Legal Writing Center
The Legal Writing Center supports South Texas students in becoming powerful, practice-ready writers. The Legal Writing Center recognizes that writing is the foundation of every legal practice.
The Legal Writing Center enriches these resources by providing a series of seminars on fundamental legal writing skills. The center offers diagnostic and proficiency testing, allowing students and professors to determine when a student needs additional help in mastering legal writing skills.
Students also receive individualized assistance with legal writing, learning skills involving organization, style, grammar, punctuation, and usage. Upper-level students benefit from help with writing legal briefs, seminar papers, and writing samples. And students who visit the writing center learn to edit their own work, preparing them for success in class, on the bar exam, and in practice.
To learn more, please review Legal Writing Center Introduction and FAQ
Who’s Involved
Meet Mac Higbee
Director of the Legal Writing Center
Mac Higbee, an alumnus of STCL Houston, joins us as the new Director of the Legal Writing Center. Previously, he served as a law clerk for the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
To contact the Legal Writing Center, please email mhigbee@stcl.edu
Meet Meredith Clark
Legal Writing Specialist
Meredith Clark is the Legal Writing Center’s Legal Writing Specialist. Meredith graduated from Texas A&M University in 2016 and South Texas College of Law in 2019. While at South Texas, Meredith was a member of the Advocacy Program and South Texas Law Review.
After law school, she clerked for the Honorable United States Magistrate Judge Sam Sheldon in the Southern District of Texas. After her clerkship, Meredith practiced general business litigation at a mid-size firm before ultimately joining the Legal Writing Center. Meredith is now the career clerk for United States Magistrate Judge Richard Bennett but continues to work part-time with the Legal Writing Center. Students can book appointments with her via Zoom to meet in the evenings and on weekends.
Outside of work, you can find Meredith reading, baking, and hanging out with her cats.
Meet Pressley Franclemont
Legal Writing Specialist
Pressley Franclemont, an alumnus of STCL Houston, joins us as the new Legal Writing Specialist in the Legal Writing Center. In addition to helping students in the Legal Writing Center, she doubles as an Assistant Director for the Bar Readiness Department.
Before working at STCL, she worked as a family, probate, guardianship, and estate planning attorney. Pressley looks forward to assisting students in developing their legal writing skills.
Schedule an Appointment
The South Texas College of Law Houston Legal Writing Center is open throughout the academic year. The Writing Specialist and peer consultants meet with students one-on-one in writing conferences. To schedule a conference, please click the button below. Students can sign up for one appointment per week in the week before their writing deadline and three appointments per week at any other time.
Students may not sign up for an appointment in the twenty-four hours before their project is due. Space is limited before due dates, and students are encouraged to sign up well in advance.
