LAW 2533 - Pre-Trial I & II: Written Discovery and Depositions Practice
This course introduces students to the conceptual, legal, strategic and practical issues posed by the discovery phase of civil litigation. It focuses on written discovery – interrogatories, requests for admission and document requests and responses and objections thereto. It also focuses on deposition practice- preparing for and taking a deposition, defending a deposition and preparing a witness for a deposition. Instruction emphasizes learning by doing. Students will get a theoretical overview of the nature and purposes of discovery, and practice in applying those concepts in written discovery practice in a simulated case. Students will be assigned to a law firm representing a party in the case. They will plan strategy for and draft written discovery and objections and responses under intensive faculty supervision. The students will also plan strategy for negotiation of discovery disputes, negotiate with the other side and advocate for their position before a judge if disputes are unresolved.
Students receive 2 academic credits and 2 experiential credits for this course. The course is graded pass/fail.
Prerequisites & Notes
Students who enroll in this course will not be permitted to take the course titled “Pre-Trial Skills”.
Credits: 2
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