What is required to fulfill the W1 requirement?
In order to fulfill the W1 writing requirement, a student must produce one or more original analytic papers of substantial length (ordinarily totaling at least 25 pages). The work should be thorough, well-written, and properly documented. It should also anticipate and address opposing ideas, theories or arguments. The work may be a traditional journal-style note or comment; the author’s empirical research with substantial analysis; a proposal for law reform with defense and commentary; or an equivalent project showing original thought and analysis. A student seeking to fulfill this requirement through a seminar paper or independent study will normally present an outline of his or her work to the supervising faculty member. Thereafter, the student will provide the professor a first submission of each work and, after review and discussion, an acceptable final version or versions. The format and length of the written work required in any particular seminar or independent study shall be le
