LAW and POLICY

Websites and Organizations

Curating helpful resources is easy with the extraordinary materials already available online. Recommended for review:

• Stanford Law School Law & Policy Lab

• Hume Center for Writing and Speaking

• Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Communications Program Workshop Materials

• CUNY School of Law Legal Writing Center



Policy Memos and Papers

• Policy Memo Guidelines (SLS Law & Policy Lab)

• Policy Briefs (UNC Writing Center)

• How to Write a Policy Memo (slide deck, HKS)

• Writing Policy Memos (slide deck, HKS)

• Policy Memo Structure (slide deck, HKS)

• Guide to Writing an Effective Policy Memo (LEE)

• Policy Memo (Duke University Writing Studio)

• Tips for Writing Policy Papers (Stanford Law School)

• Examples of Policy Writing (UM School of Public Policy)

• Advanced Policy Writing for Impact (slide deck, HKS)

• Good to Great Policy Analysis (HKS)

• Executive Summary Guidelines (HKS)

• Sample Executive Summary (HKS)

• White Papers and Briefing Books (HKS)

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Editing and Revising

• Revising the Draft (Harvard)

• Proofreading (UW-Madison)

• A Harvard Linguist's (and Bill Gates's Favorite Author) 13 Simple Tips for Becoming a Great Writer (Inc.)

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Theses/Dissertations

• Sample under/graduate theses (Stanford Public Policy)

• Writing a Masters Dissertation (SOAS, U of London)

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Additional Sample Writing

• Law Review (USF Law Review Forum)

• Policy Paper (National Centre for Climate Restoration)

• Sample White Papers (CalPoly)

• Yellow Paper (Nextions)

• Cover Letters (Trachtenberg)

• The Just City Essays (Next City - inspiring better cities)

• Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC, "Summary for Policymakers" (IPCC)

• Ten Equity Implications of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States (NAACP)

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