Communication and Writing 2

This valuable and practical course is designed to provide students with direct career application wherein they will practice the fundamentals of business and legal writing, including: planning, organizing, researching, drafting, revising, and editing legal communication pieces, correspondence, documentation, and precedents. Students will have many opportunities in class to practice and enhance their writing skills while applying the foundation writing knowledge from the prerequisite course. Students will have the opportunity to develop a resume to support their field placement in the paralegal field, as well as practice their job interview skills. Students will also draft legal correspondence, letters, forms, pleadings, defences, motions, affidavits, and further routine legal documentation for which they will utilize in their future as paralegals. McGill style of documentation is applied in all applicable assignments.