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Legal Writing Prof Blog

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

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Update on legal research developments

Posted on September 25, 2009
If you're not already subscribing to the Law Librarian Blog as part of your daily feed, you should be. Each day usually brings at least one story highly relevant to legal writing profs. Here's a few posts from the last...

Remember to mind your P's, Q's and . . . staples

Posted on September 25, 2009
After the story earlier this week about a federal district court judge in Florida who dismissed the plaintiff's filing because it was so "riddled with unprofessional grammatical and typographical errors that nearly render the entire Motion incomprehensible," this next story...

Global Legal Skills Conference

Posted on September 25, 2009
Please click here for more information about the call for papers for the Global Legal Skills Conference in Monterrey, Mexico, February 25-27, 2010. (mew)

one reason why writing professors should write

Posted on September 24, 2009
At some U.S. law schools, legal writing professors receive no support to pursue scholarship, neither time nor compensation nor encouragement. Of course it makes little sense to hire a professional to teach writing and then make it almost impossible for...

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Scholarship alert part II: "The Forgotten Sovereigns"

Posted on September 23, 2009
Professor Tonya Kowalski of Washburn has just had the above article accepted for publication in Volume 36 of the Florida State Law Review. At present, it's available here on SSRN. We thought you might be interested because her topic is...

Scholarship alert: "Judging by the Numbers: An Empirical Study of the Power of Story"

Posted on September 23, 2009
A new article by Professor Ken Chestek is available on SSRN here. From the abstract: The recent debate about whether 'empathy' is a desirable trait in Supreme Court Justices begs a more fundamental question: are appellate court judges in fact...

Follow-up to the "Spell-Checker's Poem"

Posted on September 22, 2009
Thanks to Professor Mary Beth Beazley for alerting us to this website which identifies the author of the "Spell-Checker's Poem" posted yesterday, below, explains the back-story and provides the unabridged version. For your reading pleasure, here's the poem in full:...

Fascinating new book on history of writing implements and technology's impact on how we write today

Posted on September 21, 2009
I bet you didn't know that pencils, like computers, where originally invented for purposes other than writing. Did you also know that almost every new writing technology - from the first printing press to typewriters - was initially met with...

Ode to spell-check - the spell-checker's poem

Posted on September 21, 2009
Some of you may enjoy this (of course, others may not): Spell Checker Poem I have a spelling checker, It came with my pea see; It plainly marks four my revue Mistakes I cannot sea. I've run this poem threw...

Friday Fun -- Westlaw Shows How to Prevent the Abuse of Stress Toys

Posted on September 18, 2009
A two-minute video from Westlaw that demonstrates how using Westlaw can prevent the abuse of stress toys. Hat tip to David Austin at California Western School of Law (mew)

Global Legal Skills Conference

Posted on September 18, 2009
Another reminder that the Call for Papers for the Fifth Global Legal Skills Conference is fast approaching! Proposals are due next Friday, September 25, for presentations at the conference in Monterrey Mexico, February 25-27, 2010. Here is a short video...

Julia Child and Legal Writing

Posted on September 18, 2009
After watching the movie Julie & Julia, Melissa Greipp of Marquette University Law School posted some inspired thoughts on her law school's blog in a post called "Mastering the Art of Legal Writing." Here's an excerpt: Watching the movie reminded...

When to use the phrase "in other words"

Posted on September 17, 2009
Never. That's according to the blog AdamsDrafting in which master contract consultant Ken Adams opines that if you're using the phrase "in other words" in a document, it's a red flag that you haven't explained the point clearly the first...

director opening at Widener-Harrisburg

Posted on September 17, 2009
Widener University School of Law?s Harrisburg Campus is looking for a director of its Legal Methods Program, a tenure-track position. Applicants must have experience teaching in a legal writing/analysis program; the school will give preference to applicants with leadership experience...

