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243 sec. 001 - Appellate Advocacy (Fall 2023)

Instructor: William H D Fernholz  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

TuTh 2:10 PM - 3:25 PM
Location: Law 107
From August 22, 2023
To November 30, 2023

Course Start: August 22, 2023
Course End: November 30, 2023
Class Number: 31595

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 12
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 12
As of: 02/07 02:03 PM


Appellate Advocacy is designed to further develop the skills learned in Written and Oral Advocacy - writing and presenting oral argument. The aim of Appellate Advocacy is to provide students an experience closely comparable to appellate practice. Students will write a full brief from a shortened record of a case pending in the California Supreme Court or other appellate court. Students will also prepare, practice and deliver a full oral argument. Students will receive advice and guidance from the instructor and from Practitioner-Advisors who are among the best appellate practitioners in the Bay Area.

The course is graded, with the brief counting as 75% of the grade and oral argument as 25% of the grade. The grade awarded will also reflect the quality and timeliness of interim assignments.

Because this class requires efforts on the part of so many parties - including Practitioner-Advisors, volunteer judges, and opposing counsel - no student will be permitted to drop the class, without an extraordinary reason, after the first week of instruction.

Appellate Advocacy will not be offered in the Spring semester.

Prerequisites:
This class requires completion of an introductory Legal Research and Writing course and is therefore open only to rising second and third-year JD students.

Requirements Satisfaction:

This class fulfills Option 2 of the J.D. writing requirement for all students in the course. All students must write 30 pages and complete a draft.

Units from this class may count toward the J.D. Experiential Requirement but the class may only satisfy one academic requirement, not both.

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Exam Notes: (T) Course ends in a final practice trial, arguments, or other presentation (e.g. Powerpoint)
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Simulation Courses
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Litigation and Procedure

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