ALWD is a non-profit professional association of directors of legal reasoning, research, writing, analysis, and advocacy programs from law schools throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. ALWD has more than 200 members representing more than 150 law schools.
Become a Member
Are you a legal writing director at a law school? You are eligible for membership. Former legal writing directors are eligible unless they are presently teaching for and supervised by another legal writing director. Learn more >
ALWD Citation Manual
The ALWD Citation Manual is a consistent, flexible, and relatively easy to understand and use professional system of citation for legal materials. Resources are available on our website, and you can purchase a copy at Amazon.com.
Academics
Documents filed by ALWD in connection with the ABA's Standards Review Process. Downloadable PDF files are found here.
Employment Disclosure Form
Download the form here.
2012 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award
The Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute announced today that Suzanne Rowe, Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program at the University of Oregon, received the 2012 Thomas F. Blackwell Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the legal writing field. Learn More >
2012 Legal Writing Scholarship Grants, Sponsored by LWI-ALWD-LexisNexis
The Legal Writing Institute (LWI), the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD), and LexisNexis are pleased to announce the Legal Writing Scholarship Grants for teachers of legal research and writing for 2012. These grants reflect the three organizations' commitment to the professional development of legal research and writing professionals. Learn More >
News
Events
- Technology in and Beyond the Classroom
- March 3, 2012
- Second Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference
- March 9-10, 2012
- Setting and Assessing Learning Objectives from Day One
- March 23-24, 2012