DATES OF PROGRAM:  AUGUST 14 - 25, 2006

The U.S. Legal Writing Program for International Lawyers will be offered to incoming Georgetown international LL.M. students during Summer 2006. The course will familiarize students with two specific forms of U.S. legal writing: the client letter and the client memorandum. Building on a specific legal problem introduced in the Foundations course, we will analyze several relevant examples of case law. We will also analyze examples of successful client letters and memos. Students will be expected to write a professional quality client letter and a short memo. A major focus of the course will be identifying and producing common law argumentation. Pertinent grammatical issues that arise in the students’ writing will be addressed.

NB: The course is designed as a complement to the Foundations of American Law and Legal
Education Program. Enrollment in the Foundations course, however, is not a requirement for participation in the U.S. Legal Writing Program.

SCHEDULE

This is a two-week program, held from August 14 - 25, 2006. Classes will be held at the Law Center Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Students will be expected to write every day. Each student will be assigned an individual instructor and will receive detailed feedback on his or her writing on a daily basis.  In addition, students should expect to spend a minimum of two hours a day writing outside of class.

INSTRUCTORS

The class will be coordinated by Joy Johnston, a graduate of Georgetown University’s Applied Linguistics program, who has extensive experience teaching English writing for professionals, including U.S. legal writing for international lawyers. She will be assisted by several linguists with experience in teaching English writing for lawyers.

ENROLLMENT AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE

Space is limited. Tuition for this program will be $2,000 per student. Payment is due on the first day of class on August 14th. To enroll, please email Dorothy Mayer, Director, Foundations of American Law, at mayer@law.georgetown.edu and request placement in this class. We will confirm your enrollment by return email.