Articles May 05, 2025 EDT
Behind the Curve: Rethinking Norm-Referenced Grading in First-Year Legal Writing Courses
It's time to rethink grading practices in first-year legal writing courses.
Articles May 05, 2025 EDT
Guided Autonomy: A Research-Based Approach to Improving Students’ Wellbeing and Decision-Making in the Development of Problem-Solving Skills
When teaching novice legal writers, a guided autonomy approach encourages independence while containing cognitive overload.
Book Reviews May 05, 2025 EDT
Beyond the First Draft, Megan McAlpin (Carolina Academic Press 2d ed. 2024), 161 pages
A review of Megan McAlpin's Beyond the First Draft
Book Reviews May 05, 2025 EDT
Dear 1L: Notes to Nurture a New Legal Writer, Amanda Dealy Haverstick (Writing Law Tutors 2024), 417 pages
A review of Amanda Dealy Haverstick's Dear 1L: Notes to Nurture a New Legal Writer
Legal writing textbooks take vastly different approaches to the rule support section (a/k/a explanation, case illustrations, rule proof, etc.).