Research, Writing & Advocacy

The RWA program at Georgia State University College of Law is a rigorous program that prepares students for the demands of today’s legal profession. The program is staffed by full-time writing faculty, all of whom have had experience practicing law prior to teaching. Unlike some writing programs that rely on upper-level students or adjunct faculty, these full-time Legal Writing Professors are professionals with expertise in teaching legal research and writing and are available to the students on a regular basis.

In RWA, students use the knowledge they obtain in Legal Bibliography to conduct manual and computer research on various legal issues. Students draft legal documents, including several inter-office memoranda, a client letter, and an appellate brief. The first semester focuses on objective writing and in the second semester students are taught persuasive writing. The second semester culminates with several rounds of oral arguments. RWA conducts an oral argument competition comprised of the students with the top scores in the oral argument rounds.

Students who graduate from Georgia State University College of Law have a solid foundation in legal research and writing. They are capable of meeting the demands of the legal profession, and understand the requirements of effective communication in practice.

RWA Course materials are located on TWEN