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Marquette Law School to host LWI One-Day Legal Writing Workshop in December

Post author:Lisa A. Mazzie
Post published:October 31, 2013
Post category:Legal Practice Legal Research Legal Writing Marquette Law School Public

Each December, the national Legal Writing Institute (LWI) sponsors one-day legal writing workshops around the country. We are pleased to announce that one of this year’s workshops will be held at Marquette University Law School on Friday, December 6, 2013. The workshops are a great time for legal writing colleagues to come together and share teaching ideas.

The theme for Marquette’s workshop is Preparing Practice-Ready Students. Among the presentations scheduled are ones on what “practice-ready” means; on creating interactive materials for class; and on the ways that legal writing professors are connecting their students to practicing attorneys, both in and out of the classroom. We think we have a great program lined up. If you want to view the whole program or are interested in registering for the conference, see here.

From the Mouths of 1Ls: More Six-Word Stories

Post author:Lisa A. Mazzie
Post published:October 3, 2013
Post category:Legal Writing Public

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a challenge to write six-word stories about law school or the law. That post inspired many creative six-word stories, which you can read in the comments to that post. The post and its idea were picked up by other blogs, including the Wall Street Journal law blog, the Wall Street Journal print edition on Monday, September 23, 2013, Above the Law, TaxProf blog, and the ABA Law News Now.

Below are some of the six-word stories submitted by my first-year legal analysis, writing & research students. I hope you’ll add your own in the comments.

New analysis, old logic, law school.

Adam Vanderwerff

Wish I knew contracts like Kingsfield.

Alexa Callahan

This isn’t quite like Legally Blonde.

Alexa Callahan

Helen Palsgraf shouldn’t have stood there.

Kelly Pingel

Student focused. Eckstein prepared. Challenge accepted.

Josh Lurie

Where I became a caffeine junkie.

Brycen Breazeale

Come to our meeting, free food!

Larry Whitley

Law school: life experience, life changing.

Jordan Feest

Yes, overwhelming; yet, so extremely rewarding.

Ian Kalis

Challenging and new; focus, get through.

Kyle Thelen

Shaping legal landscapes from grass clippings.

Molly Madonia

Coffee read read read read coffee.

Rex Hupy

The law is a fickle beast.

Jordana Rostant-Nunes

I’m having 1L of a ride.

Trace Hummel

Law—compromise of mind and heart.

Jessica Jurevis

More you learn. Less you know.

Cassie Van Gompel

Legal education: a complete mental metamorphosis.

Asma Kadri

Who is this magical reasonable person?

John Woodson

School was easy. Then things changed.

Craig Dietrich

Law School Six-Word Stories Make the Wall Street Journal

Post author:Lisa A. Mazzie
Post published:September 20, 2013
Post category:Legal Writing Public

Yesterday, I posted a six-word story challenge on this blog. We received a number of wonderful six-word stories posted in the comment section. Through the wonders of the internet, the post came to the attention of a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, who wrote about it on the paper’s blog and included some more law school six-word stories. Check it out here.

Keep those stories coming in. As I noted yesterday, I’ll post them in new posts throughout the year as I receive them.