2005 Survey Results
Association of Legal Writing Directors/ Legal Writing Institute
The 2005 ALWD/LWI Survey Report includes data from a record number of law schools in the United States –178—a 93% response rate. The respondents answered questions about the operation of their legal research and writing programs during the 2004-2005 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 2004, 2003, and 2002 surveys for purposes of comparison. Please realize, of course, that some variations measure real changes in LRW programs from previous years, 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.
Kristin Gerdy
Survey Committee Chair