Justice Scalia offers some advice on effective advocacy

Posted on September 16, 2009
The online ABA Journal is reporting, via the website Politico, that Justice Scalia, during a book signing event, offered the following advice to attorneys (and future attorneys) about how to be better advocates: "Don't beat a dead horse," the justice...

more photos and coverage of Southeast Regional LW conference

Posted on September 15, 2009
Many thanks to guest blogger Lance Long, who captured these images and thoughts on the recent Southeast Regional Legal Writing Conference, held Sept. 11-12, 2009, at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida: Doug Godfrey of Chicago-Kent led a...

director opening at John Marshall, Chicago

Posted on September 14, 2009
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago is currently accepting applications for the position of Director of the Lawyering Skills Program, a tenure-track or tenured position, beginning in the 2010-11 academic year. The Lawyering Skills Program is a nationally-ranked legal research...

A writing blog and website you may be interested in: "Practicing Writing"

Posted on September 14, 2009
Although it's not legal writing, you or your students may still find it helpful. The blog is called Practicing Writing by Erika Dreifus, a "prolific writer, book reviewer and essayist." The blog covers updates on writing and publishing opportunities [non-academic]...

10 Must-See Movies for Law Students

Posted on September 13, 2009
If you made a list of ten movies that law students "must see," which movies would be on that list? Make a few notes now and then see how your list compares to this one. Hat tip to Amber Johnson...

call for papers: Law & Semiotics

Posted on September 13, 2009
The 9th annual International Roundtable for Semiotics of Law will take place next September, 3-6, 2010, in Poznan, Poland. Proposals of 300 words (in English or French) should be sent via e-mail by May 1, 2010, to bartwoj@op.pl, karolinacern@yahoo.com, juchaczp@aum...

Scholarship alert: "Researching Across the Curriculum: the Road Must Continue Beyond the First Year"

Posted on September 13, 2009
By Stetson's Professor Brooke Bowman. It can be found at 61 Okla. L. Rev. 503-559 (2009) although when I tried that cite on both Lexis and Westlaw, neither service had it. Instead, you can access it through Professor Bowman's SSRN...

more highlights from Southeast Regional conference

Posted on September 13, 2009
Guest blogger Lance Long was a busy man at this weekend's conference, snapping photos, helping to host, AND making a very informative presentation on using media clips in the classroom. Here are more of Lance's photos and comments from the...

highlights from the 2009 Southeast Regional LW Conference

Posted on September 13, 2009
I asked Lance Long to be a guest blogger for this weekend's Southeast Regional Legal Writing Conference hosted by Stetson University College of Law. Lance contributes both contributes pictures and commentary. Thanks, Lance!: Conference attendees were greeted by the friendly...

Beazley kicks off Southeast Regional conference

Posted on September 12, 2009
Live blogging the Southeast Regional Legal Writing Conference from not-sunny Gulfport, Florida . . . . It's raining, but we don't care. We are listening to plenary speaker Prof. Mary Beth Beazley (Ohio State) sharing what she learned from her...

job opening at U of Arizona

Posted on September 11, 2009
The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Legal Writing, to begin either January 2010 or summer 2010. The Assistant Director will teach in and assist in the administration....

job opening at UNLV Boyd School of Law

Posted on September 11, 2009
The William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, invites applications for the position of Legal Writing Professor, to begin August 1, 2010. Responsibilities include teaching in a three semester program that enjoys strong faculty...

job opening at Elon (North Carolina)

Posted on September 11, 2009
Elon University School of Law seeks one or more professors with a commitment to legal writing teaching to join its tenure-track faculty. Successful applicants will teach two courses per semester, one of which will be the first-year Legal Writing course...

Northwest regional conference, report #7

Posted on September 11, 2009
In the final session, we enjoyed a variety of presentations on programs and curricula. Cheryl Beckett of Gonzaga discussed how an increase in status for LP profs leads to an increase in workload (e.g., committee assignments) and then an increase...

Northwest regional conference, report #6

Posted on September 11, 2009
Saturday afternoon continued with a session on the theme of "transitions." Connie Krontz of Seattle University talked about helping students transition from fact-based to principle-based analogies. Using the example of a misconduct case, she demonstrated how students could be helped...

Follow-up: Law firms follow the Marines into the "cone of silence"

Posted on September 10, 2009
I'd previously blogged here about a story that the USMC (as well as some NFL teams) were banning the use of social media among soldiers (and players, respectively) because, among other reasons, of the security risks such forms of communication...

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