Juris Doctor Legal Writing Masterclass

Juris Doctor Legal Writing Masterclass - Spring 2025

WHEN

19 August 2025
Tuesday
5.30pm - 7.00pm Australia/Sydney

WHERE

City campus
Level 14, Postgraduate Lounge (Building 2)

COST

Free admission

RSVP

(UTS student login required)

CONTACT

JurisDoctor@uts.edu.au

This Spring session we are pleased to offer our Juris Doctor Writing Skills Masterclass.

We will cover a range of topics that relate to assessments, writing essays, case notes, responding to problem questions, academic language and academic integrity.

Specifically, come along to learn more about:

decoding assessment task wording, criteria and rubrics;
different types of writing required for law assessments, such as essays, short answer problems, critical case notes, statutory interpretation research exercises, legal problem advice and using the IRAC (issue, rule, application and conclusion) method;
style, register and grammar for writing university assessments;
what academic integrity is and what you need to keep in mind.

The Masterclass will be delivered by Deb Nixon, who works with the Academic Language and Learning team at UTS. The Masterclass has been designed with first year law assessments in mind but is suitable for students at any stage of their JD program. The Masterclass will not cover legal content. Rather, our focus will be on the skills needed to apply the legal knowledge you have obtained in class in your assessments.

Registrations are essential. Please arrive no later than 5.25pm for a 5.30pm sharp start.