LAWS 6213 - Advanced Appellate Advocacy
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Fall 2018
Advanced study and practice of written and oral appellate advocacy. Builds on the first-year advocacy course, but provides more advanced techniques for brief writing, and preparing for and conducting oral argument. Students are required to write an appellate brief and participate in several oral arguments, and receive detailed, one-on-one critiques of work product.
LAWS 7029 - Appellate Advocacy Practicum
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Spring 2020
Offers the opportunity to represent parties in federal and state civil appeals. Students draft opening briefs in the fall semester, and draft reply briefs and appear fororal argument in the spring. Prior appellate advocacy experience will be helpful. Enrollment is limited to six students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
LAWS 7285 - Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Teaches students how to educate high school students in the local Denver Metro area high schools about the constitution, public speaking, and logical reasoning. Interested students must apply and requires a commitment teaching once per week in a local high school. Encourages individual development as teachers, writers, and critical thinkers and provides an opportunity to grow as colleagues and teammates.
LAWS 7939 - Extern Program
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Summer 2021 / Summer 2022
Extern credit may be earned for uncompensated work for a sponsor, which may be any lawyer, judge, or organization that employs lawyers or judges and is approved by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee. Work is done under the direction of a field instructor (a lawyer or judge as the sponsor) and a member of the law faculty. Requires a substantial writing component and 50 hours of working time per credit hour.
