Legal Writing, Advanced: Public Interest

• Semester: Fall 2023
• Course ID: 284W
• Credit Hours: 2
• Unique: 29264

Description

Taught by Alex Stamm.

This course will develop the writing skills you will use in litigation, with a focus on the kinds of clients, cases, and forums you will encounter in a public interest practice. You will learn how to write better pleadings, motions, and briefs—and also letters, emails, and settlement agreements. You will learn how to write for judges, opposing lawyers, administrative officials, and clients who are not in-house counsel. You will improve not only your writing style, but also your strategic judgment.

You will have weekly writing assignments of varying intensity. You will edit your peers’ work, which will make you a more empathetic writer and a better self-editor. The course will prepare you for the pace and expectations of real-life practice.

This two-credit class meets once a week. There are no exams. Grading is pass/fail.