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Behind the Curve: Rethinking Norm-Referenced Grading in First-Year Legal Writing Courses
May 05, 2025 EDT
Behind the Curve: Rethinking Norm-Referenced Grading in First-Year Legal Writing Courses
L. Danielle Tully

It's time to rethink grading practices in first-year legal writing courses.

Guided Autonomy: A Research-Based Approach to Improving Students' Wellbeing and Decision-Making in the Development of Problem-Solving Skills
May 05, 2025 EDT
Guided Autonomy: A Research-Based Approach to Improving Students’ Wellbeing and Decision-Making in the Development of Problem-Solving Skills
Jonathan E. Moore

When teaching novice legal writers, a guided autonomy approach encourages independence while containing cognitive overload.

Volume 29 - Full Volume
May 05, 2025 EDT
Volume 29 - Full Volume
Multiple Authors

A compilation of the articles, essays, and book reviews in Volume 29

Teaching Cases: How Legal Writing Textbooks Approach the Rule Support Section
April 21, 2025 EDT
Teaching Cases: How Legal Writing Textbooks Approach the Rule Support Section
Alissa Bauer

Legal writing textbooks take vastly different approaches to the rule support section (a/k/a explanation, case illustrations, rule proof, etc.).

February 15, 2024 EDT
Volume 28 - Full Volume
Multiple Authors

A compilation of the articles and essays in Volume 28

February 15, 2024 EDT
What Social Science Can Teach Us Regarding Briefing
Morgan L.W. HazeltonRachael K. Hinkle

Using quantitative studies, legal writers can move beyond hunches to understand the most effective advocacy tools.

Teaching Critical Use of Legal Research Technology
February 15, 2024 EDT
Teaching Critical Use of Legal Research Technology
Jennifer Elisa Chapman

As research technology advances, the need for structured research instruction increases.

The Intentional Pursuit of Purpose: Nurturing Students' Authentic Motivation for Practicing Law
February 15, 2024 EDT
The Intentional Pursuit of Purpose: Nurturing Students’ Authentic Motivation for Practicing Law
Katya S. Cronin

Law students are struggling. Law faculty can help them identify their personal values, nurture their well-being, and find their professional calling.

The Modern Way to Write a Statute is to Tell a Story
February 15, 2024 EDT
The Modern Way to Write a Statute is to Tell a Story
Richard K. Neumann, Jr.

The U.S. should abandon its patchwork model for drafting statutes. Statutes should tell a story.

Writing Like a Photographer Thinks: Using Ansel Adams's Composition Principles to Write More Effective Persuasive Introductions and Conclusions
February 15, 2024 EDT
Writing Like a Photographer Thinks: Using Ansel Adams’s Composition Principles to Write More Effective Persuasive Introductions and Conclusions
Bret Rappaport

Roadmap introductions and summary conclusions detract from persuasiveness and waste time. Write like a photographer thinks instead.

February 15, 2024 EDT
Designing Problems to Enhance Student Learning
Elizabeth E. Berenguer

Framing problem-design discourse around rule structure aligns the problem with a professor's pedagogical goals.

February 15, 2024 EDT
Bracing for Impact: Revising Legal Writing Assessments Ahead of the Collision of Generative AI and the NextGen Bar Exam
Carolyn V. Williams

Generative AI will revolutionize the way students learn. LRW professors must adapt.

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