College of Law

Center for the Study of Written Advocacy

 

The Center for the Study of Written Advocacy seeks to advance the discipline of legal writing, and more specifically, the practice of professional legal advocacy by producing, facilitating, and promoting research and scholarship that explores the substance, procedure, and ethics of written legal advocacy. In addition to supervising student research assistants, the Center hosts a variety of activities, including scholarly writing workshops, continuing legal education presentations, and legal writing conferences.


Professor Michael Smith

Director, Center for the Study of Written Advocacy

 

Curriculum

Nationally recognized legal writing professors have established the University of Wyoming College of Law as a leading institution in legal writing and research.

Course offerings associated with the center include the following:

Legal Writing I

Legal Writing II

Legal Research

Advanced Appellate Advocacy

Advanced Persuasive Writing

Business Planning

Civil Pretrial Practice

Contract Drafting

Estate Planning

Wyoming Law Review