Courses

    The purpose of this course is to help foreign-trained lawyers improve their writing and analytical skills by conducting research and then writing a legal memorandum concerning an international trade problem. The course begins with a very brief overview of international trade laws, the Court of International Trade, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and the International Trade Commission (ITC). After the students have become familiar with the governing section of a federal statute, the facts of the problem will be presented orally. The students will turn in an internal memorandum describing the facts, and later in the course, an internal legal memorandum will be submitted. The students will predict how the ITC is likely to decide. This course will offer an opportunity to gain a better understanding of administrative law. The students will also give oral presentations of their research findings. Individual feedback on both written and oral work will be provided. Individual conferences will be offered throughout the course to allow for personalized legal writing instruction.