Advanced Legal Writing Workshop

Semester: Fall 2021
Course ID: 184W-6
Credit Hours: 1
Unique: 29380

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
Short course: Sep 10 - Sep 11, 2021

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
FRI	1:00 - 8:30 pm	TNH 2.140
SAT	9:00 am - 4:10 pm	TNH 2.140

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Paper

Description

Same as LAW 132D, Advanced Legal Writing Workshop.

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

Independently Published
ISBN: 978-1-09-876883-6

Instructors