Join us for 22nd Legal Writing Institute Conference at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis from July 15–18, 2026. 

Call for Proposals

As you're brainstorming and conference-attending this summer, please start thinking about proposals for the LWI 22nd Biennial Conference, to be held next summer, July 15-18, 2026, at the beautiful University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. You're sure to be inspired by this summer's panels and presentations, so put that inspiration to use! Access and read the full Call for Proposals HERE. A few highlights:

1. Your deadline is September 1, 2025, so you'll have all summer to develop your ideas.
2. Scholarly works in progress (WIPs) have a later deadline and an additional Call for Proposals in February 2026. But you can submit your WIP proposal using this form as well.
3. The submission form (via Google) is linked in the attached CFP, but you can also find it HERE. Please read through the CFP before completing the form.

And that's all for now! We really look forward to reviewing your proposals. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your LWI Conference Program Committee co-chairs (me and Ruth Anne Robbins) or any of the Committee members listed on the CFP. We're here to help!

See y'all in the Google Form responses!

-David Ziff (Co-Chair, LWI Conference Program Committee)

Lodging

We have reserved blocks of hotel rooms close to the law school:

Courtyard by Marriot

1500 Washington Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55454

(612) 333-4646

Aloft Minneapolis

Aloft Minneapolis

900 S Washington Ave,

Minneapolis, MN

(612) 455-8400

Moxy

247 Chicago Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55415

(612) 400-1810

Thank you to our fabulous Planning Team!

• President-Elect: Brad Desnoyer (UMKC)
• Budget Chair: Joshua Jones (California Western School of Law)
• Sponsorship Chair: Kim Holst (ASU)
• Registration Chair: Brian Schwartz (Arizona)
• Site Co-Chairs: David Cleveland (Minnesota), Wendy Shea (Mitchell Hamline) & Jacob Carpenter (Marquette)
• Program Co-Chairs: Ruth Anne Robbins (Rutgers) & David Ziff (Washington)
• Bench & Bar Chair: Hetal Dalal (Mitchell Hamline)