Legal Research Methodology: Types and Structure of Legal Writing

Authors: Gogo George Otuturu, PhD

Affiliation: Faculty of Law, Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Corresponding Author: [email protected]

December 29, 2025

SIAR-Global Journal of Social Sciences & Legal Review

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18089151

Legal Research Methodology: Types and Structure of Legal Writing
Case Study Social Sciences

Abstract

Legal writing is the backbone of the legal profession. It is a critical skill that justifies proper consideration in the legal education curriculum. However, until the introduction of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) in undergraduate degree programmes by the Nigerian Universities Commission, legal writing was not given prominence in the legal education curriculum. It was only taught in skeletal form as part of the legal research methodology curriculum for postgraduate programmes. With the introduction of English for Legal Writing as a core course in the legal education curriculum for undergraduate degree programmes in Nigerian universities, there is need for standard teaching and learning material on legal writing for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. It is against this backdrop that this paper examines the types and structure of legal writing. In particular, it examines the types of legal writing and the development of legal arguments using various predictive and persuasive paradigms with practical examples. It also examines the structure of legal writing using review articles and research articles as case studies.

Keywords

Analytical Writing; Persuasive Writing; Preventive Writing; Predictive Writing

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Gogo George Otuturu, PhD (2025). Legal Research Methodology: Types and Structure of Legal Writing. SIAR-Global Journal of Social Sciences & Legal Review, Vol. 1, No. 1. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18089151

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Article Information

  • Type: Case Study
  • Journal: SIAR-Global Journal of Social Sciences & Legal Review
  • Subject Area: Social Sciences
  • Published: December 29, 2025
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1
  • Word Count: Not specified
  • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18089151
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