LAWS C313 - Pleading & Discovery Skills

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

LAWS - Law School

Description:

Within the context of an actual case, this course centers on skills in the area of pretrial litigation. The class is divided into sections or ¿firms¿, each representing a party in the lawsuit. The students then analyze a set of facts and develop a strategy for their clients. As the course unfolds, the students prepare a complaint, an answer, a cross-claim, and complain to join an additional defendant. When the pleading phase of the course concludes, the students, or firms, develop a discovery plan for their respective clients. Interspersed in the course are a series of projects that relate to the law applicable to the case. Pass/Fail.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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