LAW 745LEC - Intro to US Legal Research & Writing

This course is required for all LL.M. students with non-US law degrees. It focuses on building legal research, analysis and writing skills. Students will become familiar with the US approach (common-law) to legal research and writing, with particular emphasis on NY State law, through exercises that include conducting legal research online and in the library, writing memoranda, and constructing oral arguments. Registration is by permission of the instructor.

Credits: 2