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Legal Writing

Legal Writing Prof Blog

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

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 15:42:31

Hey, Print This Out! It's the Grid for the Sessions at the LWI Conference!

Posted on June 12, 2010
The LWI Conference at Marco Island is just two weeks away. Whether this is your first or fourteenth conference, I would recommend that you take a few minutes NOW to plan out the sessions you'll be attending at the conference....

Grumpy Ed Honored

Posted on June 11, 2010
Ed Telfeyan (better known as "Grumpy Ed" to those on the Legal Writing Prof Listserv) received the University of the Pacific?s Podesto Award on May 14, 2010. This university-wide award ?recognizes outstanding educators who directly touch and enrich the lives...

Moot Court Committee Wants to Help Create Problems at the LWI Conference (It's not what you think . . . or is it?)

Posted on June 10, 2010
Continuing our preview of the LWI Conference at Marco Island On Tuesday, June 29, 2010 from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., the LWI Moot Court Committee will host a roundtable discussion at the LWI Conference. The discussion will focus on...

empire state legal writing conference, post 2

Posted on June 09, 2010
For the second session, I chose to attend two sessions on research: David Epstein (NY Law School), "Guiding Research in Progress," and Nicole Raymond Chong (Penn State Dickinson), "Wrapping Up Fall Semester." Professor Epstein discussed using structured feedback systems, including...

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Poorly written email and other grammatical errors cause law student to lose out on job.

Posted on June 09, 2010
Under the best of circumstances, it's vital that law students proof their correspondence with prospective employers. In this job market, if you don't, you might lose out on a job opportunity like this Massachusetts law student. It's not clear to...

quotable

Posted on June 09, 2010
"The average lawyer is essentially a mechanic who works with a pen instead of a ball peen hammer." ~ Robert Schmitt (spl)

Wisconsin appellate court chastises attorney for violating rules of appellate procedure regarding brief format

Posted on June 08, 2010
The case is Cottonwood Financial v. Estes, from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District III, dated May 25, 2010. In the decision which involves review of an arbitration decision for unconscionability, the court notes in paragraph 25 that the appellant's...

the ever growing arc of legal writing schlolarship

Posted on June 08, 2010
Linda Berger, Linda Edwards, and Terri Pollman have written a new article on "The Past, Presence, and Future of Legal Writing Scholarship: Rhetoric, Voice, and Community" . For those of us in the legal writing field for some time, it's...

Is the Internet making our students shallower thinkers?

Posted on June 08, 2010
If you teach legal writing, you know the frustration of recieving a paper that has "no there there." One cause may be a lifetime of internet surfing, according to the research on the effects of the internet on the brain,...

drafting better e-mail

Posted on June 07, 2010
For some interesting tips on drafting more helpful e-mail messages, tips worth passing on to your legal writing students or associates, click here. hat tip: Candle Wester-Mittan (spl)

LWI Monograph Series, part deux

Posted on June 06, 2010
The Legal Writing Institute is gradually publishing a monograph series that should prevent legal writing professors from perenially recreating the wheel. The new Editorial Board for the Monograph Series has been announced: Linda Berger (Mercer) Michelle Brown Cue (DePaul) Betsy...

Congratulations to Nancy Schultz and Lou Sirico

Posted on June 06, 2010
Nancy L. Schultz (Chapman University School of Law) and Louis J. Sirico Jr. (Villanova Law School) have published the fifth edition of their book, Legal Writing and Other Lawyering Skills. Perhaps Aspen sent you a review copy? If not, contact...

legal writing promotions at SLU

Posted on June 05, 2010
The good news from St. Louis University: LRW Director Chris Rollins and colleague Twinette Johnson have been promoted to Associate Professors of Legal Writing. They were promoted under guidelines instituted about two years ago, and they are the first to...

Congratulations to Pam Lysaght

Posted on June 04, 2010
Pam Lysaght has been appointed as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Pam is one of the long-time stars in legal writing will be an outstanding dean. She is the director...

