Req: Coughlin, Lawyer Writes, #9781611633979
Req: Graham, Pre-Writing Handbook for Law Students, #9781611631845
Rec: Garner, Redbook: Manual on Legal Style, #9780314289018
Req: Harvard Law Review, Bluebook: Uniform System of Citation, #9780692400197

Before Class: By Friday, August 28, complete the Pre-Class Survey (available on Lexis Web Course)

Introduction

1. Read Syllabus & Course Policies (available on Lexis Web Course)
2. Read Coughlin: Chapter 1, pp. 3-13
3. Read Graham & Felsenberg: Introduction, pp. xi-xiv; Chapter 1, pp. 3-7.

Req: Slocum, Legal Reasoning, Writing and Persuasive Argument, 3rd ed., LexisNexis
#9781422481561
Req: Siviglia, Writing Contracts: A Distinct Discipline, Carolina Academic Press
#9780890899335

Introduction to law practice drafting.

1. Read the Syllabus and Course Policies (available on Lexis Web Course)
2. Read Connelly/Matheson Case File (available on Lexis Web Course)
3. Read Slocum: Chapter 1, pp. 1-13; Chapters 4-5, pp. 65-97