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LAW-2832 Pretrial Civil Litigation
Prof. Linda Sandstrom Simard, Mr. Brian Kelly,
3 credits day; 3 credits evening.
Students using this course to fulfill the experiential learning requirement may not also use this
same course to meet the legal writing requirement.
This course covers the pre-trial events of civil litigation from initial client interviews through the
final pre-trial conference. The course will cover civil discovery including document requests,
interrogatories and depositions. Pre-trial motions including motions to amend, to dismiss, for
sanctions and for summary judgment will also be covered in this course. Students will prepare
two legal Memoranda in support of pre-trial motions and will conduct a deposition. Students
should note that there are two discovery-related courses offered: Pretrial Civil Litigation and
Pretrial Criminal Litigation. The content of these courses is substantially similar and thus
students may enroll in only one of these two discovery-related courses.
Prerequisite: Evidence
Enrollment is limited: 20
Elective Course
Meets Skills Menu Requirement
Meets Civil Litigation Concentration Requirements
Meets Labor and Employment Law Concentration Requirements
Meets Experiential Learning Requirement
<<Course Updated: April 06, 2016>>