Lawyering Skills III: Appellate Brief Writing & Advocacy

(Law 715; 2 credits)
This course will focus on the skills necessary for successfully pursuing an appeal. After a brief introduction to the appellate process and its corresponding procedural rules, students will learn to evaluate a case for appeal, identify and narrow issues, develop a persuasive theory, and write an effective appellate brief. Additionally, students will present a 15-minute oral argument on their briefs to a moot court.
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