College of Law
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3035
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6416
Fax: 307-766-6417
Email: lawadmis@uwyo.edu
As a condition of graduation, all students must complete an upper–level writing requirement consisting of a research paper of a minimum length of 5,000 words, exclusive of footnotes. All students must follow a designated standard citation form. Students must submit a detailed outline of the paper to the supervising professor, then must rewrite the paper at least once after the professor reviews the first draft. With the professor's approval, the student can meet the advanced writing requirement in any law school elective course, as long as the above requirements are met. The supervising professor must certify that the writing requirement has been fulfilled.
All student articles written for Law Review, whether published or unpublished, must have a supervising faculty member and otherwise meet all other provisions of the College of Law Advanced Writing Requirement.
A seminar permits the student to fulfill the advanced writing requirement, as a seminar is required to have a writing component that meets the advanced writing requirement. A student may also fulfill the requirement through an independent study or by writing a case note or comment for the law review, under the supervision of a professor. It cannot be satisfied through participation in a clinic.
With proper approval of a faculty member, the following classes typically allow students to satisfy the advanced writing requirement:
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Note: The advanced writing requirement can also be satisfied through an independent study or by writing for law review in good faith, or at the discretion of the instructor in a particular elective class. It cannot be satisfied through participation in a clinic.
For students matriculating in the fall 2016 semester and after, as a condition of graduation, each student must successfully complete the following:
To assure that each student shall receive substantial instruction in professional skills generally regarded as necessary for effective and responsible participation in the legal profession, all students must fulfill an experiential learning requirement of 6.0 credit hours as a condition of graduation from the College of Law. Students may fulfill the experiential learning requirement by taking 6.0 credit hours in the following upper–class elective courses:
Advanced Appellate Advocacy
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced Oil & Gas Law
Advanced Persuasive Writing
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business Planning
Civil Pretrial Practice
Clinic: Civil Legal Services
Clinic: Defender Aid
Clinic: Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Clinic: Family & Child Legal Advocacy
Clinic: International Human Rights
Clinic: Prosecution Assistance
Contract Drafting
Estate Planning
Estate Planning Practicum
Externships
Interviewing, Counseling & Negotiation
Summer Trial Institute
Trial Practice
College of Law
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3035
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6416
Fax: 307-766-6417
Email: lawadmis@uwyo.edu