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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

National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition

Posted on September 30, 2010
The Second Annual National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition will be held on February 25-26, 2011 in Chicago. The competition is presented by DePaul University College of Law and the Lawyers? Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation. Final round judges...

Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition at Elon Law School

Posted on September 29, 2010
Elon University School of Law announced that it will host the Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition, which honors three of North Carolina's preeminent attorneys and former Chief Justices. The competition, which will focus on constitutional law, will...

Last Chance: AALS Section Award Nominations Due on Friday

Posted on September 29, 2010
The Awards Committee of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research invites nominations for the recipient of the annual Section Award. The award will be presented during the Section Luncheon at the AALS Annual...

Brief Cites a Tweet from a Law Professor

Posted on September 29, 2010
Have we seen it all now? Here's a link to post about a brief that CITES AS AUTHORITY a tweet from a law professor. Hey, feel free to CITE THIS BLOG in your briefs! Thanks! (mew)

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Jessup Group on LinkedIn

Posted on September 26, 2010
Are you coaching the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition? Or serving as a judge? Or maybe you participated as a law student? There is a group on LinkedIn for Fans of the Philip C. Jessup International Law...

Happy National Punctuation Day!

Posted on September 24, 2010
Today, September 24th, is National Punctuation Day. Those who celebrate National Punctuation Day include Professor Gail Stephenson (Southern University Law Center), who gives her students punctuation cookies (sugar cookies decorated with punctuation marks)...

Friday Fun: Word of the Day? "Teh"

Posted on September 24, 2010
Click here to read more about the word "teh." It's a standard word in leetspeak. Enjoy! (mew)

Blackwell Award

Posted on September 24, 2010
The Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute announced the winner of the 2011 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing: Carol McCrehan Parker Carol is Associate Dean for Academic...

LWI One-Day Workshops on December 3, 2010

Posted on September 24, 2010
Save the Date! The Legal Writing Institute is holding one-day workshops at 16 locations across the country. The workshops will be on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the following locations: 1. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C...

Reminder: AALS Section Award Nominations Due October 1

Posted on September 23, 2010
Here is a reminder that the Awards Committee of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research has invited nominations for the recipient of the annual Section Award. The award will be presented during the...

publication opportunity

Posted on September 21, 2010
The Washburn Law Journal is planning an issue focused on legal writing to help commemorate the law journal?s 50th anniversary. The law journal is seeking proposals from scholars in the field of legal research and writing to contribute to the...

the next legal storytelling conference

Posted on September 21, 2010
Applied Storytelling Conference, chapter 3 Save the date for the next Applied Storytelling Conference, co-sponsored by LWI and CLEA. It will be held at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, from July 8 ? 10, 2011. This appears...

Schedule for the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

Posted on September 19, 2010
Do you need the schedule for the 2011 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition? Click here. (mew)

tenure-track legal writing job

Posted on September 19, 2010
The University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty position. Both entry level and experienced candidates will be considered. Significant curricular needs include Legal Analysis and Writing and other private law doctrinal courses...

Jessup International Law Moot Court Problem Released

Posted on September 18, 2010
The International Law Students Association (ILSA) has released the compromis for the 2011 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Visit the ILSA Website for more information. (mew)

why we don't use Wikipedia as a source

Posted on September 17, 2010
Really, any info on the story would just be a plot spoiler. So click here, and feel free to share this tale with your law students. hat tip: Jill Adams (spl)

Capital Area Legal Writing Conference

Posted on September 17, 2010
The George Washington University Law School is hosting the First Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, to be held on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, February 25-26, 2011. Out of town participants are welcome; GWU is arranging a conference...

Is Legal Writing the "Crazy Uncle in the Closet"?

Posted on September 16, 2010
The Chicago Lawyer Magazineheld a deans' roundtable with the deans of five Chicago-area law schools. They discussed changes in legal education, changes to the law school curriculum, providing practical education, and how the economy affects law school applications...

clickers

Posted on September 14, 2010
Some law schools have used clickers in the classroom for awhile. Some law schools are just starting to use clickers. If you're curious about what they are and how to use them, read more here. hat tip: Jean Sbarge (spl)

Golden Pen Nominations

Posted on September 13, 2010
The Awards Committee of the Legal Writing Institute announced its call for nominations for the 2011 Golden Pen Award. Any member of LWI may nominate someone for the award. The committee asks that you submit your nominations directly to Susan...

regional conference -- Southeast

Posted on September 13, 2010
Mercer University Law School had announced that it will host the 2011 Southeast Regional Legal Writing Conference April 15-16, 2011. Program information and details, including the Call for Proposals, will be posted when it is available. For now, you can...

Working on a Draft

Posted on September 11, 2010
I was reading in our school's law library today and I overheard two students talking -- one of them was working on his "draft" and the other was helping him. After a few minutes, I realized that the draft was...

AALS Section Award Nominees Due by October 1

Posted on September 10, 2010
The Awards Committee of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research invites nominations for the recipient of the annual Section Award. The award will be presented during the Section Luncheon at the AALS Annual...

Milani Writing Competition Winners

Posted on September 10, 2010
The Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition is a national disability law writing competition sponsored by the Mercer University School of Law and the American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law. The competition honors the work...

International Law Moot Court

Posted on September 09, 2010
Do you need the schedule for the 2011 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition? Click here. (mew)

BNA Upgrades Its Products in a Big Way

Posted on September 09, 2010
I just attended an interesting and helpful program here at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago on new products from BNA (and new ways to search its old products). Less than two weeks ago they launched a new "Labor...

Happy New Year

Posted on September 08, 2010
L?shana tova tikateivu. We extend our good wishes to everyone celebrating the new year. Have a good year and may you be inscribed for blessings in the book of life. (mew)

Congratulations, Mary Beth!

Posted on September 08, 2010
Over on the Marquette University School of Law website, they're crowing about the appointment of Mary Beth Beazley as the Robert E. Boden Visiting Professor of Law. Wait until they hear her repertoire of jokes! hat tip: Jessica Slavin (spl)

apostrophe wars

Posted on September 07, 2010
The Supreme Court--split on apostrophe usage. And our students don't believe that anyone *really* cares about punctuation!! (njs)

save the date: D.C. legal writing conference

Posted on September 07, 2010
The George Washington University Law School will be hosting the First Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, to be held on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, February 25-26, 2011. Out of town participants are welcome; the law school is...

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