Vol. 27, 2023 | Published by Legal Writing

Introductions

Editor’s Note

Elizabeth Frost

A note from the Editor-in-Chief of Volume 27

Articles

Recovering Grammar

Rachel T. Goldberg

Grammar shouldn't be divorced from "the rest" of legal writing because grammar itself is necessary for and deeply tied to meaning-making and social practices.

Articles
Unbelievable: How Narrative Can Help Vulnerable Narrators Overcome Perceived Unreliability in the Legal System
Cathren Page
An examination of vulnerable narrator fiction and non-fiction legal narratives that seeks to create a map for advocates to aid vulnerable narrators.
Articles
Why Lawyers Should Write for the Digital Reader
Joseph A. Rosenberg
Lawyers no longer have a choice about incorporating technology into their practice. This article explores why and how to write for a digital reader.
Articles
Into the Spotlight: Ralph Brill
Mary S. LawrenceKarin Mika
Mary Lawrence interviews Ralph Brill, completing her trilogy of interviews with the founders of the Legal Writing discipline.
Essays
Front-Line Faculty and Systemic Burnout: Why More Faculty Should Attend to Law Students’ Mental Health and the Inequities Caused by Faculty Who Opt Out
Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Depression and anxiety among law students during the pandemic have become a crisis. The challenge of teaching these students in these times must not be underestimated.

Essays

Centering Students’ Rhetorical Knowledge: The Community of Inquiry as Formative Assessment

Brian N. Larson

Peer review and classroom workshopping can develop a community of inquiry in the classroom.

Essays

Using Intention-Setting Practices to Increase Student Engagement in the First-Year Legal Writing Classroom

Angela B. Debush

Professors can use intention-setting practices to shift the traditional top-down classroom dynamics that leave some students feeling overwhelmed or disengaged.

Essays

Teaching in the Midst of Trauma

Brenda D. Gibson

Law faculty and students are not fine, and law schools must respond.

Essays
Words We Manifest: How to Amplify Diverse Voices Through Course Materials in Lawyering Skills Courses
Alireza Nourani-Dargiri
From a law student’s perspective: amplifying diverse voices in skills courses can be transformative for students and have a positive domino effect on the profession.
Essays
Didn’t I Cover That in Class? Low-Stakes Technique of Quizzing to the Rescue
Robin Boyle-Laisure
This essay presents concrete ideas for incorporating low-stakes assessment into classes to make the information we teach stick.
Book Reviews
Law Student Professional Development and Formation: Bridging Law School, Student, and Employer Goals, Neil W. Hamilton and Louis D. Bilionis (Cambridge University Press 2022), 167 Pages
Maureen R. Van Neste
A review of _Law Student Professional Development and Formation: Bridge Law School, Student, and Employer Goals_
Book Reviews
Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, Amy E. Sloan, 8th Ed. (Wolters Kluwer 2021), 294 Pages
Andrew Martineau
A review of the eighth edition of Basic Legal Research
Mastheads
JLWI Editorial Board, Vol. 27
JLWI
The Editorial Board for Volume 27 of JLWI

Vol. 27, 2023 Volume 27 of Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute

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Vol. 27, 2023
Volume 27 of Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute