Vice Dean Rachel Smith and Professor Robin Boyle 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 was a discussant in the panel titled, “What’s Legal Writing Scholarship Got to Do with It?” Additionally, Professor Boyle 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.