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Fall 2021
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LAW019
A2 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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08-23-2021 - 12-01-2021
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F
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11:00 AM-12:45 PM
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F309
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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: Barris
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
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Textbook Name: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Columbia Law Review
Publisher: Harvard Law Review Association
Edition: 21st edition
ISBN: 978-0578666150
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Textbook Name: Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Textbook Type: Hardcover
Requirement: Recommended
Author: Dreyer
Publisher: Random House
Edition: 2020
ISBN: 978-0812985719
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Textbook Name: Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Barris
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Edition: 4th edition
ISBN: 978-1531019150
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Textbook Name: The Handbook for the New Legal Writer
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Barton and Smith
Publisher: Wolter Kluwer
Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN: 978-1543802146
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Textbook Name: *Core Grammar for Lawyers
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: McKinney and Pryal
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Edition: 4th edition
ISBN: 978-1611635843
Additional Materials:
*Registration instructions will be provided in the syllabus for the books: Core Grammar for Lawyers (CGL) and Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook interactive Exercises (MBIE)
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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 20, at 12:35-3:00 PM in Room F209 (this includes a research session at 12:35-1:05PM). This is not our usual class time, but we are conforming to the University's orientation schedule. Before our first meeting, please read and prepare to discuss the attached materials. Pay careful attention to the Thompson v. Carnival case, as we will brief it together on August 20th.
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).
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 w Template AT FINAL .pdf
Handbook pages 1-42 (first day reading).pdf
Statute and Cases Partial and Complete Memo.pdf
Case File Partial and Complete Memo Final AT.pdf
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