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Workshop for Beginning Legal Writing Teachers - AALS

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I. Introductions<br />

Working with the Director<br />

By Christy DeSanctis, Director<br />

George Washington University Law School<br />

A. What inspired you to teach?<br />

B. What inspired you to teach legal writing?<br />

C. The Profession & Your Professional Goals<br />

II. Types of LRW Programs<br />

A. Director v. Directorless Programs<br />

a. The Logic<br />

b. The Future of the Profession<br />

B. Basic Considerations<br />

a. Levels of Autonomy<br />

b. Syllabus & Curriculum<br />

c. Textbooks, etc.<br />

d. Memo and Brief Problems<br />

e. Grading Protocols<br />

III. Working with the Director (and the Institution)<br />

A. Expectations<br />

B. Constraints<br />

C. Pedagogy<br />

D. Administration<br />

E. Scholarship<br />

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<strong>Workshop</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Beginning</strong> <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> <strong>Teachers</strong>

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