MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY LAWS 362: LEGAL WRITING MIDTERM EXAM (April 1, 2020) (8 Pages: You may add extra sheets to wrote on as necessary) NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………….. SIGNATURE:……………………………………………/ DATE ………………………………….. EXAM PART 1: (20 points) I) You are working as a law clerk for a New Jersey law firm. Your senior partner is preparing a trial brief on a case which is currently pending before a New Jersey state trial court in Essex County and asks you to research an issue of law for the brief. Your research reveals relevant information from the 10 sources below. After each item, indicate whether the authority is either (1) PRIMARY; (2) PERSUAUSIVE or (3) SECONDARY authority. A) A published decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court : . B) A published decision from a Hudson New Jersey trial court : . C) A 2018 law review article in the Rutgers Law Journal: . D)A decision from a federal district court in New Jersey . E) A published decision from the New York Supreme Court: . F) A Dissenting opinion from the New Jersey Supreme Court: . G) A published decision from the Minnesota appellate court: . H) A Concurring opinion from the New Jersey Supreme Court: . I) A published decision from the New Jersey Appellate Division: . J) A 2018 article authored by a retired New Jersey Supreme Court Justice and published in the New Jersey Law Journal: . EXAM PART 2: (20 Points) ( BRIEFING A CASE ) II) Please read the case (previously provide) of Van Brunt v. Van Brunt and prepare a concise case brief addressing the following 6 points : 1) Identify the Holding: 2) Identify the Issues: 3) Identify the Rule(s) that is/are the subject of the decision : 4) Identify the Key Relevant Facts: 5) Identify the Disposition of the Case: 6) Identify in Logical Detail the Reasons and Policies Behind the Decision: EXAM PART 3: 20 Points ( BRIEFING A STATUTE ) Please read the following excerpt from the accompanying following New Jersey landlord tenant statute regarding secu.
MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY LAWS 362: LEGAL WRITING MIDTERM EXAM (April 1, 2020) (8 Pages: You may add extra sheets to wrote on as necessary) NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………….. SIGNATURE:……………………………………………/ DATE ………………………………….. EXAM PART 1: (20 points) I) You are working as a law clerk for a New Jersey law firm. Your senior partner is preparing a trial brief on a case which is currently pending before a New Jersey state trial court in Essex County and asks you to research an issue of law for the brief. Your research reveals relevant information from the 10 sources below. After each item, indicate whether the authority is either (1) PRIMARY; (2) PERSUAUSIVE or (3) SECONDARY authority. A) A published decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court : . B) A published decision from a Hudson New Jersey trial court : . C) A 2018 law review article in the Rutgers Law Journal: . D)A decision from a federal district court in New Jersey . E) A published decision from the New York Supreme Court: . F) A Dissenting opinion from the New Jersey Supreme Court: . G) A published decision from the Minnesota appellate court: . H) A Concurring opinion from the New Jersey Supreme Court: . I) A published decision from the New Jersey Appellate Division: . J) A 2018 article authored by a retired New Jersey Supreme Court Justice and published in the New Jersey Law Journal: . EXAM PART 2: (20 Points) ( BRIEFING A CASE ) II) Please read the case (previously provide) of Van Brunt v. Van Brunt and prepare a concise case brief addressing the following 6 points : 1) Identify the Holding: 2) Identify the Issues: 3) Identify the Rule(s) that is/are the subject of the decision : 4) Identify the Key Relevant Facts: 5) Identify the Disposition of the Case: 6) Identify in Logical Detail the Reasons and Policies Behind the Decision: EXAM PART 3: 20 Points ( BRIEFING A STATUTE ) Please read the following excerpt from the accompanying following New Jersey landlord tenant statute regarding secu.