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Fall 2020
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LAW019
B1 LEGAL COMMUNICATION & RESEARCH I
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Course Description
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TBD
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Course Schedule
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08-17-2020 - 10-30-2020
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10:10 AM-11:50 AM
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E352
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Course Frequency
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Course Information
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Credits:
2
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Pass/Fail Option:
No
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Prerequisite:
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Grading:
Graded
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Method of Evaluation:
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Graduation Requirements Fulfilled By Course:
General
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Special Attributes:
None
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Course Delivery:
Residential
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Special Restrictions:
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Law Track(s):
None
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Bar Subject(s):
None
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Concentration(s):
None
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Course Book(s):
Textbook Required:
Yes
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Textbook Name: *Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook Interactive Exercises
Textbook Type: E-book
Requirement: Required
Author: Linda J. Barris
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Edition: 4th edition
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Textbook Name: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Columbia Law Review Ass'n et al. eds.
Publisher: Harvard Law Review Association
Edition: 21st Edition (2020)
ISBN: 978-0-578-66615-0
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Textbook Name: Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Linda J. Barris
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Edition: 4th edition (2020)
ISBN: 978-1-5310-1915-0
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Textbook Name: Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Textbook Type: Hardcover
Requirement: Recommended
Author: Benjamin Dreyer
Publisher: Random House
Edition: August 4, 2020
ISBN: 9780812985719
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Textbook Name: The Handbook for the New Legal Writer
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Jill Barton and Rachel Smith
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Edition: 2nd Edition 2019
ISBN: 9781543802146
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Textbook Name: *Core Grammar for Lawyers
Textbook Type: E-book
Requirement: Required
Author: Ruth Ann McKinney, Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Edition: 4th edition
ISBN: Core Grammar Team
Additional Materials:
* For Core Grammar for Lawyers (CGL) and Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook Interactive Exercises (MBIE), registration instructions willl be provided in the syllabus.
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First Class Assignment(s):
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Assignment:
Welcome to LComm I! I look forward to meeting and working with all of you.
Please note that our first meeting will take place on Friday, August 14, at 9:00-10:40 AM. This is not our usual class time, but we are conforming to the University's orientation schedule.
Before our first meeting, please review the attached materials. Pay careful attention to the Elliott v. Elliott case, as we will brief it together on August 14th.
Material:
Required
1. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Ass’n et al. eds., 21st ed. 2020).
2. Jill Barton and Rachel Smith, The Handbook for the New Legal Writer (2d ed. 2019); available online at https://www.wklegaledu.com/Barton-LegalWriter2. Note that I have attached the first readings in pdf format.
3. Linda J. Barris, Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook (4th ed. 2020) (Note: the publisher expects to release this book on August 24, 2020).
4. Core Grammar for Lawyers. Registration instructions provided in Syllabus.
5. Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook Interactive Exercises. Registration instructions provided in Syllabus.
TWEN/Blackboard/Course Webpage Link:
https://www.law.miami.edu/blackboard
Partial and Complete Memo Assignment with Template AT FINAL.pdf
Case law regarding physical injury NIED AT.pdf
Jose Corddry Complete Case FINAL .pdf
Handbook 2d ed. Pages 1-42.pdf
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