“…Indeed, in the context described in this work, across the qualifications offered by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Law Faculty, critical analysis and evaluation, research skills (to find, synthesize and evaluate relevant information), and communication and collaboration (using English effectively to inform, analyse, report and persuade in an appropriateoften writtenmedium), are all highlighted as core graduate attributes. Thus, although there are stark differences internationally in the emphasis placed on writing in undergraduate legal education (Todd 2013), there are clear similarities between the English speaking common law countries and the emphasis on written communication in legal education. Learning the law is not simply about memorizing and recalling the contents of 'the law', but about thinking like a lawyerthe ability to process, analyse, and apply the law (Beazley 2004); abilities fundamentally tied to writing.…”