LAWS 4485 Advanced Legal Writing

Name: Advanced Legal Writing
Rating: 4.01 (147 reviews)

This course focuses on legal analysis and writing with a particular focus on the audience and purpose of written legal communications. The primary purpose of this course is to assist students in becoming practice ready attorneys. Students will continue to build on the skills gained in their First Year Legal Research and Writing course and need only an interest in bettering their writing skills, including their editing skills. Using hypothetical client problems and a simulated court record, students will write client communications, including client letters and electronic communications, as well as pretrial civil litigation documents, such as legal briefs. Students will spend course time discussing each written assignment, reviewing drafts and collaborating on in-class exercises.

Course overview

Department: Law
School: LAW
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Annually

Catalog details

Prerequisites: LAWS2150

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Official evaluation summary

4.01 / 5

Based on 147 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

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Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Alice Noble
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.56/5
Elizabeth Frumkin
Spring 2023 · Official rating 2.58/5
Jennifer Connor
Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.05/5
Rita Kraner
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.17/5

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