ENG U311 - Advanced Writing for Prelaw

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Description:

Provides instruction in writing for students considering legal careers. Introduces students to legal reasoning and to the contexts, purposes, genres, audiences, and styles of legal writing. Emphasizes the role of writing and argument in American legal culture. Using strategies drawn from rhetorical theory and criticism, students examine briefs, memoranda, opinions, and other legal texts to identify and describe techniques of analysis and persuasion. Students produce their own arguments and analyses, attending to appropriateness of approach, genre, structure, evidence, and style. Does not duplicate the content of legal writing courses in law schools, most of which emphasize legal research as well as writing, but instead helps students develop the conceptual frameworks necessary for success in law school and legal careers.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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