Association of Legal Writing Directors
Encyclopedia
The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD), formed in 1996, is a non-profit professional association
of directors and former directors of legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy programs from law school
s in the United States
, Canada
and Australia
. The goal of this organization
is to "improving legal education and the analytic, reasoning, and writing abilities of lawyer
s." It has more than 200 members representing more than 150 law schools.
Voluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
of directors and former directors of legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy programs from law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
s in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The goal of this organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
is to "improving legal education and the analytic, reasoning, and writing abilities of lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s." It has more than 200 members representing more than 150 law schools.