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Hosted by Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers is pleased to announce the 2025 National Conference for Law Review Editors (NCLRE), which will take place virtually on Sunday, April 6, 2025. This premier event is designed to provide incoming law review editors from across the country with the tools, insights, and connections needed to run their organizations effectively and elevate their publications and operations.

Join Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—for an engaging discussion with Professor Dylan C. Penningroth, whose groundbreaking book, Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights, was honored with Scribes’s 2024 Book Award. In this CLE program, Professor Penningroth will explore the fascinating and untold story of how ordinary African Americans used the legal system in the century before the civil rights movement to assert their rights, protect their property, and challenge oppression. Register now HERE.

Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 Best Brief Award, a prestigious honor recognizing exceptional legal writing by law students participating in interscholastic moot court competitions across the nation.

Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is proud to announce the winners of its 2024 awards, which honor excellence in legal writing and scholarship. These prestigious awards recognize authors whose work exemplifies the clarity, creativity, and precision that Scribes promotes in the legal profession.

On December 13, 2024, Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers presented its 2024 Continuing Legal Education program, “Legal Writing for the Digital Reader,” a virtual event that brought together lawyers, judges, law school faculty, and students from across the country. The program explored the evolving demands of digital communication in the legal field and provided practical insights to enhance writing for a digital audience.

Scribes–The American Society of Legal Writers will be hosting our 2024 Annual CLE Program on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (ET), 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (CT), 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (PT). The program will be held virtually via Zoom. Complimentary CLE credit available in Arizona,* California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Texas, and Illinois.

Scribes-The American Society of Legal Writers is hosting its third annual National Conference for Law Review Editors, which will be held virtually on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. We are seeking proposals for 30-, 60-, and 90-minute sessions. Proposals may be from a law review or group of law reviews, faculty members (or groups of faculty members), former law review editors, and others with special expertise related to law reviews. Please see the attached flyer for more information To submit a proposal, complete the questions in the following survey by Friday, October 18, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time: https://www.surveyhero.com/c/NCLRE2025. If you have any questions, please email Dean Darby Dickerson at ddickerson@swlaw.edu.