VII. Written Work Registration Deadlines

• Summary of Written Work Registration Deadlines
• Registration for the JD Written Work Requirement
• Registration for the LL.M. Written Work Requirement
• Mandatory Registration for the Written Work Requirement
• Registration for Optional Written Work
• Registration for the Winter Term Writing Program
• Additional Credit for J.D. Written Work

A. Summary of Written Work Registration Deadlines

Table 5: 2011-2012 Written Work Registration Deadlines (see below for important details)

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B. Registration for the J.D. Written Work Requirement 

1. Option 1

a) The Option 1 registration form with the faculty supervisor’s signature and attached proposal must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the following dates:

• Fall Term: October 1, 2011 (second and third-year students)
• Spring Term: February 1, 2012 (all J.D. students)

b) Students should present their proposals to the faculty supervisor for approval well in advance of these deadlines as faculty members may require additional preliminary work before accepting a proposal.  

c) First-year students may register for Option 1 in the spring term, in addition to enrolling in an upper-level elective of two to four HLS classroom credits, provided they receive prior approval from the Vice Dean for Academics.

2. Option 2

a) The Option 2 registration form with the appropriate signatures must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the following dates:

• Third-year students:  February 1, 2012.
• First- and second-year students: contact the Office of the Registrar.

b) Verification signatures are needed as follows for Option 2 registration: 

i. Law school course or seminar papers: No verification signature needed.

ii. Clinical Writing: a Clinical Office signature is required for all clinical writing in addition to the following verification signatures:

• In-house clinics: HLS Clinical Faculty Member
• Externship Placements: Clinical Supervisor

iii. Moot Court Briefs:

• Ames - BSA (Pound 331)
• Other - Faculty Supervisor of the Moot Court Competition Team

iv. Law Journal Writing: Journal Editor-in-Chief 

v. Non-traditional Legal Writing: Faculty Supervisor

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C. Registration for the LL.M. Written Work Requirement

(Note: Students should seek approval well in advance of the dates below, as faculty members may require additional preliminary work before accepting a proposal.)

1. LL.M. student deadline for submitting a faculty-approved registration proposal to the Graduate Program Office for LL.M. Long Papers, LL.M. Theses, and fall term 25-Page Papers: October 7, 2011.
2. Deadline for submitting faculty-approved registration proposal to the Graduate Program Office for spring term 25-Page Papers: February 1, 2012.
3. Final deadline for all LL.M. written work registration: February 1, 2012. LL.M. students who fail to register for the LL.M. Written Work Requirement by February 1, 2012 may be removed from the May 2012 degree list.
4. LL.M. deadline for changes to Required Written Work registration:  April 13, 2012.

D. Mandatory Registration for the Written Work Requirement.

May degree candidates who fail to register for the J.D. or LL.M. Written Work Requirement by February 1, 2012 may be removed from the May 2012 degree list.

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E. Registration for Optional Written Work 

To register for Optional Written Work, including Research Assistant Work for Credit, students must submit the registration form , signed by the Law School faculty supervisor with the proposal attached, by the deadlines listed below. J.D. students should file the completed form with the Office of the Registrar, and LL.M. students should file the completed form with the Graduate Program Office.

• Fall term: October 1, 2011
• Spring term: February 1, 2012

F. Registration for the Winter Term Writing Program

To register for the Winter Term Writing Program (WWP), J.D. students should indicate on the registration form that they are registering for WWP and wish to have the credits for the paper registered into the Winter Term.

1. Registration deadline for J.D. students: November 4, 2011

2. Application deadlines for LL.M. students:

• Applications available from Graduate Program Office: late October 2011 (after students have registered for the LL.M. Written Work Requirement)
• Application deadline: November 4, 2011
• Applicants notified of results: early December 2011

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G. Additional Credit for J.D. Written Work

J.D. students who have approval for additional credit for a paper for which they have already registered should notify the Office of the Registrar by:

• Fall term: November 28, 2011
• Spring term: April 13, 2012

All written work registration forms are available in hard copy in the Office of the Registrar, Pound 300.

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