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Marketing + Outreach

Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level

The Write Way: A Law Librarian's Toolkit for Drafting, Editing, and Publishing

Monday, July 22, 2024

3:30pm – 4:30pm CDT

Room: Regency Ballroom B (West Tower Gold Level)

Coordinator/Speaker(s)

Catherine M. Dunn (she/her/hers)

Associate Dean of Law Lib & Info Science & Professor of the Practice of Law
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Denver, Colorado, United States

Coordinator(s)

Amanda Watson (she/her/hers)

Assistant Dean of Library and Information
Harvard Law School, United States

Slides (PDF)

Speaker(s)

Jessica de Perio Wittman (she/her/hers)

Director of the Law Library, Assistant Professor of Law, and Cornelius J. Scanlon Scholar
University of Connecticut School of Law
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Janet Sinder (she/her/hers)

Professor of Law Emerita
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genevieve B. Tung (she/her/hers)

Associate Director for Educational Programs
Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Develop the expertise to write and publish impactful law librarian scholarship. In this interactive 60-minute program, award-winning law librarian scholars will guide you through the process, from choosing a compelling topic to navigating the publication cycle. Gain hands-on practice developing strong thesis statements, improving flow and organization, and polishing your writing through peer review. Whether you are seeking promotion, aiming to share your insights, or hoping to make a difference in the field, this program will equip you with strategies for translating your knowledge into published works that benefit the profession. Leave with the framework, tips, and motivation you need to take a writing project from concept to final publication. Discover how you can put your experiences and insights down on paper for others to learn from.

Target Audience:

Anyone who might want to write or support writers will benefit from this program. Because it covers all three stages of the process, it will have information for those who are new, those who have written before, or for managers who support writers on their teams.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn how to strategically select a compelling topic and choose the right audience and format to effectively communicate their ideas.
Participants will gain proven techniques for developing realistic writing timelines, efficiently drafting and revising, and overcoming writer’s block.
Participants will understand key publication cycle stages, including identifying target journals outlets, meeting submission requirements, navigating law review editorial processes, and promoting published works.