She teaches writing courses to beginning law students. There is an old courthouse bench in the hallway around the corner from her office that is usually occupied by students waiting to see Professor Gustafson. Those who’ve been in her office before are eager to return. Those who are coming for the first time are less sure they want to spend time talking about ways they can become better writers. But it’s not long before they are also eagerly coming for their second, third, or fourth conference to talk about ways to improve their writing. It is not easy to teach any kind of writing, but it is particularly challenging to teach legal writing.