Vol. 24, 2020 | Published by Legal Writing

Introductions

Editor’s Note

Lindsey P. Gustafson

A note from the Editor-in-Chief of Volume 24

Articles

Legal Writing: A History from the End of the Civil War to 1930

Jeffrey JacksonDavid Cleveland

This article traces the history of the teaching of legal writing, including research and communications skills, in the American law school from the end of the Civil War to 1930.

Articles
The History of American Bar Association Standard 405(d): One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Melissa H. Weresh
This Essay traces the development and modification to the form of protection afforded by the standards for legal writing faculty.
Articles
Transitioning to a Collaborative Legal Writing Program: Management Principles to Apply When “Take Me to Your Leader” Is No Longer Applicable
Jennifer Sheppard
How can law schools whose legal writing programs are transitioning to a collaborative program use the Orpheus Process to ensure a smooth changeover?
Articles
“Liven Their Life Up Just a Little Bit”:* Good Pacing Persuades Judges
Julie A. Oseid
Pacing is a critical component of great fiction writing, but it is rarely mentioned in legal writing. This article suggests that pacing is a critical tool for legal writing.
Articles
Call It an E-Convo: When an E-Memo Isn’t Really a Memo at All
Jennifer Will
What specific drafting considerations arise for emails when they replace or supplement what would otherwise be oral communications and handwritten notes?

Articles

Help Wanted: An Empirical Study of LRW Hiring

Peter Nemerovski

This article considers the hiring of legal research and writing—“LRW”—professors from an empirical perspective.

Articles

The Committed Legal Writer

Deborah S. GordonKaitlin O’Donnell

How might those of us in the legal profession respond to concerns about power and illegitimacy without giving up hope and descending into cynicism?

Essays

The Rising Tide in the Legal Writing Community: Lifting All Boats or Changing Climate?

Suzanne E. Rowe

Facing new risks and challenges openly, and together, can create a stronger community that better enables us to serve our students and our schools.

Essays
From a Gleam to Maturity: The Developmental Stages of a Legal Writing Program
Nancy Soonpaa
An exploration of the thesis that LRW programs are like families.
Essays
Here’s Tae Us, Wha’s Like Us: Some Thoughts on the Future of Legal Writing in American Law Schools
Ian Gallacher
I’ve come to this conclusion about the status wars: We should declare victory and stop fighting them. Almost.
Essays
Hamilton’s Take on Legal Writing Faculty and Law School Leadership
Cindy Thomas Archer
Alexander Hamilton and associate deans have more in common than you might think.
Essays
Legal Writing Professors, Salary Disparities, and the Impossibility of “Improved Status”
Amy H. Soled
Legal writing professors are expected to work more than their legal academic counterparts and, despite the breadth of their responsibilities, earn substantially less.
Essays
Voting Like a Duck: Reflecting on a Year of Legal Writing Voting Rights
Meredith A.G. Stange
The opportunity for this legal writing professor to make even a basic motion at a faculty meeting was decades in the making.
Essays
Professional Fulfillment Without Tenure
Joel Schumm
Without disrupting the value of tenure, this essay instead considers the perceptions of law students and the legal profession.
Essays
Taking a Shot at the (Unmodified) Title: The Value of the Title “Professor of Law” for Improving the Status of Legal Writing Faculty and ALWD/LWI Survey Trends
John Cook
Inside the legal academy, titles matter.
Essays
Improving the Legal Writing Adjunct Experience: Lessons from Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Literature
Colleen Garrity Settineri
Lawyer-to-lawyer mentoring literature is relevant to adjunct teaching given the role that adjunct professors can play in mentoring their students.

Vol. 24, 2020 Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute

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Vol. 24, 2020
Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute