Scribes has more than 2,000 members, including many law schools and courts that have joined as institutional members.

Scribes is headed by a board of legal-writing experts, law-school deans, judges, and outstanding lawyers.

Scribes' main publication, The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, was the first journal in the field and remains the premier journal of legal writing. Cooley sponsors the production, printing, and mailing of the Scribes Journal, which is distributed to some 9,000 readers.

In addition, Scribes publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Scrivener. And it gives three annual awards for legal writing and advocacy — awards that are coveted by authors, publishers, and law schools.

Cooley professors are heavily involved in Scribes. Professor Norm Plate is the organization's executive director. Professor Joseph Kimble is editor in chief of the Scribes Journal. Professor Jane Siegel is the editor of The Scrivener. And Professor Otto Stockmeyer is a past president of Scribes, having served in that capacity from 2005-2007.

For more information, visit www.scribes.org.

Membership is opened to any member of the legal profession.