Category Archives: Legal Research & Writing

Teaching Legal Writing in Southern Africa – Pretoria

APPEAL (Academics Promoting the Pedagogy of Effective Advocacy in Law) and the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law will hold a Conference on Promoting the Teaching of Legal Writing in…

Last week (Dec. 5, 2008), St. John’s University School of Law hosted Practice Meets Pedagogy: Views from the Bench, Bar, and Academy on Law School Graduates’ Legal Research and Writing…

Legal Writing Institute 2012 – Desert Springs, CA

The Legal Writing Institute‘s 2012 Biennial Conference will take place at the JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Desert Springs, California, from May 29 to June 1, 2012.

Legal Writing Institute 2010 – Marco Island, FL

The Legal Writing Institute Board of Directors has selected the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort for the site of the 2010 Biennial Conference (June 27-30, 2010). Conference planning is underway.

Professionalization of Legal Writing Programs – Kansas City, MO

The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) holds its biennial conference at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law July 16-18, 2009. The theme is Professionalization of Legal Writing…

October 28th Colloquia/Workshops

Lewis and Clark        Rob Truman (Electronic Information Services), Legal Research Online: What’s New, Updated and Where We Are Heading Stetson        Pete Fitzgerald (Stetson Law), Beyond the PowerPoint: Animation in the…

Applied Storytelling in Law – Portland, OR

Once Upon a Legal Time, Chapter Two: Applied Storytelling in Law – Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon, July 22-24, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Dec. 8,…

Ideology and the Rule of Law – New York

The Legal Writing Institute lists the following conference, but I haven’t been able to find anything further: “Ideology and the Rule of Law.” The International Institute for Legal Writing and…

European Legal e-Access Conference – Paris

European Legal e-Access Conference Dec. 10-12, 2008 Several governmental and private initiatives have been coordinated by the Secretariat-General of the French Government in order to organize, under France’s EU presidency,…

Legal Rhetoric – The Language of Violence and Torture – Washington, DC

American University Washington College of Law presents How Legal Rhetoric Shapes the Law II—The Language of Violence and Torture Nov. 7, 2008. It will begin in the morning with a…