Second-Year Writing Requirement
A student, in order to receive a degree, must, at some time during his or her second year, complete a research and writing project under the direct supervision of a member of the Faculty or Dean. Satisfactory completion of the requirement will be demonstrated by certification from the instructor who supervises the project. To satisfy the requirement a writing project must require thorough legal research, a substantial piece of legal writing, and rewriting in response to criticism from the supervising instructor. The requirement may be satisfied by an Independent Research Project or a law journal note if the above standards are met. The requirement may also be met by satisfactory completion of a paper meeting the above standards and submitted as part of the regular work in designated courses or seminars.
The following 2026-2027 courses may satisfy the requirement
- LAW 6017 Feminist and Queer Jurisprudence Seminar
- LAW 6021 Comparative Law Seminar
- LAW 6022 Law and Geography Seminar
- LAW 6023 Law and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights Seminar
- LAW 6035 Introduction to European Union Law Seminar
- LAW 6043 Church and State in American Law Seminar
- LAW 9502 Law Review:2L
- LAW 9504 Journal of Civil Rights & Social Justice:2L
At the end of the semester in which you complete your writing requirement you will be asked to obtain faculty sign-off on one of the writing forms below in order for credit to be applied to your transcript. Return the completed form to the Law Registrar office or to lawregistrar@wlu.edu.
Second-year Writing Requirement Sign Off Forms:
Seminar Courses (follow link to access form. Open in Adobe for a fillable version).
Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice - Contact JCRSJ Editor in Chief for most current form.
Law Review - Contact Law Review Editor in Chief for most current form.
Updated 05/12/2026