Lawyers are problem solvers and professional communicators, and the Law School is committed to helping students acquire the essential skills for success in law practice.
The Legal Research & Writing Curriculum
Our legal writing c
urriculum reflects the law school's deep and sustained attention to teaching essential skills. The Legal Research and Writing Program offers courses in legal research, analysis, and writing for students at all levels. Students gain intensive legal research and writing experience in their first year. They learn to research in both traditional and electronic formats and prepare a variety of predictive and persuasive documents that are typical of law practice. Upper-level students have a variety of choices for advanced legal writing instruction in seminars, clinics, doctrinal courses, and specialized legal writing offerings.
Legal Research and Writing in the First Semester
Legal Research and Writing in the Second Semester
Announcements
Brian McCall has won the 2011 Best Brief Award for the best appellate brief written in the fall 2011 Legal Research & Writing classes. The competition involved three separate evaluation stages. First, the Legal Research & Writing faculty selected the best briefs written in their sections. Next, these briefs were reviewed and ranked by three Wisconsin lawyers. Finally, the five briefs with the highest overall rankings were judged independently and ranked by Professors Cecelia Klingele, Meredith Ross, and Jason Yackee. The other finalists in the competition were Abuko Estrada, Amber McReynolds, Ryan Nilsestuen, and Scott Rosenow.
Resources & Links
Legal Writing Resources & Links
Program and Professors' Offices
Faculty
Legal Research & Writing Faculty
Contact the Program Administrative Director
