LAW 6925 - Advanced Persuasive Writing

Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 3)

Art and science of written legal persuasion. Specifically, course explores the nature of legal persuasion from the standpoints of numerous disciplines, including classical rhetoric, psychology, literary theory, and morality theory, and based on these principles, covers specific strategies lawyers can use to make their writing more persuasive.

Prerequisite: LAW 6160 and LAW 6260, and completion of first year of law school.