Stephenson tenured at Southern

Posted on June 03, 2010
Congratulations to Gail Stephenson on her recent promotion to Associate Professor of Law and her award of tenure at Southern University Law Center! Gail joined Southern in 2004 as its first legal writing director and helped the law school revise...

job opening in Hong Kong

Posted on June 03, 2010
The University of Hong Kong is still looking for a Director of Legal Writing. The job will start as soon as possible, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Applications are particularly sought either from persons having...

ALWD teaching awards announced

Posted on June 02, 2010
The Association of Legal Writing Directors has announced the 2010 ALWD Teaching Grants. The applicants and the names of the accepted projects are: Public Interest Live-Client Research and Writing Clinic by Jason K. Cohen. Legal Analysis, Research and Communication: Outcome...

She's a Jolly Good Fellow

Posted on June 02, 2010
Suzanne Rowe has been named a Dean's Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the University of Oregon School of Law. Suzanne Rowe is the director of Oregon Law's Legal Research and Writing Program and a 2008-2010 Luvaas Faculty Fellow. She is a...

Early Bird Registration for LWI Conference Expires Tuesday June 1

Posted on June 01, 2010
Early bird registration for the 14th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute expires on Tuesday, June 1. That's TODAY!!! At least 525 persons have already registered for the LWI Conference as of today. After Tuesday, the registration fee goes...

Could legal writing be protective for the brain?

Posted on June 01, 2010
NPR reported today on some fascinating correlations found between the density of ideas in the writing of 20-something adults and the likelihood of having Alzheimers in old age. Extrapolating wildly, perhaps teaching our legal writing students to write precisely and...

Marco Island . . . Live!

Posted on June 01, 2010
What's happening at Marco Island? Click on this link for a live webcam view of Marco Island, where the Legal Writing Institute will be holding its summer conference this year. Don't take the surveys that pop up, and click on...

Former Legal Writing Professor Arrested in Rwanda

Posted on May 31, 2010
Peter Erlinder, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law and a former Bigelow fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, was arrested in Rwanda on Friday in connection with his defense of a presidential opposition candidate. Click here...

LWI Conference Preview - Monday

Posted on May 31, 2010
The Legal Writing Institute Conference is the most important event for legal writing professors. The number of sessions can be overwhelming (particularly for first time attendees) and you will usually find yourself wanting to be in more than one room...

persuasive authority for your Memorial Day observance

Posted on May 31, 2010
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLICGeneral Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868 The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of...

Newsletter for the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research

Posted on May 29, 2010
Did you get a copy of the Spring 2010 Newsletter for the Association of American Law Schools' Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research? Click here for more information (including links to some prior issues). Click on the link below...

Friday Fun: Videos on the Importance of Legal Research and Writing Instruction

Posted on May 28, 2010
The Media Committee of the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research unveiled a video project in 2009 ? videos demonstrating the importance of legal research and writing instruction in legal education. One video is meant to be relatively....

LWI Conference at Marco Island - Day 1 Preview (Awards Being Presented at the Opening Reception)

Posted on May 27, 2010
For those of you who will be at the LWI Conferece on Marco Island this summer, you should paln to arrive in time to attend the opening reception on Sunday, June 27th at 6:00 p.m. Several awards will be presented...

Joe Kimble Receives Award from the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research

Posted on May 26, 2010
From our photo archives! Professor Joseph Kimble of the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law received the Section Award from the Assocication of American Law Schools Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research in January 2010. Joe is pictured here...

new and improved US Courts website

Posted on May 26, 2010
The website for the US Court system has been redesigned. Clicking here you can get to a virtual tour and lots more information. hat tip: Mary Ann Robinson (spl)

Some Rooms Still Available Near the LWI Conference Hotel

Posted on May 26, 2010
The Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort has agreed to extend its reservation date for the 14th Biennial Conference of The Legal Writing Institute to June 4. (The previous cut-off date for the conference rate of $149/night was May 27.) The...

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