This course provides an opportunity for students to conduct in-depth research on topics covered in the program and to improve their writing skills. Each student prepares a paper on a topic chosen in consultation with the instructor and presents his or her findings to the class. Students edit one another's drafts and participate in critiques during class sessions. A text and other materials are used in discussions of effective legal writing. The seminar may satisfy a concentration requirement depending on the subject of the paper. It is open to a limited number of second-semester students with permission of the instructor.