Oregon’s LRW Program Among Nation’s Best
Legal Research and Writing
Learn to write clearly, concisely, accurately … and with confidence.
The rigorous Legal Research and Writing Program at Oregon Law thoroughly prepares you for the exacting style of writing that is expected in a clerkship or legal practice.
Oregon’s LRW program was established in 1978, making it one of the oldest in the country, and it continues to be a leader in the field. The LRW program currently is ranked fifth in the nation by U.S. News and World Report – the program has been ranked in the top ten five years in a row.
LRW teaches students to research legal sources, analyze the law, apply the law to a client’s facts, organize a legal argument, and communicate that argument in writing. Frequently, students comment that the skills they learn in LRW help them succeed in other first-year courses and in their first legal jobs.
