Georgetown Law's Center for Global Legal English announces the Summer 2008 U.S. Legal Writing Program for International Lawyers. This course will be offered to new Georgetown international LL.M. students and non-Georgetown students interested in improving their legal writing and analysis skills. At the same time, it will give students an introduction to the skills needed to study at a US law school. The course will introduce students to two specific forms of U.S. legal writing: the client letter and the client memorandum. The legal problems discussed will be about a US corporate issue. Since the focus of the course is on writing, knowledge of the law in corporate settings is not required, and all relevant legal information will be provided in the course packet. 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. Grammatical issues will be addressed as they arise, and special attention will be given to identifying strengths and weaknesses in each student's written work.

 SCHEDULE

This is a two-week program, held from August 11-22, 2008  (Enrollment limit: 15 students). Classes will be held at the Law Center for three hours daily, Monday through Friday.  Students will be expected to write every day.  Each student will receive detailed feedback on his or her writing on a regular basis.  In addition, students should expect to spend a minimum of two hours a day writing outside of class.

 INSTRUCTORS

The program will be coordinated through Georgetown Law's Center for Global Legal English under the leadership of its Director, Professor Craig Hoffman and Associate Director, Peter K. Cramer.  Professor Hoffman holds the J.D. degree from the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Connecticut, and Dr. Cramer earned an LL.M. at Indiana University, an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) as well as a Ph.D. in Language Education.  They have extensive experience teaching English writing for professionals, including U.S. legal writing for international lawyers.  The course will be taught by Dr. Cramer.

 ENROLLMENT AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE

Students applying for the program should have a minimum score of 100 on the iBT.  Space is limited.  Tuition for this program will be $2,000 per student.  To enroll, email the Associate Director, Dr. Peter K. Cramer, at pkc24@law.georgetown.edu and request placement in this class.  Please be advised that tuition does not include housing.