Clinical Law Review Writers’ Workshop Brings Together 155 Clinicians

On Saturday, September 26, 2026, 155 clinical faculty from more than 65 schools met at NYU School of Law for the Clinical Law Review’s annual Clinical Writers’ Workshop. The Clinical Law Review is co-sponsored by CLEA, AALS, and NYU School of Law. Participants came from across the country, and one school came from as far away as Warsaw, Poland.

The workshop asks a lot of everyone who attends. Each participant submits a prospectus in June and circulates a full draft to their small group by early September. On the day itself, participants met in 25 small groups organized by subject. Over three sessions, each group discussed every member’s draft in turn. Every attendee was both an author and a reader, so the feedback was detailed and generous.

The groups reflected the wide range of clinical scholarship. Topics included:

• Privacy, surveillance, and information control

• Housing justice

• Disability justice and inclusion

• Immigration detention and representation

• Criminal procedure and policing

• Legal education and professional formation

The day closed with a large-group session on writing and publication strategy, led by Gautam Hans and Vincent Southerland. They covered how to get articles written, how to get useful feedback, and how to place work with law reviews.

CLEA thanks Randy Hertz and the Clinical Law Review for organizing the workshop, NYU School of Law for hosting, and the many facilitators who guided the small-group discussions. Most of all, thanks go to the participants, who spent their Saturday reading and improving colleagues’ work.

Planning to write this year? The 2027 workshop will be announced on the Clinical Law Review website. Registration and a 3–5 page prospectus are typically due in mid-June. There is no registration fee, and travel scholarships are available for clinical faculty whose schools don’t fund conference travel.