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LegalWritingProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comNew Issue of the LWI Second Draft Now Availabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6307443970c2012-01-27T11:16:53-05:002012-01-27T16:16:53Z2012-01-27T16:16:53ZA new issue of The Second Draft, the flagship newsletter of the Legal Writing Institute, is now available. Click here to download a copy. (mew)Lrwprofsmore LRW pics from AALStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01630029465b970d2012-01-26T11:19:45-05:002012-01-27T16:17:42Z2012-01-26T16:19:45ZWe previously posted links to pictures of LRW events at the AALS annual meeting, which took place earlier this month. Now, thanks to Prof. Suzanne Rowe at U. Oregon, here's another link to additional photos of our legal writing colleagues...Lrwprofsthe dangers of cutting and pastingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0167611e40de970b2012-01-26T11:08:56-05:002012-01-26T16:08:56Z2012-01-26T16:08:56ZThe ABAJournal reports on a malpractice suit over claimed cut-and-paste work done on patent applications. The client claims that patent application approval was delayed due to the inclusion of unrelated material from another client's filings. Even if the material were...LrwprofsNew blog covers circuit splitstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e601952f970c2012-01-24T11:40:14-05:002012-01-24T16:40:14Z2012-01-24T16:40:14ZA blog covering splits in the federal circuits was recently started by Texas lawyer Nicholas J. Wagoner. Circuit Splits will be a helpful resource for professors seeking topics for research and writing assignments. hat tip: Jim Dimitri (jdf)LrwprofsCurtail wordiness, judge saystag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760f4d2f6970b2012-01-23T12:25:30-05:002012-01-23T19:06:27Z2012-01-23T17:25:30ZRecently, a federal judge in Indiana rebuked a lawyer for submitting verbose and irrelevant documents. On a summary judgment motion, instead of being helpful, the lawyer’s “Statement of Material Facts in Dispute” only complicated the court's job: Rather than identifying...LrwprofsE-Casebooks On The Horizon?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162fffbd578970d2012-01-23T01:01:00-05:002012-01-23T13:16:59Z2012-01-23T06:01:00ZIn a move that represents a double play for the future of legal education, or at least its textbooks, Apple announced its plans to enter the e-textbook market. Apple plans to release several high school textbooks in electronic form. Students...Lrwprofsnon-fiction writing competition for doctors & lawyerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5e70cc6970c2012-01-22T09:19:00-05:002012-01-22T14:19:00Z2012-01-22T14:19:00ZSEAK, Inc. is sponsoring the 2012 National Fiction Writing Competition for Physicians and Lawyers. The purpose of the competition is to encourage physicians and lawyers to become more interested in and adept at writing fiction. FORMAT: A short story or...Lrwprofsanother view of plain English tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760e5dce9970b2012-01-21T16:10:18-05:002012-01-21T21:10:18Z2012-01-21T21:10:18ZCHINUA ASUZU, of the Assizes Lawfirm in Lagos, Nigeria, has written an article called: "I Give You that Orange: Language and Style in Nigerian Legal Writing", urging lawyers in his country to use plain English. His references to the archaic...Lrwprofson teaching legal writingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162ffdc1bce970d2012-01-20T09:00:00-05:002012-01-21T21:17:43Z2012-01-20T14:00:00ZCongratulations to Amy Vorenberg at the University of New Hampshire School of Law! Aspen has just published her short book, Strategies and Techniques for Teaching Legal Analysis and Writing. It is available through her SSRN page or directly from Wolters...Lrwprofs2012 LWI Golden Pen Award tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5ce8167970c2012-01-19T15:28:43-05:002012-01-19T20:28:43Z2012-01-19T20:28:43ZThe Legal Writing Institute announced that the 2012 Golden Pen Award will be given to Matthew Butterick at the 2012 LWI Biennial Conference. Matthew Butterick is the designer of the popular website Typography for Lawyers, and of the book by...LrwprofsAre You a Member of Scribes?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760ccf1ce970b2012-01-19T12:02:01-05:002012-01-19T17:02:01Z2012-01-19T17:02:01ZScribes is "The American Society of Legal Writers." If you're reading this blog, you're probably a legal writer and you should probably consider joining Scribes as a member. Click here for more information about the organization and how to join...LrwprofsJob Opening at Indiana University Maurer School of Law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760b139d8970b2012-01-17T13:14:44-05:002012-01-17T18:14:44Z2012-01-17T18:14:44ZThe Indiana University Maurer School of Law is seeking applicants for appointment as a full-time Lecturer to teach in the LLM program, including legal research and writing, beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year. Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, a...LrwprofsSponsorship Opportunities for the LWI Biennial Conferencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01675f161fbd970b2012-01-17T07:03:00-05:002012-01-17T12:03:00Z2012-01-17T12:03:00ZThe 15th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, scheduled for May 29-June 1, 2012 in Palm Desert, California will be the second LWI Biennial Conference not hosted at a law school. To continue to keep the registration fees for...LrwprofsAALS Legal Writing Section Diversity Committee - Congratulations and Thanks to Kim Chanbonpintag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162ff4b119e970d2012-01-17T01:54:00-05:002012-01-17T06:54:00Z2012-01-17T06:54:00ZAmong the many events held during the annual meeting of the Association of American Law School was the Diversity Committee Luncheon for the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research. That luncheon was organized by Professor Kim Chanbonpin of...LrwprofsRemembering Martin Luther King's rhetorictag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760a295cd970b2012-01-16T13:29:19-05:002012-01-16T18:29:19Z2012-01-16T18:29:19ZOn the Martin Luther King holiday, we should recall that King was a superb advocate. Many legal writing professors use King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail to illustrate persuasive techniques. King wrote the letter to a group of clergymen who...LrwprofsLRW director opening at U. Penn.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e595cb4b970c2012-01-15T15:09:45-05:002012-01-15T20:11:44Z2012-01-15T20:09:45ZThe University of Pennsylvania Law School seeks to appoint a full-time Senior Fellow and Associate Dean to its faculty to develop, administer, and teach in a newly expanded skills program in legal writing, drafting, and communication. The Senior Fellow will...LrwprofsBrenda Gibson reassures us in Syllabustag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162ff7523b7970d2012-01-13T12:33:00-05:002012-01-13T17:33:00Z2012-01-13T17:33:00ZSyllabus is the newsletter of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. In the latest issue of this newsletter, Brenda Gibson, LRW director at North Carolina Central, has written a helpful article on Why Many Law...LrwprofsTips for writing a successful brieftag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e577ec1b970c2012-01-13T10:29:15-05:002012-01-13T15:29:15Z2012-01-13T15:29:15ZSome good tips on writing a winning brief appear in a recent article by Mississippi appellate lawyer Margaret Cupples. She emphasizes points we often cover in our legal writing courses: include a “map” and “landmarks” to guide the reader; consider...LrwprofsLetter Writing Tips From Across The Pondtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e56d7208970c2012-01-12T17:25:13-05:002012-01-12T22:25:13Z2012-01-12T22:25:13ZFor those teaching letter writing in the spring semester, Legal Week (UK) put out a nice piece this week, Taking Out The Heat -- Key Points to Avoid in Legal Letter Writing. It looks like many of the same pitfalls...LrwprofsCongratulations, President Stephenson! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e56a7c95970c2012-01-12T12:29:05-05:002012-01-12T17:29:27Z2012-01-12T17:29:05ZGail Stephenson, the legal writing director at Southern University, is the new President of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. Gail has always been a positive force to be reckoned with, so the local bar in her city is in good...Lrwprofs