Throughout the Colorado Law curriculum, students have opportunities to improve their written analytical skills. A broad array of choices makes it possible for students to design an individual legal writing curriculum in accordance with their own substantive areas of interest. Students can choose to build on the first-year legal writing foundation through advanced legal writing courses, seminars, journals, clinics, and independent legal research.
Individual Support for Upper-Level Students. Amy Griffin, Director of Academic and Legal Writing support, was hired in 2012 to ensure that second- and third-year students continue to have access to one-on-one writing support throughout their law school career.
Journals. Colorado Law's three journals give students an opportunity to write a significant piece of scholarly work, with the guidance of journal editors and law school faculty. All three journals select several student articles for publication in each issue.
Upper-Level Seminars. Upper-class seminars provide every Colorado Law student with the opportunity to write a scholarly paper exploring a particular area of interest. Seminar papers are written with the guidance of a faculty member with expertise in that area. (Please note that only courses numbered 8000 and above have been approved as seminars that satisfy the graduation requirement.)
Clinics. Colorado Law's nine clinics offer the chance to develop legal writing skills in a real-world context. Under the supervision of Colorado Law's experienced clinical professors, Colorado Law students write actual legal documents for clients in need.
Advanced Legal Writing Courses. Colorado Law's full-time and adjunct legal writing faculty currently offer a number of advanced classes for students to choose from.