2003 Survey Results
Association of Legal Writing Directors/ Legal Writing Institute
The 2003 ALWD/LWI Survey Report includes data from a record number of law schools in the United States –172 this year—for a 91% response rate. The respondents answered questions about the operation of their legal research and writing programs during the 2002-2003 academic year. This report is a snapshot of these programs. It is an admittedly inexact composite picture of many unique programs of great variety and complexity. Nevertheless, the survey results show common practices, trends, and other valuable insights about the state of legal writing training in American law schools.
The survey report also includes data from the 2002 and 2001 surveys for purposes of comparison. Please realize, of course, that some variations measure real changes in LRW programs from last year, while others reflect changes in the respondent group.
Thanks go to all who participated in this survey. We appreciate your feedback; your time and effort are valuable to all of us. Thank you.
Kristin Gerdy
Survey Committee Chair