r/LawTeaching

Any idea to convert official pagination to regional one quickly?

I'm preparing to submit my first law review article this upcoming February cycle. I drafted my article in a template that I got on this sub that is designed to look like a printed law review article (large margins, single spaced font, title on header of each page, and a linked Table of Contents). Now, as I'm familiarizing myself with Scholastica, I see there are some schools - certainly a minority, but a sizable one - that have asked for double spacing and one inch margins for example. Are folks creating multiple versions for submission? Or submitting them as double-spaced word documents for every school? Thank you!

I am a legal editor and content writer, and while I was in college, I could write on a variety of topics. But over the last year, I have lost touch because I can't think of topics or publications, etc. I was considering taking Lawoctopus' recent course on the subject, but I believe it's expensive. I'm unsure whether it'll be a worthwhile investment or if I'll end up wasting my money.

I'm teaching a large 1L doctrinal class for the first time this semester. Student feedback so far suggests that it's going reasonably well but one thing I've noticed when reviewing recordings of classes is that I tend to rely on my notes quite heavily. I find that if I stray too far from them I tend to miss some points and have to go back to them, which confuses students. I do try to engage students regularly through cold calls, group discussion, and polling questions, but those are also pretty heavily scripted as it's my first time.

I feel bad about reading so much from my notes, especially as it's considered bad public speaking in other contexts. Should I just trust that it will get easier and more spontaneous with time, or should I change my prep to focus on more spontaneity and engagement?