8707E Advanced Legal Writing: Scholarly Writing (1)
Preparation of students for scholarly writing including independent study, law
review, and seminar papers. Focus will be on topic identification and
refinement; developing a thesis; research strategies including reiterative and
mediated searching, systemic evaluation of resources, problem typing and
solving, and resources for specific topics in the law; proper attribution and
use of authority; developing a working draft; and creating a balanced,
thorough, and carefully reasoned and supported analysis.