Legal Writing - What's Next? Real-World, Persuasion Pedagogy from Day One

New England Law Review on Remand, Vol. 48, Spring 2014, Forthcoming

14 Pages Posted: 4 Dec 2013 Last revised: 24 May 2014

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Adam Lamparello

Georgia College and State University; Assistant Professor of Public Law

Charles MacLean

Metropolitan State University School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Date Written: December 3, 2013

Abstract

Law schools have an ethical duty to train effective legal writers who understand that the skills acquired in law school are intended to serve something greater than themselves — the bench, bar, and broader community. Training good writers — and good people — can happen by creating a writing curriculum that focuses on persuasive advocacy, public service, and honest legal representation from the first semester to the last.

This change will be a challenge to legal writing professors everywhere, but with proper institutional support and collaboration, law schools can prepare their students for a profession “that depends on flawless writing, logical reasoning, and persuasive argumentation.”

Keywords: Legal Writing, Lawyering Skills

Suggested Citation

Lamparello, Adam and Lamparello, Adam and MacLean, Charles, Legal Writing - What's Next? Real-World, Persuasion Pedagogy from Day One (December 3, 2013). New England Law Review on Remand, Vol. 48, Spring 2014, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2363108

Adam Lamparello

Georgia College and State University ( email )

Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490
United States

Assistant Professor of Public Law ( email )

Charles MacLean (Contact Author)

Metropolitan State University School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice ( email )

700 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
United States

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