Date Chartered: 1/1/1974
Purpose
The Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among the members of the Section; reports on the status of legal research and writing; and makes recommendations on matters concerning law school administration and matters of interest in the teaching and improvement of law school curriculum.
Annual Meeting Programs
2025
- Main Program
- Pedagogy Program
- Works-in-Progress Program
- Award Ceremony
- Balance & Well-Being in Legal Education, Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education and Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
- Intellectual Property, Co-Sponsored by Internet and Computer Law, Technology, Law and Legal Education, and Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
- Scholarship, Co-Sponsored by Law Libraries and Legal Information and Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
- Teaching Methods, Co-Sponsored by Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Awards
Section of the Year
Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research Award
The purpose of the Section Award is to honor an individual for an outstanding contribution to the field of legal writing, reasoning and research.
Nominations and Eligibility: The criteria for the Section Award are service, scholarship, and legal-writing program design or other activity valuable to the advancement of the field of legal writing. If a Section Award is to be granted, the Chair shall announce in the spring newsletter that nominations are open for the award. The announcement shall include that nominations shall be submitted to the Awards Committee and the deadline for submission.
Announcement and Ceremony: If a Section Award is granted, the award may be announced at the next AALS Annual Meeting during the meeting or other event of the Section or as determined by the Section’s Executive Committee after obtaining AALS approval that the Section has followed it award criteria and procedures.
Recipients
| Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Award | Cindy T. Archer | University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2024 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Sue Liemer | Elon University School of Law |
| 2023 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Laura Graham | Wake Forest University School of Law |
| 2022 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Karin Mika | Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
| 2021 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Cassandra Hill | Northern Illinois University College of Law |
| 2020 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Grace Tonner | University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2019 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Charles Calleros | Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law |
| 2018 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Darby Dickerson | The John Marshall Law School |
| 2017 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Linda Berger | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law |
| 2016 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Suzanne E. Rowe | University of Oregon School of Law |
| 2015 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Mark E. Wojcik | The John Marshall Law School |
| 2014 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Jan M. Levine | Duquesne University School of Law |
| 2013 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Terrill Pollman | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law |
| 2012 | Legal Writing, Reading, and Research Award | Susan L. Brody | The John Marshall Law School |
Newsletters
Spring/Summer 2023 Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2023 Fall/Winter Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2022 Spring Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2021 Fall Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2021 Spring Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2020 Spring Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2020 Winter Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2017 Newsletter
Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 2016 Newsletter
Webinars & Webinar Recordings
Past
Legal, Writing, Reasoning, and Research Section Social
August 15, 2023
This session was not recorded.