Nearly every type of legal job involves written communication, and that's one reason law professors recommend that law school applicants choose a school that emphasizes legal writing. "In all ...

Thirty-some years ago, American law schools reserved the study of in-ternational law for upper-level students, keeping the first year of law school focused on the traditional doctrinal subjects of ...

Whether you're drafting a law review article or preparing a court brief, mastering Bluebook citation is essential to credibility and clarity in legal writing. From correctly abbreviating court names ...

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, ...

Communication Intensive (CI) courses are part of the CWRU Unified General Education Requirements (UGER). The Writing Program offers a number of courses that fulfill this requirement. All CI courses ...

Considering a potential legal career? The Pre-Law Program is here to support and guide you with its twofold mission of helping you determine whether the law is the right path, and if it is, equipping ...

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, ...

Our first-year Law Practice course is nationally recognized for its curriculum, which introduces students to the work of a lawyer through legal problem solving in a simulated law practice setting. In ...

Students are encouraged to take classes that are challenging and that will assist in improving analytical, reasoning, research and writing skills. Bear in mind there are no specific undergraduate ...

It’s all about putting things in the right order. It’s about different pieces interacting in a way that makes sense. No, Stuart Teicher is not talking about a symphony or your greatest pop song, he’s ...

When we started law school, we expected to spend three years mastering case briefs, statutory interpretation and the finer ...

Nearly every type of legal job involves written communication, and that’s one reason law professors recommend that law school applicants choose a school that emphasizes legal writing. “In all ...