Vermont Law offers a variety of legal writing, research, and analysis courses, which include topics such as international legal research and environmental legal research.
Writing, Research & Analysis Courses
315/Advanced Appellate Advocacy
Refines and strenghthens the written and oral advocacy skils acquired in Appellate Advocacy, and prepares students to represent VLS in extramural moot court competitions. Successful participants will become members of competing teams and/or members of VLS's Moot Court Advisory Board.
312/Advanced Environmental Law Research Seminar
7380/Advanced Environmental Legal Research
403/Advanced Environmental Research
This seminar provides in-depth exposure to the most useful, efficient strategies and resources for environmental law research, including highly specialized information databases, advanced administrative law research, legislative history, and environmental news/updating services. The course goes well beyond the basics taught in introductory legal research classes and is designed to prepare students to research all types of environmental legal materials for use while in law school as well as in practice.
311/Advanced International Legal Research
314/Advanced Legal Analysis
313/Advanced Skills for Practice
7900/Independent Research Project
During the second and third years, a student may undertake independent research projects in areas of law in which the student has a particular interest. Such projects require intensive research and the completion of a major piece of legal writing. The experience includes close work with a faculty sponsor who provides supervision in both the research and writing stages. This opportunity is available to MELP students but not normally to LLM students.
7960/Vermont Journal of Environmental Law I