Vice Dean Rachel Smith and Professor Robin Boyle-Laisure presented at the biennial conference of the Association of Legal Writing Directors held last week at the University of California, Irvine, CA.

Dean Smith was a discussant in the panel titled, “Find Your Red Threads: Rethinking Faculty Engagement to Combat Burnout and Rediscover Your Joy and Meaning in Your Words.”

Professor Boyle-Laisure was a discussant in the panel titled, “What’s Legal Writing Scholarship Got to Do with It?” Additionally, Professor Boyle-Laisure presented in a workshop with Professor Brooke Bowman (Stetson Univ. College of Law) entitled, “The Beauty of Shorts: Ten Tips on Writing a Publishable Short Piece.”

Professor Anjali Pathmanathan, who recently joined the St. John’s law faculty, also attended the conference.