English Writing->Legal Writing
English Writing->Journals/Conferences
English Writing->Professional Writing
English Writing->Publication

This website is for legal writing which is based on the nonprofit Legal Writing Institute founded in 1984 by the University of Puget Sound School of Law – now Seattle University School of Law. The site's purpose is to exchange ideas about legal writing and to provide a forum for research and scholarship about legal writing and legal analysis.

URL : http://www.lwionline.org/

Keyword(s) : Legal composition, Law

English Writing->Legal Writing
English Writing->Journals/Conferences

The Legal Writing Institute established the Journal in 1988 to develop discipline of legal writing. The Journal has alternated more traditional issues with proceedings issues that include articles based on presentations at the renowned Legal Writing Institute biennial summer conferences.

URL : http://www.journallegalwritinginstitute.org/

Keyword(s) : Legal composition, Law

English Writing->Legal Writing

The Barger on Legal Writing web site is created by Professor Coleen M. Barger who is a faculty member at UALR William H. Bowen School of Law since 1992. Based on her publications and tutoring experience in the law field, Ms. Barger provides an effective web site of writing, research, and advocacy resources for students who study the law. The Appellate Resources section provides links to law students and appellate attorneys with access to web sites for appellate courts in Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as to resources on court rules, opinions, and oral arguments. The site also provides Citations which students can use to improve ability to draft accurate citations to legal authority; guide lines for format; legal research links which are useful sites for legal and other research on the World Wide Web; advises for studying the law for the first time; and other useful writer’s resources from dictionaries to inspiration and reference.

URL : http://www.ualr.edu/cmbarger/

Keyword(s) : legal writing,  legal resources,  law citations

English Writing->Legal Writing

The CUNY (City University of New York) Writing Center was first made for the entire CUNY Law School community to serve as a resource to help students’ writing in law school curriculum. However, the contents in the divided sections such as for students, faculty and everyone can come in handy to almost anyone who is interested in legal writing. The site suggests at right for exercises on writing and legal literacy, writing opportunities at the Law School, teaching resources, links to other helpful web sites, and even general strategies and techniques in writing. Furthermore, the “For Everyone” section gives information on how to learn about tutoring services and upcoming workshops at the CUNY Law School and presents students and faculty law journal publications.

URL : http://www.law.cuny.edu/wc/

Keyword(s) : law writing, legal literacy

General Resources->Libraries
English Writing->Legal Writing

The Georgetown Law Library homepage provides the legal library catalog and legal resources on-line. The quick topic guide on this site was created for students conducting introductory research in the area of legal writing. The sub categories contain key resources, introductory resources, treatises and in-depth resources, research guides and tutorials, and other resources and related topics which will help you in organizing a legal paper. This guide, while not comprehensive, provides a listing of the more important, current and relevant materials available in this subject area. Links to more in-depth or advanced guides are provided in the Research Guides and Tutorials section when available.

URL : http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/

Keyword(s) : legal writing, legal resources