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Legal Writing Prof Blog

By law professors Coleen M. Barger, Sue Liemer and Nancy Soonpaa

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writing conference at Howard

Posted on January 30, 2008
Send in a paper and mark your calendar for an interesting conference scheduled for this spring in DC, the Writing and Legal Writing Teachers, Instructors, and Professors of Color and/or Progressive Orientation Conference (which assigns itself the acronym WLWTIPCPOC)...

Global Legal Skills Conference III - Monterrey Mexico

Posted on January 30, 2008
It is snowing in Chicago, so my thoughts have turned toward next month's legal writing and skills conference in Monterrey Mexico. If you are interested in attending the conference, look for details at www.fldm.edu.mx. (mew)

New York Workshop in February for Academic Support Professionals (and their Friends)

Posted on January 30, 2008
Professors Kris Franklin (New York Law School) and Linda Feldman (Brooklyn Law School) announced on the Legal Writing List that they are organizing a full-day New York Area Academic Support workshop at New York Law School on Friday, February 22,...

forget the article--what's the title?

Posted on January 30, 2008
As writers, we want to be read. To reach our audiences, we need to be published (or perhaps, just blog, but that's another thread). Both of these considerations drive an author's selection of a title for the work. A recent...

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Lack of Remorse or Explanation for Law School Plagiarism Keeps Student from Being Admitted to the Bar

Posted on January 29, 2008
It seems that a second year law student in Georgia didn't need to spend his third year in law school after all. The Georgia Supreme Court recently affirmed the determination of a hearing board that plagiarism committed by the student...

New Resources for Statutory Construction

Posted on January 29, 2008
The Statutory Construction Blog has updated its list of resources on statutory construction. You might find some of these resources to be quite helpful when teaching students about statutes. Mark E. Wojcik, filling in for Sue Liemer (mew)

Writing Assignment Idea (for Advanced Writing Classes)

Posted on January 29, 2008
Professor Ellen S. Podgor, who is the Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Distance Education at Stetson University College of Law, posted on the Law School Innovation Blog about her experience in having students write amicus briefs for pending U...

how much did your school want you?

Posted on January 28, 2008
OK, when a law school somewhere recruits a legal writing prof and pays for that prof's pricey living quarters, then we will have arrived!! (njs)

British and U.S. Legal Systems

Posted on January 28, 2008
Law.com and several other sources are reporting on a program held last Thursday at Georgetown University Law Center with Baroness Brenda Hale, the first female Law Lord in the British House of Lords, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,...

lessons from practice

Posted on January 25, 2008
A recent post at the (new) legal writer describes the author's experiences in proofreading and finalizing a brief to a federal court of appeals. An experienced appellate advocate, he details the painstaking steps he followed to detect and correct the...

job opening at Chapman

Posted on January 25, 2008
Chapman University School of Law invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track position in the Legal Research and Writing program for the 2008-2009 academic year. The initial appointment is for a one-year Instructor rank contract (based on a ten-month term),...

Billable Hours and Legal Writing

Posted on January 24, 2008
An article in this morning's New York Times describes how some law firms are trying to get away from the billable hour and how all law firms are (or at least should be) trying to improve the lives of their...

Westlaw DOES Have a Sense of Humor!

Posted on January 24, 2008
Westlaw does its part to prevent the abuse of stress toys. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miv9k2kfEW4 (mew)

Researching Foreign Law

Posted on January 22, 2008
Mary Rumsey has updated her Basic Guide to Researching Foreign Law. She is the Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian at the University of Minnesota. She has a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin, a J.D. from the University...

Legal Research - The Movie

Posted on January 22, 2008
A silent movie about legal research, made last year (apparently by the students using the Stanford Law Library). Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCX3RkVTRkI (mew)

Golden Pen Award

Posted on January 22, 2008
Eighth Golden Pen Award Julie M. Spanbauer, Chair, LWI Awards Committee and Professor, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago The Honorable Ruggero J. Aldisert, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, was the....

remembering Dr. King

Posted on January 21, 2008
Our colleagues at the Law Librarian Blog have assembled a thoughtful collection of items commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, including YouTube videos of the historic and inspirational "I Have a Dream" and "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speeches. Read, watch,...

clear, persuasive writing earns inmate SCOTUS review

Posted on January 21, 2008
Most lawyers?even most appellate lawyers?never get the chance to take a case to the United States Supreme Court. A South Carolina inmate, however, has succeeded, writing a persuasive and cogent petition for writ of certiorari. The Court granted the writ...

going once, going twice . . . sold

Posted on January 18, 2008
Bidding has ended on this eBay item, whose description begins: So America... just how much is an education worth? Let's find out. Up for sale is my law degree. Yes, you read correctly. Three years and $100,000 plus of debt...

using quotations wisely

Posted on January 18, 2008
A recent article in Texas Lawyer notes that careful and thoughtful use of opinions can add spice to legal writing, but as the author points out, "In the hands of some lawyers, quotations from judicial opinions are . . ....

is the cost of law school worth it?

Posted on January 18, 2008
The ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter (online) has struck a nerve with its story about a 32-year-old Boston University graduate who is "on a one-woman crusade to save others from making the same mistakes she did." Kirsten Wolf's complaints about high...

Conan the Librarian

Posted on January 17, 2008
Does this librarian work at your school? Have a quick look! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVULOegJKgQ&NR=1 (mew)

Send Your Law Librarian to Puerto Rico!

Posted on January 17, 2008
IALL 2008 Website Award Competition The International Association of Law Libraries announced that the competition for its annual website award is now open. This is your opportunity to suggest your favorite legal information website. The winner will be announced at...

Send Your Moot Court Team to India!

Posted on January 17, 2008
Many law schools in India have been sending teams to moot court competitions in the United States. Now schools in the U.S. are invited to compete in India. The National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU), a leading institution...

full-time position at Gonzaga

Posted on January 16, 2008
Gonzaga University School of Law seeks applicants for a full-time position teaching LR&W to begin Fall 2008. Gonzaga?s required four-semester LR&W Program is taught by seven experienced LR&W professors, who are eligible for long-term security, and have full voting rights...

visitorship at Valparaiso

Posted on January 16, 2008
The Valparaiso University School of Law is seeking a visitor to teach in its first-year legal writing program for the 2008-09 academic year. Applicants should be currently teaching legal writing or have had recent experience doing so. Valparaiso seeks candidates...

nominees sought for Burton Award

Posted on January 16, 2008
The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement have given awards for good legal writing done by lawyers and law students for eight years. The Awards have promoted and publicized the cause of improving writing in the legal profession and have rewarded...

LWI call for nominations

Posted on January 16, 2008
The Legal Writing Institute has issued a call for nominations for its Board. (njs)

AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research Invites Proposals for 2009 AALS Meeting in San Diego

Posted on January 16, 2008
The AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research is inviting proposals for the 2009 Section Program, which will be held at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, January 6-10, 2009, in San Diego,...

A Grammar Lesson for Justice Kennedy?

Posted on January 15, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision in Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta, Inc., No. 06-43 (Jan. 15, 2008). On the first page of the majority decision, Justice Kennedy hyphenates "Stoneridge" like this: "Ston-eridge." Not Stone-ridge, but Ston-eridge...

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