This two-credit Legal Research and Writing seminar is required for LL.M. students in the American Law program and optional for students in the LL.M. programs in Banking and Financial Law and Taxation. It is specifically designed to introduce foreign lawyers to the basic principles of American legal writing. In small class settings and individual conferences, students receive guidance on drafting and editing memoranda and agreements. Their work is critiqued and rewritten. The research component of the seminar trains students to locate cases, statutes and secondary material through indexing systems and the latest computer technology. Research assignments are integrated into writing assignments -- exposing students to the methods of US legal analyses -- so that by the end of the term, students obtain the skills needed to write memoranda appropriate for submission to US law firms.
FALL 2026: LAW AM 704 A1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
FALL 2026: LAW AM 704 B1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
FALL 2026: LAW AM 704 C1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
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FALL 2026: LAW AM 704 G1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
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FALL 2026: LAW AM 704 M1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
FALL 2026: LAW AM 704 Y3, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
SPRG 2027: LAW AM 704 B2, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
SPRG 2027: LAW AM 704 Y1, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
SPRG 2027: LAW AM 704 Y2, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027