Writing for Legal Careers

EWM offers a pathway to law school, providing students with a central skill set important for the study and practice of law. With its focus on rhetoric as well as on writing and critical thinking, EWM prepares students for the challenges that face them in law school and in the legal profession. It immerses students in the what, how, and why of law in a democracy.

Courses that may appeal to those interested in pursuing legal careers:

ENG4020 Rhetorical Theory & Practice

ENC4404 Advanced Writing & Editing

ENC4212 Editing Manuscripts, Documents, & Reports

ENC4218 Visual Rhetoric in a Digital World

ENG4834 Issues in Publishing

LIT3622 Eco-Literature and Ecocriticism

LIT4205 Literature of Human Rights

LIT4608 Law and Literature

IDH3109 Sustainability in Public Discourse

LIT4554 Feminist Theory

Public Speaking for Writers