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course title: Introduction to Legal Research and Writing
lecturer: Anushila Shaw
course description
This course provides an overview of the topics traditionally covered in a first-year legal research and writing course. Professor Shaw will teach you how to write a case brief, including the structure of a brief, as well as how to interpret procedural history and how to distinguish between holdings and dicta; how to apply the CREAC/IREAC method; and the basics of Bluebook citation. In addition, the course navigates students through the two most important writing assignments in a typical first-year legal writing course: the inter-office legal memo and the appellate brief.
| course outline | duration |
|---|---|
| Introduction | 01 : 29 |
| Welcome | 01 : 29 |
| Case Briefing | 16 : 58 |
| Understanding the Parts of a Case Brief | 06 : 58 |
| Interpreting Procedural History | 02 : 35 |
| Identifying Legally Relevant Case Facts | 04 : 08 |
| Recognizing Holding v. Dicta | 03 : 17 |
| IREAC/CREAC | 20 : 19 |
| Identifying the Legal Issue or Conclusion | 08 : 03 |
| Interpreting the Rule of Law from One or More Cases | 02 : 48 |
| Explaining the Law | 03 : 53 |
| Applying the Law to the Case Facts to Draft an Analysis | 04 : 38 |
| Draft the Conclusion | 00 : 57 |
| Basics of Bluebook Citation | 12 : 01 |
| Interpreting Bluebook Citation of Statutes and Cases | 06 : 29 |
| The Hierarchy of Authority | 05 : 32 |
| Inter-Office Legal Memo (or Objective Writing) | 28 : 46 |
| Understanding the Purpose, Audience, and Style of an Objective Memo | 03 : 19 |
| How to Organize the Legal Memo (Generally) | 03 : 14 |
| Question Presented - How to Use Case Facts and the Law | 05 : 20 |
| Drafting a Brief Answer | 02 : 13 |
| Drafting a Statement of Facts | 03 : 02 |
| Drafting the Discussion Section - Arguments and Counterarguments | 05 : 32 |
| How to Conclude the Legal Memo | 01 : 04 |
| How to Use Topical Headings and Other Tips | 05 : 02 |
| The Appellate Brief (or Persuasive Writing) | 35 : 43 |
| Understanding the Purpose, Audience, and Style of a Legal Brief | 03 : 10 |
| How to Organize the Appellate Brief | 02 : 33 |
| How to Identify the Standard of Review and Legal Conclusion | 01 : 51 |
| How to Organize the Table of Contents | 01 : 35 |
| Creating the Table of Authorities | 02 : 57 |
| Drafting a Statement of Jurisdiction | 01 : 28 |
| Drafting a Statement of Procedural History | 02 : 17 |
| Creating a Statement of Questions Presented for Review | 03 : 19 |
| Drafting a Statement of Facts | 03 : 32 |
| Drafting the Summary of the Argument | 01 : 41 |
| Drafting the Argument - Argument, Counterargument, and Negative Law | 09 : 23 |
| How to Conclude the Appellate Brief | 01 : 57 |
| Conclusion | 02 : 09 |
| Goodbye | 02 : 09 |
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