Robin Boyle Laisure, St. John’s University School of Law,
Queens, NY:
Professor of Legal Writing; Director of Academic Support
Program; Assistant Director of the Writing Center. B.A.,
Vassar College, 1980; J.D., Fordham University School of Law,
Evening Division, 1989.
Recipient of 2005 Faculty Outstanding Achievement award from the
President of St. John’s University.
Prof. Boyle has been teaching Legal Research and Writing to
first-year students since 1994. She additionally teaches
Legal Writing Seminar to upper-level students, covering contract
drafting and litigation documents, and Contracts to Summer
Institute students.
Her articles, essays, and book chapters appear in both legal and
other academic publications. Recently, her co-written article
on the learning styles of law faculty and students was published in
the June 2006 issue of the Journal of Legal Education.
Prof. Boyle presents regularly at national and international
conferences on topics concerning legal writing, academic support,
and learning styles. At the 2009 Association of American Law School
annual meeting, she moderated a panel for the Sections on
Academic Support and on Teaching Methods.
Prof. Boyle serves as a liaison between the law school and the
Bronx School of Law, Government and Justice. Since 1997,
she has organized and moderated Law School Admissions Council
programs as part of National Minority Recruitment Month.
CURRENT COMMUNITY SERVICE
LWI Board of Directors: Member
(Four-year term)
July 2008 to Present
LWI Board of Directors: Secretary
December 2008 to
Present
The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute, Editorial Board
Member
(Four-year term)
July 2008 to Present
LWI Board Liaison for: LWI Moot
Court Committee;
LWI Professional Development
Committee
October 2008 to Present
Advisory Board Member, SSRN Legal Writing
Journal
March 2008 to
Present
Program Committee Member, Section on Academic Support,
AALS
(One-year term)
January 2009 to Present
Treasurer of Section on Academic Support
(One-year term)
January 2009 to Present
PAST COMMUNITY SERVICE
LWI Scholarship Outreach Committee, Chairperson
August 2006 to August 2008
Board Member, Section on Academic Support, AALS
2006-2008
Program Chair, Section on Academic Support, AALS
January 2006 to January 2007;
January 2007 to January 2008
Program Co-Chair, Section of Academic Support, AALS
January 2008 to January 2009
Education and the Law Committee
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Secretary and Adjunct Member, 1995 to 2001
Assisted in launching Law-Related Education
Program, spanning 18 NYC public schools,
reaching 3000 middle school students and
providing legal education training to teachers.