Discovery - Pretrial

LAW 733-01 Discovery - Pretrial 1 credits
Students taking this course will be taught how to learn about the opposing counsel's case; what interrogatories to file; what "request for productions" to file; how to use "request for admission;" when to object to opposing counsel's tactics; where to look for facts and theories. The course will address state and federal court rules of pretrial procedure and how to use the rules and available procedure to your client's best advantage.

This is a pass/fail course.

Prerequisite: Trial Advocacy.

 

Foundational:

Evidence
Federal Courts
Trial Advocacy
Virginia Civil Procedure

Supporting:

Administrative Law
Advanced Brief Writing
Advanced Family Law Advocacy
Advanced Research I
Advanced Research II
Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey
American Jury
Conflicts
Constitutional Tort Litigation
Depositions
Discovery-Pretrial
Domestic Violence Clinic
Electronic Discovery and Data Seizures
Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence*
Entertainment Law Litigation*
General Mediation
Legal Aid Clinic
Legal Technology
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Settlement Advocacy
Objections       
Remedies
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Technology-Augmented Trial Advocacy
Transnational Litigation*
Trial Strategy and Persuasion
Virginia Criminal Procedure

*courses not offered every year