COURSE DESCRIPTION 2012 2013

at least fifteen pages of written work or twenty pages if the course is designated as one that can be used to meet the Upper Level Legal Writing Requirement. The written work shall be completed independently by each student in the course. 3. Students will receive extensive written feedback, on each major writing assignment, covering the substance, analysis, and writing issues reflected in the student‘s work. 4. Students will receive the opportunity to re-write one of the assignments, which may increase their final grade for the entire assignment. 5. The professor will have an individual writing conference with each student on at least one of the three writing assignments. 6. The professor will discuss a sample memorandum for at least one of the assignments, after the student papers have been handed in. 7. The grades for the writing assignments shall constitute at least fifty percent of the course grade. 8. The syllabus for the course shall include the three practice--oriented writing assignments and the approximate due dates for each. 9. The faculty member is encouraged to discuss legal writing skills and techniques with the students throughout the course. 10. Courses that provide substantially equivalent practice oriented writing experiences may be certified by the Legal Writing Subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee as Advanced Legal Writing Courses.

Enrollment is limited: 15

Elective Course

Meets Skills Menu Requirement

Meets Civil Litigation Concentration Requirements

May Fulfill Legal Writing Requirement

Final Paper Required