473.03 Scholarly Writing Workshop

In a workshop led by a faculty member, students will produce an original analytic paper of substantial length (ordinarily at least 30 pages). Papers must involve significant and thorough independent research, be well-written, and provide appropriate sourcing. Participants are free to choose any topic that may be addressed seriously in an article-length piece and that may be written during one semester. Papers produced in the workshop are expected to satisfy the JD or LLM upper-level writing requirements.

In the workshop, participants will learn about the conventional features of academic legal writing, conduct research into and hone their topics, write and give each other feedback on first and second drafts, and complete a final draft of their paper. The faculty member leading the workshop will also provide feedback and will, as appropriate to each participant's paper topic, facilitate introductions to other faculty who may be of assistance.

Students may opt to complete the workshop on a credit/no credit or graded basis. As a result, in appropriate cases, the course will be exempt from the mandatory median requirement of Rule 3-1. Nevertheless, the expectation is that work produced in the workshop will be very strong.

Spring 2017

Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor
473.03
Course Credits
Research paper, 25+ pages
Class participation
Other
Sarah C. W. Baker
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.473.03.Sp17
Email list: LAW.473.03.Sp17@sakai.duke.edu
Course
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements - JD
Course Requirements - LLM
Course Areas of Practice
Course Areas of Practice