Students may choose to investigate medical malpractice, longshore claims, or practice and procedures before city and state boards. This course will examine the current law on legal malpractice with an emphasis on the latest office structures and management concepts made to eliminate the opportunity for errors and mistakes. This Skills course is required for graduation. This course introduces the student to everyday questions and answers encountered in setting up a law practice. The student will examine in depth the issues of whether to appeal, the application of appellate rules in federal and state court, and how to perfect the trial record.
Emphasis is placed on written and oral advocacy skills.
This course will provide students an opportunity to sharpen research skills using the Internet. The focus will be on legal research although other topics will also be explored. This presentation provides guidance toward writing for and passing the Louisiana Bar Exam. Test-taking techniques will be reviewed. This bar-exam review course offering is a presentation on the Louisiana approach to proximate cause.