Advanced Legal Writing Seminar

Limit: 16 students

The Advanced Writing course is designed for second, third, and fourth year students who have successfully completed Legal Analysis and Writing (LAW). The course is designed to apply broadly to many of the writing situations that students will encounter as legal professionals. It emphasizes two elements of good written communication: style—effective editing for clarity and conciseness; and reasoning—critical reading and persuasion.

Students will complete several writing assignments throughout the semester and make a twenty minute oral presentation. These assignments may include a statute, a negotiated contract, an opinion letter and a judicial opinion. These documents will be used as vehicles to develop such critical skills as clarity and accuracy in word choice, awareness of audience, effective organization, critical reading, and persuasive reasoning.

Meets B Writing Requirement.