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Legal Practice Skills
Prof. Leigh Watts Mello, Prof. Sabrina DeFabritiis, Prof. Gabriel H. Teninbaum, Prof. Rosa
Kim, Prof. Geraldine C. Griffin, Prof. Philip C. Kaplan, Prof. Shailini Jandial George, Prof. Julie
Baker, Prof. Stephanie Roberts Hartung, Prof. Lisa H. Healy, Prof. Samantha A. Moppett, Prof.
Ann McGonigle Santos,
4 credits day; 4 credits evening.
The Legal Practice Skills Program is a two-semester, three-credit program for first year students
including (a) an orientation to law school, the sources of law, and the study of law; (b)
instruction in the use of the law library and legal research tools; (c) practice in issue analysis and
the writing of legal memoranda; (d) preparation of trial briefs and oral arguments; and (e) an
introduction to computerized legal research systems. The program is designed to prepare the
student for the writing and research work expected of the modern practitioner.
Required Course
Final Paper Required