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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

debut of Faculty Lounge blawg

Posted on February 13, 2008
How do you like the idea of "sitting" around and chatting (or gossiping) with faculty colleagues? Ever wish you could expand that space to include colleagues across the country? That's part of the appeal of a new blawg, Faculty Lounge,...

Global Legal Skills Conference III - Mexico

Posted on February 13, 2008
Are y ou attending the Global Legal Skills Conference in Monterrey? Here is a link to the preliminary conference program, including speakers and panel topics. Here is a link to information about the conference. The conference is attracting experts from...

mindfulness meditation retreat

Posted on February 13, 2008
If you're interested in mindfulness meditation, please see Download 2008_law_retreat_flyer.pdf with information about a retreat in early April in California for law students and law professionals. (njs)

odd "appellate" courtrooms

Posted on February 13, 2008
To what extent does the physical arrangement of the courtroom affect an advocate's presentation and ability to persuade the members of the court? In a national moot court tournament conducting several preliminary rounds, "courtrooms" are of course at a premium,...

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headline writers has grammar problem

Posted on February 13, 2008
Headline for Associated Press story make writing teachers wonders what they teaches in J-school these day. (cmb)

Law Students and Online Outlines

Posted on February 11, 2008
Law students today have access to resources that would surely surprise many law professors. Here is a two minute video advertisement for a website called OutlineDepot.com, "your only friend in law school." The website allows students to get outlines from...

Law School Musical

Posted on February 11, 2008
A short video, "Law School Musical." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ABhatAfsA (mew)

primer for student appellate oral arguments

Posted on February 11, 2008
It's almost time for the annual rite of passage for first-year students--the appellate oral argument. For a fresh take on advice to give your students, take a look at ?Stepping Up to the Podium with Confidence: A Primer for Law...

share your tips for teaching statutory interpretation & analysis

Posted on February 09, 2008
The Fall 2008 issue of the Legal Writing Institute?s newsletter, The Second Draft, is soliciting short articles (no more than 650 words) on techniques for teaching statutory interpretation and analysis to law students. Authors are requested to review the newsletter?s...

AALS call for proposals

Posted on February 09, 2008
The AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research requests your proposals for the 2009 Section Program, which will take place at the 2009 AALS Annual Meeting, to be held January 6-10, 2009, in San Diego, California. The Program Committee...

final details available for Rocky Mtn LW Conference

Posted on February 07, 2008
Here is some news for those planning to attend the 2008 Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, hosted by the University of Utah on March 21-22, 2008. Details on the scheduled presentations, registration, and accommodations are available on the conference website...

job opening for Cleveland State LW directorship

Posted on February 07, 2008
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University seeks applicants for the full-time position of Director of Legal Writing. The person hired is eligible for an initial five-year appointment of annually renewable eleven-month contracts. The Director reports directly to the dean;...

six-word memoirs

Posted on February 06, 2008
A recent post in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog takes note of a new book inspired by Ernest Hemingway, who when challenged to write a story in six words, came up with ?For sale, baby shoes, never worn.? The...

job opening at Golden Gate

Posted on February 05, 2008
Golden Gate University School of Law invites applications for the long-term contract position of assistant professor in the Advanced Legal Writing Program, beginning in the 2008-2009 academic year. The core of the Advanced Legal Writing Program is Appellate Advocacy, required...

opening for director at Wayne State

Posted on February 05, 2008
Wayne State University Law School seeks an experienced (at least two years preferred) legal educator to direct its Legal Research & Writing Program, which includes four other full-time legal research and writing instructors. The person hired will play a leading...

All About Law School - A New DVD for Law Students

Posted on February 05, 2008
A new DVD about law school includes a chapter on IRAC among its 20 chapters. I haven't seen the movie, but the trailer for it looks interesting. The DVD is called "All About Law School," and it's about, well, law...

Public Comments on Federal Rules, and Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure

Posted on February 04, 2008
Many legal research and writing professors may have missed an interesting development in federal rulemaking: Public comments on proposed rules are now easily accessible on the internet. For example, take the Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy,...

Ode to the Law Library

Posted on February 04, 2008
A first-year law student has created a number of videos documenting his experiences during his first (and now second) semester of law school. One of these videos is his Ode to the Law Library. It's just over a minute long....

considering a career in teaching legal writing?

Posted on February 04, 2008
There are many ways in which law schools advertise for faculty positions in legal writing, but one of the most popular is via the listservs for members of the Legal Writing Institute and the Association of Legal Writing Directors. Law...

Spying on Sue Liemer

Posted on February 03, 2008
Sue Liemer, one of the three regular blog editors listed in the left-hand column, is on sabbatical this semester. Her sabbatical includes not only a break from her regular duties at Southern Illinois University School of Law (where she is...

LWI initiates monograph series

Posted on February 02, 2008
The Board of Directors of the Legal Writing Institute has announced its plans to develop and publish a monograph series on topics related to teaching, curriculum, scholarship, and status issues. The goals and benefits of the new series are many:...

visitorships at Louisville

Posted on February 02, 2008
The University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law anticipates hiring one or more visiting professors of legal writing for the 2008-09 academic year. Entry level and experienced professors are invited to apply. Inquiries and applications should be directed...

workshop on the bar examination

Posted on February 02, 2008
On Thursday, March 6, the University of Baltimore School of Law will host a one-day workshop where the National Conference of Bar Examiners and law faculty from various schools can share information relating to the bar examination. The event is...

O, be some other name!

Posted on February 02, 2008
In a recent case, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals had ?no qualms? about editing 30 U.S.C. � 1276(a)(1), which invests the ?United States District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit? with subject-matter jurisdiction over certain regulatory matters, for...

effect of writing exercises on exam performance

Posted on February 02, 2008
A recently published article discusses whether law students do better on exams when they are given the opportunity to practice beforehand, via writing exercises and other techniques. The not-so-surprising answer is ?Yes.? For details, see Andrea A. Curcio, Gregory Todd...

newest issue of LWI Journal available online

Posted on February 01, 2008
Want something more interesting to read this weekend than student briefs (fascinating though they may be)? The Legal Writing Institute has just released Volume 13 of the LWI Journal, and the articles and essay are all publicly available online--in other...

legal writing position with ABA Rule of Law Initiative

Posted on February 01, 2008
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative is currently seeking experienced judges, attorneys, and law professors with a minimum of five years of relevant experience, a high level of energy and initiative, strong interpersonal skills, and expertise in the substantive areas...

2 openings at Loyola-LA

Posted on February 01, 2008
Loyola Law School-Los Angeles invites applications for two new full-time, non-tenure track positions as an Associate Clinical Professor for the 2008-09 academic year (joining 8 existing faculty). Associate Clinical Professors teach the legal writing component of two sections of required...

legal writing podcasts from Suffolk

Posted on January 31, 2008
The Legal Practice Skills Faculty at Suffolk University Law School has just launched a weekly legal writing tip podcast series, publicly available on iTunes U. Subscribers can automatically download these podcasts when new content becomes available and listen to them...

position at Howard University School of Law

Posted on January 31, 2008
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Legal Writing Instructor Howard University School of Law seeks applicants for the position of Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing (LRRW) Instructor, commencing in August 2007. Howard instructors become part of a long tradition of academic...

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