Editing Association of Legal Writing Directors

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The '''Association of Legal Writing Directors''' ('''ALWD'''), formed in 1996,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.alwd.org/about |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.alwd.org}}</ref> is a [[non-profit]] professional [[voluntary association|association]] of directors and former directors of legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy programs from [[law school]]s in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Australia]]. The goal of this [[organization]] is to "improving legal education and the analytic, reasoning, and writing abilities of [[lawyer]]s." The ALWD has more than 400 members representing more than 130 law schools.<ref name=":0" />

ALWD is headquartered at [[Chicago-Kent College of Law]], 565 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661–3691.

The ALWD compiles the [[ALWD Guide to Legal Citation]], which primarily competes with the ''[[Bluebook]]'' [[style guide]], a system developed by the law reviews at [[Harvard Law School|Harvard]], [[Yale Law School|Yale]], [[University of Pennsylvania Law School|University of Pennsylvania]], and [[Columbia Law School|Columbia]].

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==External links==
* [http://www.alwd.org/ Official website]

[[Category:Law-related professional associations]]


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