Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD

ALWD publishes Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD, a scholarly journal that advances the study of professional legal writing and lawyering and provides a forum for conversation between the legal practitioner and the legal writing scholar.

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ABA Engagement

As the ABA affiliate group for legal writing, ALWD engages with the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on behalf of the legal writing community.

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ALWD Guide

ALWD authors the ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, which is a consistent and flexible resource for legal citation. The Guide helps professors effectively teach legal citation and allows practitioners and judges to easily create citations that are consistent with the norms of the legal profession.

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Survey

ALWD partners with LWI to conduct an annual survey gathering information about legal writing programs and faculty. The survey provides law schools with information critical to enhancing their legal writing curriculum and attracting and retaining high-quality legal writing faculty.

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Biennial Conference

ALWD hosts a biennial conference for the legal writing community to come together to learn about our field; present our ideas; develop our skills as teachers, scholars, and leaders; and build relationships with colleagues from across the country.

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Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD
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October 31, 2025

Virtual Discussion: Navigating the Tension Between Academic Freedom and Uniform Programs

ALWD’s Adjunct Programs Committee invites you to a virtual discussion on balancing academic freedom with uniform programs, via Zoom on Thursday, October 31, at 3 p.m. CST. Hope to see you there!

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January 2025

Blackwell Award Reception Honoring Kathleen Elliot Vinson

Please join ALWD and LWI as they honor Kathleen Elliot Vinson as the 2025 Blackwell Award Recipient at the AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. in January 2025. Date and location TBD.

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July 2025

Virtual Discussion: Navigating the Tension Between Academic Freedom and Uniform Programs

Please plan to join us in July 2025 for the 2025 ALWD Biennial Conference hosted by Arizona State University—Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law on their beautiful campus in Phoenix. More details will be available here as they become available.

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