THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
School of Law
Fall Semester 2015
Course, Casebook, and Assignment Listing Classes begin August 31, 2015
9200:619-002 Cohen LARW I
Casebook(s):

Req: Dickerson, The ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, 5th ed., Wolters Kluwer #9781454828754
Req: Legal Writing Workbook (Workbook) (available on Springboard by August 19th)
Req: Legal Research Workbook (Workbook) (available on Springboard by August 19th)
Assignment:

LARW I - Professor Cohen (Section 002)
Note: The Workbooks and the Class Units on Grammar and memo Format will be available on Springboard**by August 19th.

A. Legal Writing (Friday, 1:00pm)

Required Texts
1. Legal Writing Workbook (Workbook) (available on Springboard** by August 19th)
2. The ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, (Wolters Kluwer, 5th ed.,) ALWD

For First Class
Thursday, 10:45a.m.
1. Read Workbook pp. 3-11 (Course Overview and Syllabus)

2. Grammar and Composition
a. Read Workbook pp. 15-23 & 30-32 (Writing Guidelines & more)
b. Review Grammar Pre-Class Unit (21 mins; available on Springboard)
c. Complete Editing Exercise #1 (Workbook pp. 27-28)

Friday, 2:00 p.m.
1. Research Memorandum Format
a. Read Workbook pp. 33-36 (Research Memorandum Format)
b. Review Memo Format Pre-Class Unit (41 mins.; available on
Springboard)
c. Complete Issue-Brief Answer Exercises (Workbook pp. 37-38) (and bring hard
copy to class)

B. Legal Research (Friday, 1:00pm)

Required Text
1. Legal Research Workbook (Workbook) (available on Springboard** by August 19th)

For First Class:

a. Read Workbook pp. 3-16
b. Review Searching Guide
c. Review PCU on Legal Authority & Search Plans
d. Review PCU on Statutes
e. Review video on Search Plans
f. Review video on WestlawNext Introduction & Statutues
g. Review the WestlawNext Exercises

NOTE: ALL OF THE ABOVE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ON SPRINGBOARD
**NOTE:

**Springboard is the university's web course that provides, among other things, the ability to post documents that may be downloaded from the Internet. Springboard is located at:
https://springboard.uakron.edu/ You will first be prompted to provide your UANet username and password. On the next screen, select LARW I 002. On the course page, select Content. The workbooks are in the Legal Writing and Legal Research modules.
9200:684-002 Cohen Sem: Client Interviewing & Counseling
Casebook(s):

Req: Client Interviewing & Counseling Workbook (Workbook) (available on Springboard by
August 19th)
Assignment:

For First Class

1. Read Workbook pp. 3-15
a. Course Overview & Syllabus
b. Client-Centered Interviewing & Counseling
c. The Participatory Model
d. The Goals of Client Interviewing & Counseling

2. Read Workbook pp. 25-33
a. A Structure for the Initial Interview
b. The Opening Stage

3. Review Opening Pre-Class Unit (PowerPoint with embedded audio; 26 mins) (available on
Springboard)

4. Read Workbook pp. 81-84 (Transcript for In-Class Video - The Opening Stage)

5. Prepare Interviews #1 & #2 - About two weeks before our first class, I will;
a. post on Springboard the materials for your first interview (role plays)
b. e-mail instructions to you.
**NOTE:

Note: The workbook is not finalized, so the page references below may not be exact (but they should be close). The Workbook and the Pre-Class Unit on the Opening Stage of a client interview will be available on Springboard by August 19th.