GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Golden Gate has a comprehensive, three-semester writing and research program. In the Fall of the first year, students take Writing & Research I (two credits), which surveys legal methods and systems, develops students’ skills in analyzing statutory and decisional law, and introduces students to prescriptive legal writing. In the Spring, students take Writing & Research II (one credit), which introduces persuasive writing. A tenure-track director, two full-time instructors, and experienced adjunct professors staff the first-year program. Each class section is limited to 14 to 18 students. The course is graded on the same curve used for all first-year required courses.

Second-year students take Appellate Advocacy (two credits). In this class, students write a 20-page, two-issue appellate brief and argue to a panel of attorneys acting as judges. The course culminates in a voluntary, in-house competition. The second-year program is staffed by a tenure-track director and adjunct professors, all of whom are experienced appellate practitioners. Class size ranges from 10 to 14 students. The course is graded on the same curve used for all second-year required courses.

For more information contact Prof. Leslie Rose at (415) 442-6645 or lrose@ggu.edu