August 5, 2014
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 (5th ed. 2010).
The Blue Book: A Uniform System of Citation (19th ed. 2010).

Recommended Texts:
Laurel C. Oates et al., Practice Book To Accompany The Legal Writing Handbook (5th ed. 2010).
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 (Barnes & Noble, 2400 Euclid Avenue; 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 Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 1:20 - 3:00 p.m. (room 204). 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 (8/19, 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.., 1:45 - 2:35 p.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., 1:00 - 1:45 p.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