LLEAP Writing Awards
The LLEAP Writing Awards recognize students for excellent writing. The students who write the paper selected as the top paper of the school year in LLEAP 2, LLEAP 3-Litigation, and LLEAP 3-Transactions will each receive a cash prize and be recognized at an award ceremony. Panels of practitioners and judges select the winning papers from submissions chosen by the LLEAP professors.
Teaching Assistants
Teaching Assistants are second- and third-year law students who work with LLEAP students under the supervision of the LLEAP faculty. Teaching Assistants assist the LLEAP faculty with research and drafting the problems that students work on in the LLEAP courses. They also meet with students in one-on-one conferences to provide feedback on research and writing assignments, act as clients in simulation exercises, and provide other assistance to the LLEAP faculty.
"Working as a LLEAP TA has allowed me to share my passion for legal writing and litigation with fellow law students. Whether I'm helping a student draft a brief, acting as a deposition witness, or preparing fictitious case materials, I'm exploring the world of trial advocacy from a whole new angle—and improving my own skills in the process."
~Matthew Borcas, CWRU School of Law JD Class of 2023
Adjuncts
Each LLEAP section is taught by a full-time professor. During the semester, students engage in simulation modules taught by adjunct professors. During the simulations, students engage in lawyering skills such as interviewing and counseling clients, taking a deposition, mediating a discovery dispute, engaging in a final pretrial conference, or negotiate objections to the sale of a business. Adjunct professors are practicing attorneys and come from a variety of backgrounds: private firms, government offices, and corporations.
Law Student Writing Competitions
Learn more on the School of Law library page.
Writing Center
Writing center tutors are available to help students at any stage of a project, including writing projects for LLEAP, papers for upper-level courses and notes.
News Items
- 3L Matthew Borcas Wins the Ohio State Bar Association Litigation Writing Award
- LLEAP 3 Guest Speakers: Connecting Lessons to Practice and Inspiring Students
- LLEAP--The Foundation of CWRU Law's Top-Ranked Experiential Curriculum
- Alireza Nourani-Dargiri on "LLEAPing into the Profession"
- Big Wins: Mock Trial and Moot Court Teams Bring Home Honors
- Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals Visits CWRU Law School for Oral Arguments
- CWRU Law Ranked 5th Best in the Nation for Mock Trial Success
- Federal Judicial Externship Program: Providing Opportunities for Nearly 30 Years
- CWRU Student Emma Geesaman Wins ABA Writing Competition
- CWRU Law Student Articles Selected for Publication in Hastings, Dayton, Iowa, and the Legal Writing Institute Journals
- CWRU Law Students Take Home Top Honors in Case Competition
- LLEAP Professors Dan Jaffe and Jennifer Cupar Recognized at Annual Faculty Award Ceremony
