Professor Erika Fadel

Legal Research & WritingInvestigación y redacción jurídica

The skills course: research, case analysis, memos, rule explanation and application, counterarguments and citations. The one that teaches you to write like a U.S. lawyer.El curso de habilidades: investigación, análisis de casos, memos, explicar y aplicar reglas, contraargumentos y citas. El que enseña a escribir como abogado estadounidense.

MeetsHorario

MonLun 10:30–11:55
WedMié 10:30–11:55

Readings and assignmentsLecturas y entregas

Show past itemsMostrar lo pasado

2026-10-08
AssignmentEntrega · DueEntrega 2026-10-09IIED memo: case chart of 6 to 10 Texas cases (submitted)Memo de IIED: cuadro de 6 a 10 casos de Texas (entregado)Twyman v. Twyman · GTE Southwest, Inc. v. Bruce · Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Zeltwanger · Standard Fruit & Vegetable Co. v. Johnson · Draker v. Schreiber
2026-10-09
AssignmentEntregaCounter-analysis exercise (A Lawyer Writes § 8.4)Ejercicio de counter-analysis (A Lawyer Writes § 8.4)A Lawyer Writes 182–188 (§ 8.4)to confirmpor confirmar
2026-10-26
AssignmentEntregaIIED memo: Discussion section (Marcus Carter v. Luther Reynolds, Texas law)Memo de IIED: sección Discussion (Marcus Carter v. Luther Reynolds, derecho de Texas)Twyman v. Twyman · GTE Southwest, Inc. v. Bruce · Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Zeltwanger · Standard Fruit & Vegetable Co. v. Johnson · Draker v. Schreiberto confirmpor confirmar

Case briefsBriefs de casos

Draker v. Schreiber (2008) draftborrador
GTE Southwest, Inc. v. Bruce (1999) draftborrador
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Zeltwanger (2004) draftborrador
Standard Fruit & Vegetable Co. v. Johnson (1998) draftborrador
Twyman v. Twyman (1993) draftborrador

Practice for this coursePráctica de este curso

IIED in Texas: elements and the gap-filler ruleIIED en Texas: elementos y la regla del gap-filler 6 {n} questions{n} preguntas
The fake salon reviews (IIED threshold)Las reseñas falsas del salón (umbral de IIED) MemoMemo

TopicsTemas

Reading statutes and cases; briefingLeer leyes y casos; hacer briefs
Finding and explaining rulesEncontrar y explicar reglas
Applying rules and counter-analysisAplicar reglas y contraargumentar
The office memoEl memorándum
Bluebook citationCitas con el Bluebook

Assigned booksLibros asignados

Coughlin, Rocklin & Patrick, A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis (4th ed., Carolina Academic Press 2024)
textbooklibro de texto
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (22nd ed. 2025)
style manualmanual de estilo
Lexis Interactive Citation Workstation (ICW) exercises
exercisesejercicios

Citations only. Nothing from the books is reproduced on this site.Solo las citas. Nada del texto de los libros se reproduce en este sitio.

How it is gradedCómo se califica

MemosMemos: Office memo on an IIED claim under Texas law (case chart, then discussion section), plus shorter IRAC/CREAC and counter-analysis exercisesMemo sobre un reclamo de IIED bajo derecho de Texas (cuadro de casos y luego la sección Discussion), más ejercicios cortos de IRAC/CREAC y counter-analysis
Citation exercisesEjercicios de citas: ICW citation exercises (Lexis)Ejercicios de citas en ICW (Lexis)

MaterialsMateriales

Uses CanvasUsa Canvas. Weekly readings appear in Canvas under "Week N Readings and Assignments".Las lecturas semanales están en Canvas bajo "Week N Readings and Assignments".