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Posting Reference: LAW 1323 FR01A


Course Information

Course Prefix: LAW Course Number: 1323
Course Section: FR01A Course Name: Legal Research and Advocacy
Term: Fall Campus:Fredericton
Faculty: Law, Faculty of Department: Law
Position Start Date: 2024-09-03 Position End Date: 2024-12-20
Posting Date: 2024-05-22 Application Deadline: 2024-06-22
Applications to be submitted via: email email lawdean@unb.ca
Requested By: Tina Madore


Class Details

Days: N/A Time: N/A
Number of Positions Available: 1 Total Credit Hours: 3
Mode of Delivery: Virtual Synchronous Location: On and Off Campus
Stipend Amount: $10,789


Curriculum Context

Introduction to legal research and written and oral advocacy which reflects legal reasoning. Includes instruction in using print and electronic resources in law in first term. Students learn how to write in legal style and format, including, for example, a case comment or a memorandum of law, during the first and second terms and to prepare written submissions and present oral argument of a hypothetical case on appeal (the moot) in second term. (3 credits, 4 contact hours [2
In addition to the seven compulsory courses in the upper years, students must take a total of three courses from the compulsory areas (see below for more details), and one course in which the student writes a scholarly paper worth at least 50% of the final grade for the course. The seven compulsory courses are: Law 2213 Civil Procedure, Law 2223 Commercial Law, Law 2243 Evidence, Law 2253 Administrative Law, Law 2273 Business Organizations, Law 2313 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Law 2323 Conflict of Laws.
Students who entered the program prior to September 2021 must take one course from each of the three following compulsory areas of study: a) Perspectives and Theories; b) Property Rights; and c) Regulating Relationships (see Regulation 1(3) and 1(4)).
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hours each term]; instruction takes place in both terms; a second term course for purpose of inclusion in GPA).



Course Description

This is a first-year course.



Qualifications

N/A



Additional Notes

To apply, please submit your CV to lawdean@unb.ca noting in the subject line the course(s) you are applying for. Thank you to all those that apply, however, only the applicant selected will be contacted.



Disposition

Instructor(s) hired

Is the instructor a Graduate Student Teaching Apprentice

none

Successful Applicant(s)

Nicole Tanner


Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada