THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
School of Law
Spring Semester 2015
Course, Casebook, and Assignment Listing Classes begin January 12, 2015
9200:620-002 LARW II
Casebook(s):

Req: Shapo, Walter and Fajans, Writing and Analysis in the Law, 6th ed., West
#9781609302726
Req: Dickerson, ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, 5th ed., Wolters Kluwer #9781454828754
Assignment:

Read materials for Appellate Problem posted on Springboard after January 8. Find a law review article on Westlaw or LexisNexis that assess the legal issue. Bring that article with you to class.
9200:684-003 Animal Law
Casebook(s):

Req: Favre, Animal Law: Welfare, Interests and Rights, 2nd ed., Wolters Kluwer
#9781454802662
Assignment:

Please read Chapter 1. In addition, please bring with you something you found online or in print in the news related to Animal Law. Be prepared to share what you found with the class.
**NOTE:

Check Springboard after Thursday, January 8 for syllabus and course description.
9200:688-002 Legal Drafting
Casebook(s):

Req: Dunnewold, Mary, Judicial Clerkship: A Practical Guide, Carolina Academic Press
#9781594606410
Assignment:

Read the factual record and materials (on Springboard after January 8).
Read John B. Nesbitt, The Role of Trial Court Opinions in the Judicial Process, 75 N. Y. St. B.J. 39 (September 2003) (posted on Springboard after January 8)
Read James Boyd White, What's An Opinion For?, 62 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1363 (1995) (posted on Springboard after January 8)

Consider the following questions:
What are some benefits of written opinions?
Why would it be difficult to practice law without written judicial opinions?
What should "good" judicial opinions include?
Why is it important to have these good components?
When might a judicial opinion be necessary and when might it not?
What is a judge looking for from an advocate?