This course introduces LLM students to foundational skills that are necessary for corporate and transactional law practice in the United States and that assist students in writing papers and exams for doctrinal classes. The skills are legal analysis, objective and persuasive legal writing, and legal research. The course offers realistic legal writing and drafting problems that students complete in and out of class. Students prepare analytical memoranda, as well as letters and email, advising corporate clients. Students also draft simple agreements. These exercises help students learn to find and analyze federal and state law, apply the law to new situations, and hone their legal writing skills.