Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research

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Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research
Marina Salon D, South Tower/Level 3, San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina

Assessing Acts of Collaboration and Plagiarism and Exploring Techniques that Move Students from Forbidden to Extolled
(Program to be published in Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors)

One or more presenters were selected from a call for papers.

The ability to collaborate and the ability to utilize resources are two key skills that students will need when they practice law. However, students must not become overly dependent on the skills or resources of others. Given these competing concerns, how do we teach students the boundaries of proper collaboration and appropriate consultation? How do we ensure best practices in their reliance on resources?

These questions concern not only legal writing professors, but also professors who assign papers or encourage teamwork, clinicians who engage in the practice of law from inside the realm of academia, and administrators who create codes of conduct or contemplate disciplinary action. Our diverse panelists will engage the audience in an interactive discussion of these issues from a legal writing perspective, as well as from the viewpoints of clinicians, practitioners, and administrators. Using hypothetical scenarios, the panelists and the audience will explore ways to minimize the risks of forbidden collaboration and wrongful reliance while preparing students for the practice of law.

Business Meeting at Program Conclusion.