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Advanced Legal Writing

  • Semester: Fall 2025
  • Course ID: 284W
  • Credit Hours: 2
  • Unique: 30565

Course Information

  • Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
  • Experiential Credit: 2 credit hours

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
MON 3:55 - 5:45 pm JON 6.257

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Other

Description

This course is a broad survey of three main types of legal writing: objective analysis, persuasive analysis, and transactional drafting. The course will also cover many other topics crucial to high-level professional writing: use of forms, advanced legal citation, the plain English movement, advanced grammar and punctuation, document design, legal usage, and editing. Students will receive individual critiques of their writing, and lectures will use model answers and sample critiques.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

See Instructor/syllabus For Course Materials 2025 *
NOTE
ISBN: 978-0-8400-1288-3

Instructors

Headshot of Gattuso, Dominic H. Gattuso, Dominic H.
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