Legal Writing and Research Scholarship at Mercer

Legal Writing & Research Presentations

Karen J. Sneddon, “Revision in the Classroom:  An Alternative to Peer Review,” Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Conference, The William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 9 – 10 , 2007.

Suzanne D. Painter-Thorne, "Legal Writing for Law Clerks," Judicial Clerkship Institute Conference, Pepperdine University School of Law, March 17, 2006 (with Hon. Harry Pregerson).

Linda H. Edwards, "Narrative Techniques," Persuasion Institute Training Program, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Philadelphia, PA, September 23 - 25, 2005.

Michael R. Smith, "Summoning Dreams and Swords: Exploring the Power of Literary Allusion in Persuasive Discourse," presented at the international conference, "The Power of Stories: Intersections of Law, Culture, and Literature," University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, England, July 26, 2005.

Linda H. Edwards, "Educating Faculty Committees About the Value of Legal Writing Scholarship,"Northwestern University School of Law, July 24, 2005.

Linda H. Edwards, "Coloring Outside the Lines: Flexibility and Standardization in Legal Writing Programs," Northwestern University School of Law, July 21, 2005.

Michael R. Smith, "Psyched Up: Teaching the Psychology of Persuasion," presented at the 2005 New England Consortium of Legal Writing Teachers Regional Conference, Albany Law School, Albany, New York, June 10, 2005 (with Ruth Ann Robbins).

Michael R. Smith, "Shared Stories: Exploring the Functions of Literary Allusion in Persuasive Discourse," presented at the 2005 Conference of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, March 12, 2005.

Linda H. Edwards, "Narrative Components of A Jury of Her Peers," Faculty member, Persuasion Institute Training Program, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Philadelphia, PA, September 17 - 19, 2004.

Linda H. Edwards, "Ready From Day One: Teaching the Core Competencies of Law Practice," ABA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7, 2004.

Michael R. Smith, "Scholarship Guides: Journals, Passports, Roadmaps," presented at the 2004 Legal Writing Institute Conference, Seattle University School of Law, July 24, 2004 (with Linda L. Berger).

Victoria S. Salzmann, The Effect of Popular Culture on Law Students' Perceptions of Lawyering, Eleventh Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute (Seattle, WA, July 22, 2004).

Victoria S. Salzmann, Moderator of Young Scholars Workshop, Annual Meeting of The Southeastern Association of Law Schools (Kiawah Island, SC, July 30, 2004).

Linda H. Edwards, Plenary speaker, "Scholarship By Legal Writing Professors: Voices From An Emerging Discipline," 11th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Seattle University, July 24, 2004.

Linda Jellum, Presenter, "Teaching Legal Writing to Visual, Auditory, and Kinestic Learners," Rocky Moutain Legal Writing Conference, March 7, 2004.

Michael R. Smith, "Shared Stories: Exploring the Functions of Literary Allusion in Persuasive Writing," presented at the 2004 Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Law, March 6, 2004.

Michael R. Smith, "The Cognitive Dimensions of Illustrative Narratives in the Communication of Rule-Based Analysis," presented at the 2003 Notre Dame Law School Colloquium on Legal Discourse, June 11, 2003.

Linda H. Edwards, "Theories of Jurisprudence and Legal Reasoning," Notre Dame Colloquium on Legal Discourse, Notre Dame Law School, June 9, 2003.

Linda H. Edwards, Panelist (with Anthony Amsterdam, Jerome Bruner, Peter Brooks, and others), Planning Conference for Persuasion Institute, Administrative Office of the U. S. Courts, New York University School of Law, May 15-17, 2003.

Linda H. Edwards, "Leading Without Directing," Assn. of Legal Writing Directors Conference, University of Windsor, Ontario, July 18, 2003.

Linda H. Edwards, "The Next Leadership Frontier: Becoming Deans and University Administrators," Assn. of Legal Writing Directors Conference, University of Windsor, Ontario, July 19, 2003.

Linda H. Edwards, "The Writing Life," Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, March 2003.

Suzanne L. Cassidy, Law School Admission Council Atlanta Forum, Panel Member: What Do Lawyers Do?," October 2002.

Linda H. Edwards, "Jurisprudence and the Rhetoric of Legal Writing," University of Tennessee, Legal Writing Institute Conference, June 2002.

Michael R. Smith, "Alternative Approaches to Designing Advanced Legal Writing Courses," presented at the 2002 Legal Writing Institute Conference, University of Tennessee College of Law, May 30, 2002 (with Amy E. Sloan).

Adam Milani, "Playing God: A Critical Look at Sua Sponte Decisions By Appellate Courts," The Tenth Biennial Conference of The Legal Writing Institute, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN, June 1, 2002

Linda H. Edwards, "Theology and Law Practice" Roundtable panelist, symposium, Mercer University School of Law, Feb. 2002.

