys and the court; judicial ethics.
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Ethical Lawyering
Required
(3 Units)
Sections Offered:
Section
Campus
Room
Schedule
Instructor
1
WLA
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM TU TH
Virgo
2
SFV
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM M W
Barrett
LS115
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Introduction to Legal Studies
Required
(3 Units)
The substance and structure of legal analysis and legal method, including reading, briefing, and understanding cases and statutes. Extensive in-class and out-of-class written work emphasizing the application of case law and statutory law to specific fact situations.
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Introduction to Legal Studies
Required
(3 Units)
Sections Offered:
Section
Campus
Room
Schedule
Instructor
1
WLA
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM TU TH
Feldman
2
SFV
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM M W
Ekizian
LS116
-
Legal Research and Writing
Required
(3 Units)
Basic techniques of manual and computer-assisted legal research, legal writing, and updating research. Course requires submission of written research assignments, an office memorandum, and a memorandum of points and authorities.
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Legal Research and Writing
Required
(3 Units)
Sections Offered:
Section
Campus
Room
Schedule
Instructor
1
WLA
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM M W
Feldman
2
SFV
TBD
10:00 - 01:00 PM M W
Frykberg
3
SFV
TBD
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM M W
Frykberg