Registration is open for the ALWD Biennial Conference, to be held UC Irvine School of Law this July. Please join us! alwd.org/conference

The baton has been passed. Rachel Croskery-Roberts of UC Irvine School of Law is now the President of Association of Legal Writing Directors. Looking forward to a great year under Rachel's leadership.

Fun find: Chapter 1 of the new 6th ed. of Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law cites both Alyssa Dragnich of Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU and @mch_tweets of Michigan Law School.

This announcement may be interesting to leaders in legal writing education who are considering what could, should, and will change with the rapid development of accessible generative AI tools.

ALWD folks who are thinking about and experimenting with AI: thoughts? Perhaps for complex matters AND ALSO FOR STUDENTS it's best to bring AI tools into the equation later in the writing process?

Share your recent work with jalwd.bsky.social, accepting submissions through Sept. 1. alwd.org/lcr-submissions

Do you find it helpful to sometimes have text read aloud to you? Quick Microsoft Word tip: newer versions of Word have a "Read Aloud" option under the "Review" tab!

Likely a helpful tool for law students working to review and revise their legal writing.

ALWD members: how do you want to contribute this year? Please complete the ALWD Committee Preference Form by today.

New scholarship alert: ALWD Board member Jessica Gunder (UIdahoLaw) has authored a piece on how courts should address AI when pro se litigants rely on it. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Reposting the announcement by Jessica Gunder is a better way to celebrate and share her contribution in Tulane Law Review than our original post. It's exciting to see our discipline exploring important issues relating to generative AI.

ALWD members, did you hear? SAVE the DATE for the Blackwell Award Reception at AALS in D.C., honoring Kris Tiscione. Thursday, January 4, 2024, 8:00–10:00 p.m.

The ALWD Publications Committee is compiling the quarterly digest of scholarship. Members, check your email, and share your post 10/1/23 publications.

ALWD announcement: applications for 2024 Teaching Grants, supporting professional development of legal research and writing faculty, are due 2/5. Grants enable educators to explore teaching ideas of interest and produce teaching materials that will assist others in the field.

ALWD/LWI/LexisNexis Scholarship Grant Application Now Available. Members, check your email. Applications due 2/23.