Michael R. Smith, "Alternative Approaches to Designing Advanced Legal Writing Courses," presented at the 2001 Southeastern Regional Research and Writing Conference, Stetson University College of Law, September 8, 2001.

Michael R. Smith, "Theories and Strategies of Persuasive Writing: An Overview," presented at the Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools, Hilton Head Island, S.C., July 16, 2001.

Linda H. Edwards, Moderator, "Do Best Practices in Legal Education Include an Emphasis on Compositional Modes of Studying Law as a Liberal Art?" University of Minnesota, ALWD Conference, July 2001.

Michael R. Smith, "Persuasive Writing: How to Persuade in Argument," presented at the "Essentials for Appellate Practice" CLE Program sponsored by Mercer Law School and the Macon Bar Association, Mercer University School of Law, Macon, Georgia, February 9, 2001.

Linda H. Edwards, "The Present and Future State of Legal Writing Scholarship," Notre Dame Colloquium on Legal Discourse, Notre Dame University, June 25 - July 1, 2000.

Linda H. Edwards, "Scholarship by Legal Writing Teachers: An Empirical Study," University of Seattle, Legal Writing Institute Conference, July 22, 2000.

Suzanne L. Cassidy, "Federal Resources" and "General Legal Resources," in Resources for Legal Research on the Internet, Mercer Law School - Macon Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, March 10, 2000.

Linda H. Edwards, "Reading for Legal Reasoning," Assn. of American Law Schools Workshop on Reading Critically, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 7,1999.

Suzanne L. Cassidy, "Searching the Internet" in Countdown to Kickoff: Internet Training Camp, Mercer Law School - Macon Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program October 2, 1998.

Michael R. Smith, "Legal Writing 'Skills' Scholarship: Proposals for the Future," presented at the 1998 Legal Writing Institute Conference, University of Michigan School of Law, June 19, 1998.

Michael R. Smith, "The Total Integration of Legal Research, Legal Writing, and Legal Analysis," presented at the 1998 Legal Writing Institute Conference, University of Michigan School of Law, June 20, 1998 (panel presentation).

Suzanne L. Cassidy, "Federal Resources" in Legal Research on the Internet, Mercer Law School - Macon Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, March 13, 1998.

Linda H. Edwards, Moderator, "Writing in the Law," Assn. of American Law Schools Section Program, San Francisco, CA., Jan. 1998 (with James Boyd White and Lawrence Joseph).

Michael R. Smith, "Creating Hypothetical Legal Research and Writing Problems Through 'Reverse-Engineering,'" presented at the Temple University School of Law Grad-Fellow and Adjunct Professor Orientation, August 6, 1997.

Linda H. Edwards, "The Convergence of Analogical and Dialectic Imaginations in Legal Discourse," ALWD Conference, Chicago-Kent College of Law and DePaul University, July 1997.

Linda H. Edwards, "The Scholarship of Legal Discourse: Where We Are and Where We Go From Here." Plenary presentation, ALWD Conference, Chicago-Kent College of Law and DePaul University, July 1997.

Linda H. Edwards, "Long-Range Programmatic and Institutional Planning." Plenary presentation, Assn. of Legal Writing Directors Conference, Chicago-Kent College of Law and DePaul University, July 1997.

Linda H. Edwards, "A Certificate Program in Advanced Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting." Presentation, ALWD Conference, Chicago-Kent College of Law and DePaul University, July 1997.

Michael R. Smith, "'Skills' Scholarship in Legal Writing: Toward an Interdisciplinary Future," presented at the 1997 Atlantic Region Legal Research and Writing Conference, Temple University School of Law, May 30, 1997.

Linda H. Edwards, "Writing to Learn Doctrinal Law." Lead speaker, Assn. of American Law Schools Section Program, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1997.

Suzanne L. Cassidy, "Federal Resources" in Resources for Legal Research on the Internet, Mercer Law School - Macon Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, September 19, 1996.

Linda H. Edwards, "Teaching Legal Analysis: A Step-by-Step Approach," Legal Writing Institute Conference, University of Seattle, July 1996.

Suzanne L. Cassidy, "Resources for Legal Research on the Internet", Mercer Law School - Macon Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, April 12, 1996.

Suzanne L. Cassidy, "Lexis and Westlaw", Mercer Law School - Macon Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, November 1995.

Linda H. Edwards, Moderator and panelist, "Directing LW Programs Staffed by Full Time Teachers," Assn. of Legal Writing Directors Conference, California Western School of Law, July 1995.

Linda H. Edwards, Moderator, "Teaching Legal Analysis: Why It's So Hard and How We Can Do It Better," AALS Section Program, San Francisco, Jan. 1993.