Advanced Legal Writing Workshop

  • Semester: Fall 2019
  • Course ID: 132D
  • Credit Hours: 1
  • Unique: 27615

Course Information

  • Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
  • Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
  • Short course: Sep 27 - Sep 28, 2019

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
FRI 1:00 - 8:30 pm TNH 2.139
SAT 9:00 am - 4:00 pm TNH 2 .139

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
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Description

This 2-day course (5.75 hours each day) covers two broad legal-writing topics. Day one covers mechanics: common mistakes in word usage, grammar, and punctuation—and how to avoid and fix them—plus the most challenging advanced topics in the mechanics of legal writing. Key goals are to strengthen your writing credibility and raise your writing IQ. Day two covers broader concepts: concision, persuasion, organization, and revision, as well as some citation and transactional drafting. The course requires pre-class reading and quizzes and a final written project. Pass-fail.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Advanced Legal Writing Workshop (optional)
Schiess, Wayne
CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-1098768836

Instructors

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Important Class Changes

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08/28/2019 Room(s) changed
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