030275 KU Legal Writing (2026W)
Legal Writing and Related Global Legal Skills (Autumn school in cooperation with the Masaryk University in Brno)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 14.09.2026 00:01 to Mo 28.09.2026 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 14.10.2026 23:59
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 07.10. 13:00 - 13:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG (Kickoff Class)
- N Monday 19.10. 10:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Tuesday 20.10. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Wednesday 21.10. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Thursday 22.10. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM62 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Friday 23.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
We will base the grading on the quality of the active participation during the class modules (quality of ad hoc group discussion results and their presentation during and in classes) and on a written paper (summary of writing skill exercises carried out and/or explained in class) that you have to submit after the end of the class sessions.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students should be advanced in their undergraduate law studies and going to prepare a seminar paper/master thesis or enrolled in a doctoral, Ph.D., or post-graduate master program.
We will assess the output according to the standards of good legal writing, and the individual level of the participant's legal writing tasks (seminar paper, master thesis, doctoral thesis).
We will assess the output according to the standards of good legal writing, and the individual level of the participant's legal writing tasks (seminar paper, master thesis, doctoral thesis).
Examination topics
The evaluation of the student's performance will be based on the content of the class sessions and home exercises.
Reading list
Christoph Konrath (ed.), SchreibGuide Jus, 4th edition, Manz: Vienna 2018
John B. Thornton, U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers, LexisNexis: New Providence/San Francisco 2014
John B. Thornton, U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers, LexisNexis: New Providence/San Francisco 2014
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Sa 26.09.2026 11:45
(i) legal writing;
(ii) reading cases globally; briefing a case;
(iii) argumentation and presentation skills;
(iv) organization of sources:
(v) appellate writing;
(vi) finding the necessary information in books, journals, and case law;
(vii) citation skills: making correct citations, and avoiding copyright infringements (plagiarism);
(viii) find important information;
(ix) formal rules and structures for writing legal documents, seminar papers, and final papers.Interactive class sessions in a highly international environment will stimulate active discussions and exchange between students and instructors. Presentations and basic input by the lecturers will accompany group exercises and presentations in class.