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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

the writing quality of bar exam essays

Posted on July 09, 2010
Well, you know something's up when the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar e-mails all of the people preparing to take the July bar exam to tell them: "Quality of writing counts. Answers written in a form other than...

annual Scribes luncheon

Posted on July 09, 2010
The Scribes 2010 Annual Luncheon will take place during the ABA annual meeting, on Saturday, August 7th, from noon to 2:00 p.m., at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco. This year's recipient of the Scribes Lifetime Achievement Award will be Richard...

Legal writing prof sues for employment discrimination

Posted on July 08, 2010
According to the ABA Journal blog: A Duquesne law professor [who teaches LRW as well as torts and family law] is alleging in a lawsuit that the school discriminated against her in the appointment of an interim dean after the...

Does "The Elements of Style" offer bogus writing advice?

Posted on July 08, 2010
Although most consider it the handbook of good writing practice, it has at least one critic. The blog Lawyerist reports on a column that appeared last year in the Chronicle of Higher Ed (I must have missed it too the...

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adding & subtracting emphasis in your legal writing

Posted on July 08, 2010
Ray Ward, author of the (new) legal writer blog, has done us the very nice service of already blogging about his presentation at the Legal Writing Institute conference, on Techniques for Emphasis and De-emphasis. Ray was among the brave practitioners...

better beginnings for legal writing students

Posted on July 07, 2010
At another LWI conference session last week, Laura Graham and Miki Felsenburg, who teach at Wake Forest, presented A Better Beginning: Strategies for Minimizing Students? Frustration and Maximizing Their Achievement in the First Weeks of Legal Writing Instruction...

kids say the darndest things

Posted on July 07, 2010
When law students fill out written course evaluations at the end of the semester, sometimes they say the darndest things. A certain legal writing professor (who shall remain nameless) received high marks in all regards on one student's evaluation. Then...

Scholarship alert: "Legal research as a fundamental skill: a lifeboat for students and law schools"

Posted on July 06, 2010
This article is by Professor Sarah Valentine of City University New York School of Law and can be found at 39 U. Balt. L. Rev. 173 (2010). From the abstract: While recognizing that these skill sets overlap, this Article adopts...

writing diagnostic tests for 1Ls

Posted on July 06, 2010
There?s been a lot of discussion on the legal writing professors? listserve about writing diagnostic tests for newly admitted law students. For a variety of reasons, the basic writing skills of arriving 1Ls have been on a long and steady...

Q & A from Chicago Manual's web site

Posted on July 06, 2010
Editors of the Chicago Manual of Style Online answer readers' and editors' questions each month. From the July 1, 2010, posting comes a classic: Q. Can I use the first person? A. Evidently. (cmb)

LRW & assessments

Posted on July 05, 2010
At the LWI conference, Victoria Van Zandt presented on Assessment Planning in Legal Research and Writing Courses. As the ABA changes its law school accreditation standards to measure outputs, not just inputs, assessment has become a hot topic in legal...

the next ASLCH conference

Posted on July 05, 2010
The Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities has issued a call for participants for its 14th annual conference, to be held March 11-12, 2011, at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada. The Association brings together a...

the legal writing wardrobe -- part deux

Posted on July 03, 2010
I promised to write about the latest update to the legal writing wardrobe, the souvenir attire given to attendees at this year's 25th anniversary edition of the Legal Writing Institute's conference. Well, since the conference was held at a beach...

the legal writing wardrobe -- part deux

The LWI Silver Anniversary Comes to a Close

Posted on July 01, 2010
By all accounts, the two-year celebration of the silver anniversary of the Legal Writing Institute was a fantastic exercise that allowed us to remember and celebrate the history of our great profession. Special kudos to Ruth Anne Robbins (Rutgers School...

More Photos from LWI

Posted on June 30, 2010
Thank you to the sponsors of the LWI Conference!

Last Day of the LWI Conference

Posted on June 30, 2010
Today is the last day of the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference. I was discussing the conference this morning with some other attendees. No one has been to a bad session?all of the presenters are at the top of their...

Award Winners at Marco Island

Posted on June 29, 2010
Here are some photos from the LWI Conference at Marco Island. Click on any photo to enlarge it. The the photo at the left, Jeremy Francis of Michigan State University College of Law was selected as the winner of the...

LWI President Chestek Crossing the Finish Line at this Morning's Beach Race

Posted on June 29, 2010
The LWI Conference at Marco Island included a 5K race this morning. Crossing the finish line here is LWI President Ken Chestek, who is known to be an avid runner. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Photo by Leslie...

Happy Birthday to David Austin

Posted on June 28, 2010
David Austin -- the guy with the camera at the LWI Conference in Marco Island -- has a birthday today. If you are at Marco Island, seek him out (and get him to take your picture! He'll make you look...

Burton Gets the Golden Pen

Posted on June 28, 2010
The Legal Writing Institute Conference is in full swing at Marco Island, where the largest number of paid attendees in the LWI's 25-year history and great vendor support have pushed overall attendance beyond 650 persons. William Burton received the Golden...

Legal Writing History Video Premier Tuesday!

Posted on June 28, 2010
Karin Mika and Ralph Brill have been filming many of the leaders in the legal writing community to create a video history archive. This has been a very welcome initiative on their part to help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of...

Some highlights from Day One of the LWI Conference at Marco Island

Posted on June 28, 2010
The 14th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute at the Marriott Hotel on Marco Island, Florida finished its first full day of programming. The conference is the best attended ever in the 25-year anniversary of the Legal Writing Institute....

Save the Dates: Global Legal Skills Conference VI

Posted on June 27, 2010
The next Global Legal Skills Conference will be held in Chicago from May 5-7, 2011. (mew)

Save the Dates: Applied Legal Storytelling Conference

Posted on June 27, 2010
The Applied Legal Storytelling Conference will be held from July 8-10, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (mew)

LWI Elects New Officers

Posted on June 27, 2010
The Legal Writing Institute elected the following officers a few minutes ago. The officers will serve a two-year term. President Ken Chestek President-Elect Mel Weresh Treasurer Michael Higdon Secretary Rachel Croskery-Roberts Congratulations to all! (mew)

ALWD: Save the Dates

Posted on June 27, 2010
The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) has tentaitvely set its next conference dates for Thursday, June 23 to Saturday, June 25, 2011 for the ALWD Conference. The conference will be held in Sacramento, California at the Pacific McGeorge School...

LWI Conference at Marco Island is the Largest Conference in LWI History!

Posted on June 27, 2010
The Legal Writing Institute Conference at Marco Island is the largest conference in the LWI?s history. There are 606 registrants so far. In total, there are more than 650 attendees and vendors at Marco Island. Have a great week everybody!...

Friday Fun: The Best Plagiarism Video Ever Made

Posted on June 25, 2010
This may be the best plagiarism video ever made. It is from the University of Bergen in Norway. Hat tip to Lurene Contento of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago (mew)

congratulations to Susan Thrower

Posted on June 25, 2010
Susan Thrower, of DePaul University College of Law, has just received tenure. Congratulations! hat tip: Brad Clary (njs)

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