Posted on May 17th, 2012 by Wayne
During the last 10 years, we’ve had some positive changes in the legal-writing program here at Texas. We’ve had some problems, too, but let’s not go into that. I may have given the impression that I deserve credit for the changes. I don’t. I was just here when they happened. Let me be specific by [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2012 by Wayne
With the recent changes to our legal-writing program, I’ve had a few queries about the role of teaching assistants in our program, mostly from folks who know we used to place heavy reliance on TAs. Teaching assistants in the legal writing program here at Texas have an unusual name: Teaching Quizmasters or “TQs” as we [...]
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Posted on May 8th, 2012 by Wayne
“[L]egal writing courses teach key practical skills, together with analytical skills, that add both relevance and breadth to the law curriculum. As such, legal writing courses ought to enjoy the same significance, curricular importance, and institutional support as their doctrinal counterparts.” David S. Romantz, The Truth about Cats and Dogs: Legal Writing Courses and the [...]
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