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LegalWritingProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comour texting studentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191023df5c1970c2013-05-17T09:57:54-07:002013-05-17T16:57:54Z2013-05-17T16:57:54ZWe're now teaching students who enter law school used to texting all day long. In an interesting article on "Texting and the Friction of Writing", Lindsey Gustafson looks at the implications. Here's her abstract: "This article begins with a picture...Lrwprofsregistered for the ALWD conference yet?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191022cf108970c2013-05-15T13:26:21-07:002013-05-15T20:26:21Z2013-05-15T20:26:21ZIt's already the middle of May, and then June will follow, and then it will be time for the ALWD conference. If you plan to attend and haven’t yet registered, note that the conference fee is $400 if paid by...LrwprofsShhhh! Don't Tell Anybody! Here's a Secret Link . . . .tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb2cd3a3970d2013-05-14T20:02:55-07:002013-05-15T03:02:55Z2013-05-15T03:02:55Z. . . to the 4th edition (2012) of the Style Manual for the Supreme and Appellate Courts of Illinois. Go ahead, have a look by clicking here. (mew)LrwprofsDo law students become worse writers?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb20a5d9970d2013-05-13T14:12:29-07:002013-05-13T21:13:43Z2013-05-13T21:12:29ZFifty percent of Bryan Garner’s students believe their writing has gotten worse since they started law school. To explore that belief further, Garner asked to see the previous writing of one honors English major who thought his writing had declined....Lrwprofsan opinion that covers the gamut . . .tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb06e5f0970d2013-05-10T14:38:21-07:002013-05-10T21:38:21Z2013-05-10T21:38:21ZThe U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, in a somewhat curious use of Star Trek references, offered an opinion that addressed a pornography downloading issue and included a Google maps screenshot and an elaborate chart (see pages...LrwprofsLisa McElroy is awarded tenuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101f70dd2970c2013-05-09T14:46:39-07:002013-05-09T21:48:39Z2013-05-09T21:46:39ZLisa McElroy of Drexel University has been awarded tenure. An active member of the legal writing community, Lisa has been on the boards of directors of both LWI and ALWD. She has also written about Supreme Court practice, contributed op-ed...LrwprofsAmy Sloan is appointed associate deantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101df3a08970c2013-05-07T12:28:49-07:002013-05-07T19:28:49Z2013-05-07T19:28:49ZAmy Sloan of has been appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Amy's dedicated involvement in the legal writing community is legendary--she is a past president of the Association of Legal Writing Directors,...LrwprofsThe pitfalls of digitization of legal materialstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101de275b970c2013-05-07T09:16:03-07:002013-05-07T16:16:03Z2013-05-07T16:16:03ZDigitization of legal materials has its pitfalls, as West Virginia’s legal writing director Hollee Schwartz Temple explains in the May ABA Journal. Contrary to popular belief, not everything is available in digital form—and budget cuts are exacerbating that situation. And...LrwprofsComments Sought on Federal Student Aid Applicationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101de20a9970c2013-05-07T09:11:04-07:002013-05-07T16:14:05Z2013-05-07T16:11:04ZThe U.S. Department of Education seeks comments on the Federal Student Aid application. Comments are due by July 5, 2013. Click here for more information. (mew)LrwprofsThe scoop on federal court opinions and advocacy from Judge Posnertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101d71dfe970c2013-05-06T11:34:22-07:002013-05-06T18:36:38Z2013-05-06T18:34:22ZJudge Richard A. Posner offers insights on federal court opinions and advocacy in his recent article Judicial Opinions and Appellate Advocacy in Federal Courts—One Judge’s Views. His observations about how judges decide cases and write opinions will be of particular...LrwprofsRules to Forgettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101d55ebf970c2013-05-06T06:59:17-07:002013-05-06T13:59:17Z2013-05-06T13:59:17ZThe Lawyerist has a nice post on three grammar rules that you ought to forget. It turns out that your grade school grammar teacher may have perpetuated some bad, or at least unnecessary, habits. First, you should use “and” and...Lrwprofsfunny or not?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101c36ffc970c2013-05-03T09:05:54-07:002013-05-03T16:05:54Z2013-05-03T16:05:54ZA federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, wrote an opinion in a strip-club case that, ah, got into the spirit of the situation: he chose words such as naked, clothe, erection, impacting, bottom, and girdled--and that's in the first four...LrwprofsZinsser still going strong at 90tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101ade18d970c2013-04-30T12:10:52-07:002013-04-30T19:10:52Z2013-04-30T19:10:52ZWilliam Zinsser, author of the respected On Writing Well, is still going strong at 90. A recent New York Times article reports that he holds one-on-one counseling sessions for writers. The article reiterates two well known pieces of Zinsser's advice:...Lrwprofsinsightful post from The Faculty Loungetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeaae706b970d2013-04-29T13:51:48-07:002013-04-29T20:51:48Z2013-04-29T20:51:48ZI think this post speaks for itself: We Were Not Equals You can prep a dean all you want for his deposition in a lawsuit regarding a faculty firing, but sometimes he'll still answer entirely candidly. Background on the case...LrwprofsDo judges expect lawyers to say “May it please the Court”?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017d4323850f970c2013-04-26T08:48:15-07:002013-04-26T15:48:15Z2013-04-26T15:48:15ZBeginning an oral argument with the phrase “May it please the Court” is a well-entrenched tradition: Bryan Garner reported in the April ABA Journal that he found uses of it going back to Shakespeare’s time. When Garner asked several judges...Lrwprofspositions at University of Idahotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eea90619f970d2013-04-25T09:33:10-07:002013-04-25T16:33:10Z2013-04-25T16:33:10ZThe University of Idaho College of Law invites applications for two faculty positions: a Legal Research and Writing Assistant Clinical Professor and a Director of Externship and Pro Bono Programs. More information on both positions and the application process is...LrwprofsList of lawyers’ attributes includes the ability to communicatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eea8a1b6c970d2013-04-24T14:25:24-07:002013-04-24T21:25:24Z2013-04-24T21:25:24ZThe National Jurist recently published “The Fromm Six,” a list of attributes a lawyer needs to excel. Drafted by Leonard Fromm, the late dean of students at Indiana University’s law school, the list was meant to advise aspiring lawyers about...Lrwprofson the move ...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eea80dc86970d2013-04-23T07:53:33-07:002013-04-23T14:53:33Z2013-04-23T14:53:33ZLucy Jewel, currently an Associate Professor at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, will be joining the faculty at the University of Tennessee School of Law this coming fall semester. In addition to teaching legal writing and other lawyering skills,...Lrwprofstime to register for the ALWD conference tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901b7d8ff3970b2013-04-22T12:17:42-07:002013-04-22T19:17:42Z2013-04-22T19:17:42ZIt's time to make your travel reservations and register for ALWD's 2013 biennial conference. This year the conference takes place at Marquette's beautiful new law school, from June 26 - 28. In addition to the hotel option, you have the...LrwprofsPlain Language for Lawyerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901b59eebd970b2013-04-17T14:26:04-07:002013-04-17T21:26:04Z2013-04-17T21:26:04ZTomorrow I'm doing a CLE program on "Plain Language for Lawyers" at the Chicago Bar Association. I'm told that 230 people have signed up for the program (and the seminar room holds only 100 people). There will be video overflow...Lrwprofs