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2025 National Conference for Law Review Editors to Be Held Virtually on April 6
Hosted by Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers is pleased to announce the 2025 National Conference for Law Review Editors (NCLRE), which will take place virtually on Sunday, April 6, 2025. This premier event is designed to provide incoming law review editors from across the country with the tools, insights, and connections needed to run their organizations effectively and elevate their publications and operations.
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Scribes's 2024 Book Award CLE Program on Friday, February 28, 2025
Join Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—for an engaging discussion with Professor Dylan C. Penningroth, whose groundbreaking book, Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights, was honored with Scribes’s 2024 Book Award. In this CLE program, Professor Penningroth will explore the fascinating and untold story of how ordinary African Americans used the legal system in the century before the civil rights movement to assert their rights, protect their property, and challenge oppression. Register now HERE.
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