Students follow a hypothetical negligence suit from the initial client interview through settlement or trial. Lectures focus on the structure of the court system, jurisdiction, the rules of civil procedure, discovery, and the anatomy of a civil trial. Students learn to draft simple pleadings. This course introduces students to the law of contracts and agency, forms of business organizations, and issues in the government regulation of business. This course also provides a brief overview of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Students learn to draft simple contracts and partnership agreements.
This course concentrates on the law of intestate succession and wills and trusts with a brief introduction to estate taxation and an overview of estate administration. Students learn to draft simple will provisions and to complete selected probate forms. Students learn the basics of real estate conveyancing. After a brief review of basic research skills, this course focuses on more specialized legal research techniques and the use of Westlaw and the Internet. Students are assigned a research project which culminates in drafting a brief.