Designed to teach basic legal analysis, writing and research skills which are fundamental to practicing law. Objectives include: Ability to state and synthesize common law rules; Understand and apply doctrine and tools for statutory interpretation to state, and apply rules; Demonstrate inductive, deductive, and analogical reasoning; Develop efficient writing process to draft legal correspondence and memoranda; Deliver a short, persuasive, well-organized oral presentation; Understand and incorporate U.S. Legal Writing Style, including use of analytical paradigm; Demonstrate capability to complete thorough legal research to solve assigned problems; Understand basic ethical considerations and comply with rules for professionalism, including prohibitions against plagiarism; Ability to work collaboratively; Demonstrate appropriate planning and project management.