Legal Writing

NDLS student wins National Pro-Life Legal Writing Award
Congratulations to my student, Michael Fragoso, who was honored by Massachusetts Citizens for Life with that organization's annual "National Pro-Life Legal Writing Award." The award-winning paper is Michael's note, published in the Notre Dame Law Review, called "Taking Conscience Seriously...

One-Day Training Workshops for Legal Writing Professors and Adjuncts Scheduled for Early December
In early December, 2010, the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) will hold one-day workshops at 16 locations nationwide. Taught by experienced legal writing professors, librarians and writing specialists, the workshops are designed for new legal research and writing professors and adjuncts...

Pro-Economic-Freedom Legal Writing Awards for Students and Professors:
The Pacific Legal Foundation offers three new ones, one for students, one for untenured professors, and one for tenured professors, each at $5000. If you're interested in writing on the...

"Writing Well & Writing Better"
On May 8, 2009, Touro Law Center is hosting a half-day CLE program entitled "Writing Well & Writing Better," at which members of the judiciary, practicing attorneys, and legal writing professors will talk about better legal writing...

Some worthwhile web sightings on legal writing
Here are some recent blog posts worth checking out: At the award-winning In Search of Perfect Client Service, Patrick Lamb explains why writing plainly is, well, good client service...

Better Grammar for Lawyers: Part Three
No, this isn’t a series of lessons I’m running ? it’s a webinar Bryan Garner is running tomorrow. The editor in chief of Black?s Law Dictionary, and a highly regarded legal writing expert, Garner regularly hosts these seminars to help attorneys develop their writing skills: The Winning Brief Advanced Legal Writing & Editing Advanced Legal Drafting The Winning Oral Argument Advanced [...

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

Legal Forms
Business and Commercial Legal Forms

Best Law Movies
Greatest Legal Movies selected by ABA Journal

Law & Order Depicts Police Procedures and Criminal Justice
Accuracy of Criminal Justice Depiction on Television

Legal Malpractice
legal malpractice lawsuits.

Employee Theft
Mother and daughter ordered to pay $1 million settlement for writing false paychecks.

Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award
Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award

Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award
Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award

Failure-to-accommodate claim yields $1.82M award
$1.82 Million Awarded in Employment Lawsuit

Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit
Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit