Many say that the modern graduate education system desperately needs reforms. Unfortunately, the cases are not rare when the technical information and skills that the freshmen learn in their first ...

Whether seasoned or still gaining our footing, most attorneys write daily. From a junior attorney drafting a memorandum circulated internally to senior counsel preparing a critical appellate brief, ...

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Writing essays can be challenging for students regardless of their academic level. Some learners find it exciting to research and report findings, while others consider these activities tiresome and ...

No prior reading is necessary, though a selection of legal writing (memo, brief, or opinion) could be helpful to their understanding. Discuss the general structure of legal writing: This exercise will ...

Persuasive writing is fundamental to the successful practice of law. But a brief must be readable before it can be persuasive, and an inherent tension exists between readability and the need to ...

Legal Research and Writing (LRW) introduces students to the fundamentals of the legal system, structure of law-making bodies, sources of law; provides hands-on experiences in using legal analysis, ...

Law schools face increasing pressure to improve instruction in practice-oriented skills. One of the most important of these skills is legal writing. The existing literature on legal writing contains ...

Prepare an outline or overview of the document before beginning to draft, laying out all key points and arguments. If analyzing caselaw, consider: preparing a table of cases, summarizing each case’s ...