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Jan 21, 2026
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LAW 8309 - Civil Litigation and Motion Practice
Credits: 3
Provides students with insight into civil practice and case management, as well as an opportunity to strengthen their research and writing skills. To begin the semester, students receive a “filed” federal complaint evincing a civil commercial dispute and alleging claims sounding in contract, tort, and equity. Students represent either a defendant or a plaintiff defendant and spend the semester learning and performing early case assessment tasks including, but not limited to, triaging the complaint, pre-answer motion practice, procedural motion practice, “issue spotting” and strategizing defenses, answering the complaint, commencing discovery, and filing dispositive motions. The course emphasizes (1) relevant resources to consider when drafting (and filing) motions, answers, and discovery requests; (2) proper organization and form of written submissions, (3) persuasive argument and briefing strategies; and (4) strategic, analytical, and practical considerations in litigation practice.
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