Section C First Assignments - Fall 2019

Please read these materials in preparation for the Academic Skills classes on Wednesday, August 14th. There are four documents that are part of this first assignment: 1) an introduction to the assignment, 2) study questions to guide you in your reading,3) the Florida statute on burglary, and 4) an appellate opinion from Florida state court called Munoz v. State

Please read the introduction to the reading first. Then review the study questions to help you focus your reading of the statute and the case. As you read the case, try to write down your answers to the study questions. In the academic skills classes, we will review these materials in detail with you, but your reading and thinking through these materials ahead of this class will create a much more meaningful learning experience for you during orientation.  

  Please read and be prepared to discuss the following in the first class on Monday, August 19th:

  1. In Friedenthal, Miller, et al, Civil Procedure (12th ed.) pp. 1-27: A Survey of the Civil Action A through E.
  2. Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 (in West Federal Rules Book).
  3. Stormy Daniels complaint ( available under “Resources” on Bridges). Please SKIM so that you have a sense of what a Complaint in a lawsuit looks like. Do not worry about understanding the substantive contract law.    

I have reserved a classroom for the entire semester from 3:30-4:45pm on Tuesdays in Room 285. I will use that time for group office hours/ "open class," where you can stop by on a voluntary basis with questions and concerns, as I will explain when we meet on the 19th.  I will also use this time for make-up classes and for review sessions.  I will do make-up classes on the following dates:

Tuesday September 24, and Tuesday October 1.  Please reserve the time on those days. We will not meet on Monday September 30 or Wednesday October 9.

I look forward to meeting you and spending the semester together.

Welcome to Contracts I.  The required casebook is Knapp, Crystal, Prince, Problems in Contract Law (9th ed.)(Wolters Kluwer).

For the first two classes, please read pages 1 to 33 of the casebook.

I will circulate a syllabus before the first class.

Welcome! Our first class will be Tuesday, August 20, from 2:00 PM– 3:15 PM in Room 262. The required text for the class is Weaver, Burkoff and Hancock, CRIMINAL LAW: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH (3rd edition 2018), which is available in the bookstore. Please make sure that you have this most current edition of the book.  For our first class meeting, please read and be prepared to discuss pp. 1 – 14 (up to “Points for Discussion”).

The full syllabus will be available on Bridges before the start of classes. Please print out the syllabus and bring it with you to our first class, as I will be reviewing it in detail then.

Dear 1L,

Welcome to the RWU School of Law and Legal Practice I!  Please review the below excerpt from your LP I syllabus, as it lays out the texts and on-line resources you will need and the reading that you must do prior to your Orientation LP I class.  Welcome to the RWU School of Law and Legal Practice I!  Please review the below excerpt from your LP I syllabus, as it lays out the texts and on-line resources you will need and the reading that you must do prior to your Orientation LP I class.  However, do not worry about accessing or obtaining either of the on-line resources mentioned at the top of the syllabus (Core Grammar for Lawyers and Sources of American Law), as your LP Professor will provide you with instructions regarding how to access or obtain  those resources.

We look forward to seeing you later in August!

Your LP I Professor

First Assignment
Course Policies
Hierarchy of Authority

Close Course Type Descriptions

Course Types

We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.

Core Course

Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility.  Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.

Elective

After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses.  Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.

Seminar

Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.

Clinics/Externships

Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor.  RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.