Category Archives: Legal Research & Writing

Legal Writing Institute (LWI)

Call for Papers: The Second Draft

The Second Draft invites articles for its Fall 2016 issue: Beating the Curve: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Writing Programs and Pedagogies. The increasing emphasis on experiential learning and practical skills…

Duquesne University School of Law

The Fifth “Colonial Frontier” Legal Writing Conference – Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University School of Law invites proposes for the Fifth “Colonial Frontier” Legal Writing Conference This year’s conference is entitled Drafting Statutes and Rules: Pedagogy, Practice, and Politics. It will…

Stanford Law School

Narrative & Metaphor in the Law — Stanford, CA

Stanford University Law School presents Narrative and Metaphor in the Law Jan. 30, 2016. The role of narrative in every dimension of legal theory and practice of the law has…

CRILL: Centre for Research in Language and Law, Dept. of Law, Univ. of Naples 2

Law, Language & Communication–Naples, Italy

The Centre for Research in Language and Law—established by the English Language Chair within the Department of Law of the Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli (University of Naples 2),…

Legal Writing Institute (LWI)

Legal Writing Inst. 1-Day Workshops — 12 Cities

The Legal Writing Institute will hold one-day Workshops in 12 locations in December 2015. Use this form to submit a proposal. The deadline is Sept. 12, 2015. (I posted this…

Legal Writing Institute (LWI)

Legal Writing Inst — 1-day Workshops — CFP — 12 U.S. Cities

The Legal Writing Institute will hold one-day Workshops in 12 locations in December 2015. Use this form to submit a proposal. The deadline is Sept. 12, 2015. The 12 workshops…

Call for Papers: Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD

Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD invites submission of articles for its Volume 13 (Fall 2016) issue. Articles can be submitted on “the full range of topics that fall within the…

Suffolk University Law School

Call for Papers: Maximizing Student and Faculty Potential – Boston, MA

Suffolk University Law School hosts the 2015 New England Consortium of Legal Writing Teachers Conference on Friday, September 18, 2015.  The conference theme is “Maximizing Student and Faculty Potential.” This broad…

Legal Writing Institute

Call for Papers: Second Draft

The Second Draft invites submissions for its Spring 2016 issue. The theme is “What role can, do, or should writing centers and writing specialists play in legal education? Submissions should be sent to…

Legal Writing Institute

Call for Panelists—2016 LWI Biennial Conference

The Legal Writing Institute‘s Professional Development Committee seeks panelists for participation in Beyond Selfies: Innovative Ways to Promote Your Work, which will take place at the 2016 LWI Biennial Conference. ​The scope of…