The expansion of legal writing programs, justification for such action, and the elements of legal writing are outlined. The place of legal writing in a modern law school and special difficulties in program design are addressed. The USC program is described. Available from Union University, 80 Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208; $2.50, entire issue.…

Complexities involved in staffing a legal research and writing program with regular faculty members, as contrasted with instructors or teaching assistants, are addressed. Development, implementation, and maintenance of regular staffing are discussed. Available from Union University, 80 Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208; $2.50, entire issue. (MSE)…

Design and content of a legal writing program are outlined: premises on which the curriculum is based, program overview, first semester skill elements, law office memorandum preparation, appellate advocacy, grading, legal skills notebook, student instructors. Available from Union University, 80 Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208; $2.50, entire issue.…

The use of a nonlawyer writing specialist to teach legal writing is advocated, based on the author's experience in this role at the University of Washington. The nonlegal perspective is felt to be especially valuable in this kind of communication. Available from Union University, 80 Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208; $2.50, entire issue. (MSE)

Elements of the legal writing program are presented and discussed: goals, structure, assignments, instructional method, and program problems (credit hours, faculty-student relationship, grading by tutors, competition for library resources, low level of basic student skills). Available from Union University, 80 Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208;…