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Meet Robin

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Accomplished legal scholar and prolific author with a passion for advocacy

Writing with Pen

Full-time faculty member at St. John’s University School of Law since 1994, where I teach legal writing, contract drafting, and scholarly writing

​A few highlights from three decades as a Professor of Legal Writing at St. John's Law School:

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  • Co-author of two workbooks for legal writing, one for objective writing and one for persuasive writing, as helpful resources for beginning legal writers at all levels – college, law school, and for LLM programs.

  • Author of professor's guide to teaching contract drafting.

  • Since 1994, regularly presents at national conferences and serves on national boards.​

  • Author of numerous articles, book chapters, and essays centered on teaching legal writing, drafting, and scholarly writing.

  • Taught law-related classes in China, Rome, Italy, and Ukraine

  • Conducted the first empirical study in a law school on learning styles with Dr. Rita Dunn

  • Link to resume/CV

Board Position and Leadership Roles

Past and present board service includes the following:

  • Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing (served as Editor in Chief & current editorial board member) 

  • Empire State Legal Writing biennial conference committee (Co-founder and ongoing conference committee member)

  • International Cultic Studies Association (current board member)

  • Legal Writing Institute (former Secretary & board member) 

  • Journal of the Legal Writing Institute (former editorial board member)

  • Association of American Law School’s Section for Section of Academic Support (former Chair)​​

Link to Articles

Papers and articles for legal writing may be accessed at the Social Science Research Network via the link below

Author Page for Robin Boyle :: SSRN 

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