Research and Writing Class Schedules
Please note that Monday, September 1st is Labor Day. Therefore, Monday seminars will be rescheduled for the first week of classes. Please refer to the adjusted dates and times below:
The first class meeting for Section 1 with Christine Durkin will be Wednesday, September 3rd from 6:00PM to 7:15PM in Room 820.
The first class meeeting for Section 2 with Marni Caputo will be Wednesday, September 3rd from 7:00PM to 8:15PM in Room 1470.
SCHEDULE
| SECTION | DAY | TIME | ROOM | INSTRUCTOR |
1 |
Monday | 6:00PM - 7:15PM | 1434 | Christine M. Durkin |
2 |
Monday | 7:00PM - 8:15PM | 532 | Marni Caputo |
3 |
Tuesday | 2:30PM - 3:45PM | 734 | Judith Ziss |
4 |
Wednesday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | 734 | Joan Neisser |
5 |
Wednesday | 7:00PM - 8:15PM | 1470C | Selena Fitanides |
6 |
Thursday | 5:30PM - 6:45PM | 870 | Patrick Cassidy |
7 |
Thursday | 6:30PM - 7:45PM | 734 | Nadine Donovan |
LIBRARY, LEXIS NEXIS, & WESTLAW TRAININGS
All LL.M. and visiting exchange students are required to to attend an informational tour of the library, as well as attend mandatory Lexis Nexis and WestLaw trainings. These trainings have been coordinated in conjuction with your Research and Writing Seminar courses. You are required to attend the trainings that correspond to your specific Research and Writing section. All trainings will be conducted in the Law Library. The dates that have been selected for these trainings include the following:
| SECTION | DATE AND TIME | TRAINING |
1 |
Friday, Sept. 12th, 2:30PM - 3:30PM Friday, Oct. 3rd, 2:30PM - 3:30PM Friday, Oct. 10th, 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
Library Training Lexis Nexis WestLaw |
2 |
Friday, Sept. 12th, 3:30PM - 4:30PM Friday, Oct. 3rd, 3:30PM - 4:30PM Friday, Oct. 10th, 3:30PM - 4:30PM |
Library Training Lexis Nexis WestLaw |
3 |
Thursday, Sept. 11th, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Thursday, Oct. 9th, 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
Library Training Lexis Nexis WestLaw |
4 |
Thursday, Sept. 11th, 1:00PM - 2:00PM Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 1:00PM - 2:00PM Thursday, Oct. 9th, 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Library Training Lexis Nexis WestLaw |
5 |
Tuesday, Sept. 9th, 2:30PM - 3:30PM Tuesday, Oct. 7th, 2:30PM - 3:30PM Tuesday, Oct. 14th, 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
Library Training WestLaw Lexis Nexis |
6 |
Friday, Sept. 12th, 1:30PM - 2:30PM Friday, Oct. 3rd, 1:30PM - 2:30PM Friday, Oct.10th, 1:30PM - 2:30PM |
Library Training Lexis Nexis WestLaw |
7 |
Tuesday, Sept. 9th, 3:30PM - 4:30PM Tuesday, Oct. 7th, 3:30PM - 4:30PM Tuesday, Oct. 14th, 3:30PM - 4:30PM |
Library Training WestLaw Lexis |
Notices
All notices regarding the Writing Program will be posted on BU’s CourseInfo site and on the 7th floor bulletin boards. The course number is JD893 (Writing LLMs). LL.M.’s are responsible for checking for information about class schedules, room changes, assignments, messages from instructors, and other assignments.