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Every LLM and MS candidate in the Employee Benefits Law Program must present at least one research paper to the director of the program before graduation. Diplomas will be awarded only to those students whose papers are published, or are deemed to be of publishable quality.
This paper will give you a real and practical product that showcases the two most important legal skills that potential employers will be interested in: legal research and writing.
All writing for this requirement will be faculty supervised; meaning students must present a topic for faculty approval and submit an outline and rough draft for faculty comment. The completed work must demonstrate original analysis and significant research and be well organized, carefully presented, and clearly written.
The scope of permissible topics for the paper is broad - any aspect of Employee Benefits Law is acceptable. Students are encouraged to submit a paper on
a public policy issue,
a critique of a leading case or doctrine,
a comment on a statute or the need for statutory modification, or
a comment on a common Employee Benefits Law doctrine.
Your paper should be typed double spaced, set in Times New Roman font on 8.5x11 inch paper.
Entries should be at least 25 pages long not including endnotes.
Citations are to conform to A Uniform System of Citation (the Bluebook).
Please contact Professor Kennedy with any questions (sooner is better than later!)
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