August 3, 2015

Dear Student:

Welcome to the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. I will be your teacher for Legal Writing, Research, and Advocacy this year. The texts for this course are listed below.

Required Texts:

Laurel C. Oates et al., The Legal Writing Handbook (6th ed. 2014).

The Blue Book: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed. 2015).

Recommended Texts:

Laurel C. Oates et al., Practice Book To Accompany The Legal Writing Handbook (6th ed. 2014).

Alan L. Dworsky, User's Guide to the Bluebook.

William Strunk, Jr. & E.B. White, The Elements of Style.

Richard C. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers.

All of these texts should be available at the campus bookstore (Student Center 105; 687-2128) shortly before the start of orientation (you might also want to check Amazon.com). A few copies of each of the texts are on reserve in the Law Library.

Your first Legal Writing class is Thursday, August 20, 2015, 10:25 - 11:40 a.m. (room 208). For that class, I would like you to read pages 3-11 and 15-25 of The Legal Writing Handbook. Given the vast amount of material we will be covering during that week, you should not miss either of those classes (8/20, 8/21).

I'd like to mention two other items. First, please let me know immediately if you have decided not to attend Cleveland-Marshall this fall. Second, your Legal Writing section will meet throughout the year on Tues. and Th., 11:00 - 11:50 a.m. However, certain activities, such as computer training and library tours, will be scheduled for other times. Occasionally, they will be scheduled for Tues. and Th., 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., so do not schedule yourself for other activities during that time slot.

I hope you find law school challenging and stimulating. We will work together to make it a fulfilling learning experience for you.

Sincerely,

Brian A. Glassman

Legal Writing Professor of Law

(216) 687-2330