Anne Ralph

Oooooooh. Love this idea.

guidance from patient & generous mentors…) it’s probably more efficient and less painful to learn it right from the start.

I won’t say it’s “essential” to study with #LegalWriting faculty who have pedagogical expertise & security of position, because lots of people *have* become great legal writers without that experience. But (speaking as someone who figured it out on the job with a *lot* of …

Lawyers have an ethical obligation to write well. Every lawyer can be a good writer. Every good legal writer can get better. Law students can learn to be good legal writers by studying #LegalWriting w/professionalized faculty who follow pedagogical best practices.

I had another thought:
4. Be humane. Begin by trusting students. Assume good intent. I have found that extending good will and empathy to students encourages them to return the same.
Transparency, flexibility, humanity and coffee. That’s it.

you’ve got that artfully crafted syllabus. But sometimes, the last-minutes adjustments you make to meet your students where they are? Golden.
3. Bring a big coffee and take a sip after you ask a question. It will remind you to *wait* for those answers to come. Silences feel longer than they are.

Law profs, I thought it would be fun to ask y’all: What are your best pieces of teaching advice for new faculty members heading into their first semester of classes?
Mine:
1. Be transparent. Tell your students why you’re asking them to do what you’re asking them to do.
2. Be flexible. I know 1/x