Center for Writing Excellence

A grant from the Association of Legal Writing Directors supported the two-day visit by Ruth Anne Robbins, a distinguished clinical professor from Rutgers Law who taught Elon Law students, faculty, and staff about the power of narrative storytelling and the importance of document design in the legal profession.

Kjirsten Durand-Johnson L’20 has been honored in the most recent Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition for a class assignment she parlayed into a formal contest submission.

Professor Ryan Johnson will share an experimental pedagogy he used in his senior seminar class, where students went through the process of writing a professional philosophy article alongside him as he went through the proces of writing a professional philosophy book. 

Upcoming Center for Writing Excellence Boot Camps

Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L'11 received funding to research how young law students’ beliefs on social justice and equality, fiscal conservatism, and a desire to make a difference will change the landscape of legal education.

Associate Professor David S. Levine's "Information Law, Governance, and Cybersecurity," written with Sharon K. Sandeen of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, is the first textbook of its kind to suggest a holistic approach for attorneys handling questions related to privacy, data breaches, government transparency and more.

Professor Ruth Anne Robbins from Rutgers Law School will deliver a faculty presentation, contribute to a scholarship forum, and lead a Harry Potter-themed conversation on effective legal writing through a grant from the Association of Legal Writing Directors.

Twelve students from the Class of 2020 were selected to help publish the law school's annual journal aimed at advancing legal education and scholarship.

Elon's Summer Writing Institute 2019 will be held Tuesday, May 28 through Thursday, May 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. & Friday, May 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Belk Pavilion 208

Professors Kate Upton and Adam Aiken will discuss integrating writing into their curriculum.  This is especially useful for those who teach in the Business School or who want to learn more about writing across the curriculum.