Course

Lawyering I

Course Description

The Lawyering course sequence provides students with a strong foundation in the analytical, oral and written communication, and professional skills essential in the legal profession. Consistent with Maryland Carey Law’s tradition of integrating doctrine, theory, and practice, the Lawyering curriculum places students in the role of attorneys in the context of simulated cases involving doctrinal subject matter from their other first-year courses.

In Lawyering I, students learn fundamental legal analysis and written communication skills in an integrated practice-based context, using a simulated case file. The topics covered in Lawyering I includes sources of law; analysis of case law and statutes; effective legal writing; client interviewing; fact investigation and case development; problem solving; and professional responsibility. Acting in a simulated attorney role, students prepare legal documents, with emphasis on client correspondence and legal memoranda that analyze the applicable law and recommend a strategic course of action.

Current and Previous Instructors

Key to Codes in Course Descriptions

P: Prerequisite
C: Prerequisite or Concurrent Requirement
R: Recommended Prior or Concurrent Course

Currently Scheduled Sections

CRN: 98789

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room Tu 302/Th 405
Schedule Tues: 8:45-10:45
Thurs: 1:05-2:00
Day
Instructor Karolina (Caroline) Walters
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98657

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room Tu 302/Th 405
Schedule Tues: 8:45-10:45
Thurs: 2:10-3:05
Day
Instructor Karolina (Caroline) Walters
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98739

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room 460
Schedule Mon: 1:05-3:05
Wed: 9:50-10:45
Day
Instructor Martinis Jackson
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98656

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room 460
Schedule Mon: 1:05-3:05
Wed: 10:55-11:50
Day
Instructor Martinis Jackson
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 99099

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room M 302/W 402
Schedule Mon: 8:45-10:45
Wed: 9:50-10:45
Day
Instructor Chris Bryant
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98655

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room M 302; W 402
Schedule Mon: 8:45-10:45
Wed: 8:45-9:40
Day
Instructor Chris Bryant
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98659

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room M 302 W 309
Schedule Mon: 1:05-3:-05
Wed: 9:50-10:45
Day
Instructor Brian Miller
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98658

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room M 302 W 309
Schedule Mon: 1:05-3:05
Wed: 10:55-11:50
Day
Instructor Brian Miller
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98660

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room 309
Schedule Tues: 8:45-10:10
Thurs: 10:25-11:50
Day
Instructor Kathryn Frey-Balter
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98787

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room 309
Schedule Tues: 10:25-11:50
Thurs: 8:45-10:10
Day
Instructor Kathryn Frey-Balter
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 98740

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room M 108 W 310
Schedule Mon: 9:50-11:50
Wed: 9:50-10:45
Day
Instructor Claudia Diamond
Limits LD1 only

CRN: 99098

Semester Fall '23
Credits 3
Room M 108 W 310
Schedule Mon: 9:50-11:50
Wed: 8:45-9:40
Day
Instructor Claudia Diamond
Limits LD1 only