From feeling isolated and unconnected to like-minded professionals, we created a sense of community—a community built on respect, trust, and genuine affection, free of self-promotion and competitiveness.
These conferences have as their focus applied narrative theory and storytelling on behalf of clients[6] In 1986, the Institute started a newsletter called The Second Draft,[8] which Professor Laurel Currie Oates herself edited.
[11] The editorial board is composed of faculty from law schools across the country and includes some of the leading scholars and academics in the field of legal writing.
Under the leadership of Professor Jill Ramsfield, in 1990 the Institute developed and sent out the first survey collecting information about Legal Writing programs and staffing.
In 2015, LWI adopted the following statement:[12] No justification exists for subordinating one group of law faculty to another based on the nature of the course, the subject matter, or the teaching method.
All full-time law faculty should have the opportunity to achieve full citizenship at their institutions, including academic freedom, security of position, and governance rights.