Adv Legal Writing: IP (Online) (LAW-929B-001)
Sean Fiil-Flynn
Meets: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM (F)
Enrolled: 23 / Limit: 25
Notices
Here is a link to the Syllabus - http://tinyurl.com/IPWritSyll
Description
The goal of this course is to promote the production of a writing sample of publishable quality that demonstrates your writing skills and highlights your interest in intellectual property or technology law. The course will focus on the craft of academic legal writing. The course will teach, practice and evaluate a student’s ability to Find a factual “hook” that situates the paper within a timely current issue of import; Define a problem that needs to be addressed; Identify gaps in the current literature that need to be filled by the author’s research to contribute to solving the problem; Design and implement a research methodology to fill the gap; Use the results of the research methodology to contribute insights useful to solving the problem; Conclude with reflections on implications of the paper for the future of research or policymaking in the field.
Textbooks and Other Materials
The textbook information on this page was provided by the instructor. Students should use this information when considering purchases from the AU Campus Store or other vendors. Students may check to determine if books are currently available for purchase online.
Eugene Volokh, Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers and Getting on Law Review. You may access any edition. The 4th ed. 2011 is available as a free PDF and is available on sale at Amazon.com. Citations to Volokh below will refer to the chapter title rather than pages or chapter numbers. All other materials will be shared via the digital platform.
First Class Readings
Martha Minow, Archetypal Legal Scholarship: A Field Guide, https://jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=home; Richard Delgado, How to Write a Law Review Article, 20 U.S.F. L. Rev. 445-451 (1986). SSRN; HeinOnline “https://jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=home”; Volokh, Finding What to Write About (The Claim)