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LegalWritingProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comTeaching Writing for Social Justicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0128756761de970c2009-11-09T13:18:04-05:002009-11-09T18:18:04Z2009-11-09T18:18:04ZThe SUNY Council on Writing has issued a call for proposals, for its annual conference, on the topic of Teaching Writing for Social Justice, taking place March 26 & 27, 2010, in Plattsburgh, New York. The keynote speaker, Dr. Nancy...legalwritingprofessorsALWD scholarship forum at Marquettetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0128756746c6970c2009-11-09T12:48:43-05:002009-11-09T17:58:11Z2009-11-09T17:48:43ZThe following report was delayed only due to an unsuccessful effort to obtain photos: On October 9, Marquette Law School hosted an ALWD Scholars’ Forum before the Central States Regional Conference. The forum was an all-day event where legal writing...legalwritingprofessorscalling all Yankee LRW profstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b2f3b8970c2009-11-06T16:11:25-05:002009-11-06T21:11:25Z2009-11-06T21:11:25ZIf you plan to attend, it's time to sign up for the next conference of the New England Consortium of Legal Writing Teachers. The conference will take place at Western New England College School of Law, in Springfield, Massachusetts, on...legalwritingprofessorspreparing for oral argumenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6578a07970b2009-11-05T14:34:09-05:002009-11-05T19:36:27Z2009-11-05T19:34:09ZIn an interview in the Chicago Tribune, a 4th year associate explains how he's preparing for his first oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court. It's worth forwarding to law students preparing for 1L oral arguments or moot court competitions....legalwritingprofessorstenure-track job opening at University of Montanatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a656b477970b2009-11-05T10:38:50-05:002009-11-05T15:38:50Z2009-11-05T15:38:50ZThe University of Montana School of Law anticipates hiring a full-time tenure-track professor beginning in the 2010-2011 academic year to teach in the area of legal writing, research and related courses with additional responsibilities in academic success. The law school...legalwritingprofessorsjob opening at CUNYtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a656a723970b2009-11-05T10:22:19-05:002009-11-05T15:22:46Z2009-11-05T15:22:19ZThe City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law seeks applicants with a demonstrated commitment to its social justice mission for a full-time teaching position. The Law School Instructor hired in this cycle will primarily teach First-Year Lawyering Seminar,...legalwritingprofessorsquotabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6533d57970b2009-11-04T12:23:42-05:002009-11-04T17:26:53Z2009-11-04T17:23:42Z"I like the exact word, and clarity of statement, and here and there a touch of good grammar for picturesqueness." ~ Mark Twain, 1924 (spl)legalwritingprofessorswriting centers workshoptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a5bf22970c2009-11-03T16:11:02-05:002009-11-03T21:11:59Z2009-11-03T21:11:02ZLaw schools with PhD writing specialists on staff in particular may be interested next year's joint conference of the International Writing Centers Association and the National Conference on Peer Tutoring, to be held on November 4 - 6, 2010, in...legalwritingprofessorsWhat the research tells us about the path to writing expertisetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64c860a970b2009-11-02T19:06:49-05:002009-11-03T00:06:49Z2009-11-03T00:06:49ZHere is the second installmentin an occasional column Inside Higher Ed is running on how to become a competent academic writer. We blogged about the first installment here which pertained to the myths about the process of scholarly writing and...legalwritingprofessorsThe Last Lawyertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64b05dc970b2009-11-02T12:09:58-05:002009-11-02T17:09:58Z2009-11-02T17:09:58ZThat intriguing title graces the cover of a new book about North Carolina attorney Ken Rose. The new book chronicles Rose’s decade-long defense of Bo Jones, a North Carolina farmhand convicted of a 1987 murder. It’s the most frustrating case...legalwritingprofessorsjob opening in North Carolinatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69e1873970c2009-11-01T19:59:08-05:002009-11-02T00:59:08Z2009-11-02T00:59:08ZThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law is inviting applications for a full-time clinical faculty appointment for a director of its first-year legal research and writing program (Research, Reasoning, Writing, and Advocacy) beginning in the 2010-11...legalwritingprofessorsjob opening in Kansastag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6931ad2970c2009-10-30T12:37:33-04:002009-10-30T16:37:33Z2009-10-30T16:37:33ZThe University of Kansas School of Law seeks applicants for a faculty position in its first-year Lawyering Skills Program. Lawyering Skills is a full-year program which includes a two-credit course in the fall and a three-credit course in the spring....legalwritingprofessorsProfessionalism alert: How not to behave in courttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63b60fa970b2009-10-29T20:32:42-04:002009-10-30T01:29:52Z2009-10-30T00:32:42ZHere are two stories, one from Texas and the other from Pennsylvania, that are topically related, if not geographically. The first of these comes from our good buddy Professor Mitch Rubinstein at the Adjunct Law Prof blog. He tells us...legalwritingprofessorsjob openings at Hofstratag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a689db5e970c2009-10-29T07:59:38-04:002009-10-29T11:59:38Z2009-10-29T11:59:38ZHofstra University School of Law invites applications for one or more positions as Professor of Legal Writing and Research. This is full-time faculty position with a renewable contract potentially leading to a long-term renewable contract. Hofstra’s Professors of Legal Writing...legalwritingprofessorsjob opening in Seattletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a628aae5970b2009-10-28T10:52:30-04:002009-10-28T14:53:06Z2009-10-28T14:52:30ZThis is the time of year that we're getting word of a lot of job openings for legal writing teaching jobs that start next August. As we have time, we'll post the announcements here. Seattle University School of Law is...legalwritingprofessorsScholarship alert: "Moving from First to Final Draft: Offering Autonomy-Supportive Choices to Motivate Students to Internalize the Writing Process"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62217f8970b2009-10-27T17:00:00-04:002009-10-27T21:00:00Z2009-10-27T21:00:00ZThis one showed up in the 'ol scholarship dude's mailbox this a.m. so I wanted to pass it along to all of you. The article is by Professor Carol Wallinger of Rutgers-Camden and can found at 54 Loy. L. Rev....legalwritingprofessorsDoes student comprehension differ depending on whether they're reading on the screen or the printed page?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6796ecd970c2009-10-26T19:26:36-04:002009-10-26T23:26:36Z2009-10-26T23:26:36ZResearchers are just beginning to understand how the digital world affects both the mechanics of how we read and whether comprehension is dependant on the medium. Here are a couple of stories that report on some of this early research....legalwritingprofessorsHere's another website you might be interested in - "Grammar Girl"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a66d0c41970c2009-10-26T18:44:26-04:002009-10-26T22:44:26Z2009-10-26T22:44:26ZGrammar Girl is blog that "provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers, Grammar Girl makes complex grammar questions simple with memory tricks to help...legalwritingprofessorskudos, Emory!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6200518970b2009-10-26T09:58:03-04:002009-10-26T13:58:03Z2009-10-26T13:58:03ZWe can now add the legal writing faculty at Emory University to the growing list of legal writing professors who can vote at their law school faculty meetings. Congratulations! hat tip: Anne Rector (spl)legalwritingprofessorsMel Weresh, legal writing superstar!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a670fa2d970c2009-10-23T20:30:39-04:002009-10-24T00:30:39Z2009-10-24T00:30:39ZProf. Johnathan Edwards at Drake sent news of his colleague's trifecta: Below is the link to the University’s press release with photos of Mel Weresh with the 2009 Warren E. Burger Writing Competition Prize from the American Inns of Court:...legalwritingprofessors