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Best Brief Competition Semi-Finalists
The Legal Research & Writing Program is pleased to announce the semi-finalists for Fall 2012 whose appellate briefs qualified them for the 2012-13 Best Brief Competition. The Fall 2012 semi-finalists are: Kelliann Blazek, Anita Boor, Stephen ...
Writing Competitions (With Cash Prizes)
A list of writing contests for law students is available on the Legal Research & Writing website page: http://www.law.wisc.edu/lrw/competitions.html . The current competitions are arranged by deadline for e ...
Polishing Your Writing Sample
Get tips and caveats from a legal writing professor on preparing a writing sample for job and fellowship applications: Thursday, January 17, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. (r.s.v.p. required to polewski@wisc.edu) or Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at 12: ...
Legal Research Computer Database Training
1L Westlaw/Lexis/Bloomberg Law Training - On Thursday, Sept. 13 or Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, all 1L students enrolled in Legal Research & Writing I must attend three half-hour training classes on the legal research databases that they will be ...
2011 Best Brief Award
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 ...
Bloomberg Law Training Sessions
A representative from Bloomberg Law, which has expanded its business research service to include legal research, will present an introductory session for 2Ls and 3Ls at three different times next week: Wednesday, March 7th at 1:20 p.m. in r ...
2011 Best Brief Semi-Finalists
The Legal Research & Writing Program is pleased to announce that the following students' appellate briefs were chosen as semi-finalists for the 2011 Best Brief Competition: Brandon Bergmann, Melissa Burchell, Amy Collins, Bryce Cummings, Abu ...
Memo-Writing Guide for Small-Section Students
"A Guide to Writing a Legal Memorandum" for small-section students is posted on the Legal Research & Writing program page under "Legal Writing Resources & Links": http://www.law.wisc.edu/lrw/resources_and_links.html Small-section stu ...
Writing-Sample Workshop Materials
The handouts from Friday's Writing-Sample Workshop are now posted on the Legal Research & Writing Program page under "Resources and Links": http://law.wisc.edu/lrw/resource_index.html . Handouts include a list of tips for writing samples and ...
Writing-Sample Workshop on December 17
Students interested in polishing their revised small-section paper for a writing sample should attend our writing-sample workshop at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010, in room 5229. We'll cover the basics of reader expectations, form ...
Small-Section Student Memo Questions
Students revising their small-section writing projects are welcome to stop by the Legal Research & Writing Program office (suite 4373) to ask any general writing or citation questions. For more information, contact Professo ...
Reminder: Writing Workshop for 1L Small-Group Projects
On Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, there will be a workshop on the nuts and bolts of good legal writing style for 1Ls working on their small-group writing assignment. The workshop will be offered at three times: 12:05 p.m. in room 2260; 3:30 p.m. ...
Open Office hours for Legal Writing Questions
The legal writing faculty will hold open office hours this week and next for 1Ls needing help with general writing or citation questions for their small-section memos. Open office hours are: Tuesday, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., and Friday, no ...
Cite Form Questions?
Beginning on September 24, 2010, students may drop in to ask general writing or citation questions of a legal writing professor during their work on the small-section writing projects. Open office hours will be held: ...
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