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LegalWritingProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comyour students should read thistag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab455cbb970d2013-06-18T10:01:05-07:002013-06-18T17:01:05Z2013-06-18T17:01:05ZMichael Higdon has written a very helpful article for law students: The Legal Reader: An Expose, 43 New Mexico L. Rev. 77 (2013). (My apology for lacking the accent for "expo-zay" in this blog platform.) I'm still weighing just when...Lrwprofsovercoming procrastinationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d7fc628970b2013-06-17T15:34:24-07:002013-06-17T22:34:24Z2013-06-17T22:34:24ZWe all do it from time to time. C'mon, you're probably doing it right now, procrastinating by reading this blog. Two recent articles shed some useful light on why we procrastinate and how to help ourselves move on, to more...Lrwprofsquotabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d773c9b970b2013-06-16T17:33:21-07:002013-06-17T00:33:21Z2013-06-17T00:33:21Z"A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact." ~ Marcus Garvey (spl)LrwprofsAnother Great Piece on the Importance of Legal Writing by Keenetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab2c56cf970d2013-06-15T17:16:25-07:002013-06-16T00:16:25Z2013-06-16T00:16:25ZEarlier this week, we posted about Sherri Lee Keene's important article on the role of legal writing in solving legal education's problems. She has a shorter, excellent piece on the same topic in the National Law Journal. This version is...LrwprofsSarah Ricks is recognized for her teaching of practical skillstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d62ef3c970b2013-06-14T12:57:19-07:002013-06-14T19:57:19Z2013-06-14T19:57:19ZSarah Ricks of Rutgers-Camden was recently recognized for her outstanding teaching of the practical side of lawyering. Even before the current emphasis on skills training, her course Current Issues in Civil Rights Litigation engaged students through simulated legal problems. This...Lrwprofs_________ is the new Google Readertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d60800c970b2013-06-14T07:12:20-07:002013-06-14T14:12:20Z2013-06-14T14:12:20ZWe're about two weeks out from the end of Google Reader. I've been a loyal Reader user for several years now, but it's time to admit I need to commit to a replacement. It seems like most people I talk...LrwprofsCongratulations to Anthony Niedwieckitag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191035021f7970c2013-06-13T15:17:25-07:002013-06-16T15:01:45Z2013-06-13T22:17:25ZThe John Marshall Law School in Chicago has announced that its Director of Lawyering Skills, Anthony Niedwiecki, has been named Associate Dean for Skills, Experiential Learning, and Assessment. He will oversee the school’s programs in those areas. These are topics...Lrwprofson a lighter note ...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab185fa3970d2013-06-13T15:02:08-07:002013-06-13T22:03:07Z2013-06-13T22:02:08ZStephanie Willbanks at Vermont Law School has written an article worthy of your summer reading time: "What's in a Name? Would a Rose by Any Other Name Really Smell as Sweet?" Here's her abstract for the article: "What do William...Lrwprofs"What Kids Are Reading, In School And Out"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab0d3089970d2013-06-12T11:10:02-07:002013-06-12T18:10:02Z2013-06-12T18:10:02ZThis All Things Considered piece about what kids are reading these days paints a pretty bleak picture. It quotes Eric Stickney, the educational research director for Renaissance Learning, who says, ""The complexity of texts [high school] students are being assigned...LrwprofsThird Annual Western Regional Legal Writing Conferencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab0d1131970d2013-06-12T10:52:54-07:002013-06-12T17:52:54Z2013-06-12T17:52:54ZThe Third Annual Western Regional Legal Writing Conference will take place on August 9-10, 2013 at Whittier Law School. The theme of the conference is "Lead the Change," and Richard Neumann is the keynote speaker. More information about the program...LrwprofsLegal writing should say who did whattag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab051151970d2013-06-12T03:05:00-07:002013-06-14T20:02:25Z2013-06-12T10:05:00ZGeorge D. Gopen, emeritus professor of the Practice of Rhetoric at Duke, recently advised legal writers that they must “control agency” in their writing: that is, their prose should usually identify an actor. Lawyers who choose abstract nouns and the...LrwprofsALWD conference just 2 weeks away!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191033c758c970c2013-06-11T14:36:02-07:002013-06-11T21:36:02Z2013-06-11T21:36:02ZAs the heat builds in the southern U.S., a trip to our northern climes is looking good. You too could be joining legal writing professors and directors from around the U.S. just two weeks from now at Marquette University in...Lrwprofslegal writing as legal education's solutiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01910330d322970c2013-06-10T11:33:47-07:002013-06-10T18:33:47Z2013-06-10T18:33:47ZSherri Lee Keene at U. Maryland has articulated the centrality of legal writing for solving legal education's challenges, in "One Small Step for Legal Writing, One Giant Leap for Legal Education: Making the Case for More Writing Opportunities in the...LrwprofsJill Ramsfield announces her retirementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d24545b970b2013-06-08T06:27:44-07:002013-06-08T13:27:44Z2013-06-08T13:27:44ZJill Ramsfield, a pioneer in the field of teaching legal writing, has announced her retirement from the University of Hawaii as of May 31. Jill first joined the profession as part of the Seattle group (then at Puget Sound) that...Lrwprofsgot something to say about clarity?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01910313bb06970c2013-06-07T14:04:38-07:002013-06-07T21:04:38Z2013-06-07T21:04:38ZClarity International, the association promoting plain legal language around the globe, is looking for submissions for the next issue of its journal, scheduled to be published in November. The focus of this issue will be teaching plain language, i.e., teaching...LrwprofsDean Search for University of Montanatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192aadaa6ef970d2013-06-07T10:55:06-07:002013-06-07T17:57:21Z2013-06-07T17:55:06ZThe University of Montana invites applications and nominations for a Dean to lead its School of Law as it begins the second century of its distinguished history. Founded in 1912, the School of Law is an established leader in legal...LrwprofsBurton awards celebrationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192aabae049970d2013-06-04T12:29:22-07:002013-06-04T19:29:22Z2013-06-04T19:29:22ZThe Burton Awards for legal writing were presented at an elegant dinner at the Library of Congress on Monday night, June 3. Event sponsor William Burton began the program by calling for more respect for those in our profession. Justice...LrwprofsFinal Countdown: 2014 LWI Conference Proposals due June 7!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192aab3101b970d2013-06-03T19:33:28-07:002013-06-04T02:40:18Z2013-06-04T02:33:28ZThis is the last week to submit a proposal for the 2014 LWI Conference, which will take place at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown from June 29-July 2, 2014. Proposals are due June 7. You can submit a proposal using the...LrwprofsNew Article Alert: Overcoming Writer's Blocktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901cd2f229970b2013-06-01T00:01:00-07:002013-06-01T07:01:00Z2013-06-01T07:01:00ZMeehan Rasch (USC) and David. A. Rasch recently published an article on a too-familar topic for some law professors, Overcoming Writer's Block for Attorneys, Law Students, and Law Professors. It's a good summer read when you're looking for something to...LrwprofsUMKC moves to a directorless formattag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019102c7e489970c2013-05-31T14:06:31-07:002013-06-02T01:50:43Z2013-05-31T21:06:31ZThe University of Missouri at Kansas City has joined the trend toward directorless legal writing programs. Like professors in other fields, UMKC's writing faculty, whose combined experience totals more that 60 years, will now be autonomous. The former director, Wanda...Lrwprofs