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Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers congratulates the winners of its 2025 Brief-Writing Award, a national honor recognizing exceptional legal writing by law students in interscholastic moot court competitions.

Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 Law Review Article Award, which honors the best student-written article published in a law review or journal. Since 1987, Scribes has presented this award annually to recognize excellence in legal writing, research, and scholarly contribution. This year’s winners are:

December 6, 2025. Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is pleased to announce that Michele M. Jochner, its newly installed President, is the 2025 Joseph Kimble Distinguished Service Award winner. Outgoing Scribes President Darby Dickerson presented the award yesterday during the organization’s annual awards ceremony.

On December 5, the Scribes Board adopted a new mission statement and installed its new President and Vice President. Although Scribes has long had organizational goals, the Board adopted a new mission statement to affirm its longstanding commitment to fostering clarity and professionalism in legal writing while embracing evolving tools and expectations:

Three Honorable Mentions Recognize Curtis A. Bradley, Petra Molnar, and David M. Rabban September 29, 2025: Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 Scribes Book Award and three Honorable Mentions recognizing outstanding legal scholarship published in 2024. Since 1961, Scribes has presented this annual award to honor exceptional writing and research in the law. Books are judged first and foremost for clarity and quality of writing, with depth of research also considered.

2026 National Conference for Law Review Editors to Be Held Virtually on March 29, 2026

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.

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.

Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 Best Brief Award, a prestigious honor recognizing exceptional legal writing by law students participating in interscholastic moot court competitions across the nation.

Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is proud to announce the winners of its 2024 awards, which honor excellence in legal writing and scholarship. These prestigious awards recognize authors whose work exemplifies the clarity, creativity, and precision that Scribes promotes in the legal profession.