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Heather Baum

Professor of Law
Director, Duane Morris LLP Legal Writing Program

Biography

Heather Baum is a professor of law and director of the Duane Morris LLP Legal Writing Program and Director of the joint JD-MPA Program who teaches Legal Research, Analysis, Writing and Communication in the first-year legal writing program and an upper level intergroup dialogue course. She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and her JD from Rutgers University School of Law-Camden. Following law school, she worked as a litigator and a compliance attorney in Philadelphia. At Fox Rothschild LLP, she was an associate in the litigation department and represented clients involved in complex commercial litigation. At Blank Rome LLP, she was a consumer regulatory compliance attorney and worked with consumer lending institutions on compliance with consumer lending laws. She is involved with the Legal Writing Institute (LWI), a national nonprofit dedicated to the furtherance of legal communication, as a member of the Pro Bono and Bar Outreach Committee. Through LWI, she served as a member of the editorial board and as co-editor-in-chief of The Second Draft, an online publication of LWI. She presents at national and regional legal writing conferences, and her scholarly interests include teaching intergroup dialogue to law students, character development in law students and the impact of technology on legal education. 

Practice Experience

  • Complex Commercial Litigation, Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Consumer Regulatory Compliance, Blank Rome LLP

Recent Presentations

  • 'Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference', The Revolving Door of Feedback, Legal Writing Institute, Georgetown University School of Law. July 2022

  • 'LWI One-Day Workshop', Is the Future of Legal Writing Bright or Bleak? The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Skills Education and the Practice of Law, Legal Writing Institute, Rutgers Law School Newark. December 2019

  • 'Gender Equity in Law Schools. Annual Norman J. Shachoy Law Review Symposium', Structural Barriers to Gender Equity, Norman J. Shachoy Law Review , ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School. October 2019

  • 'In the Best Interest of the Child? 2019 Matthew J. Ryan Law and Public Policy Forum', Navigating the System: The Lawyer’s Role, Matthew J. Ryan Law and Public Policy Forum, ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School. September 2019

  • '2019 SEALS Annual Conference', Restructuring Legal Education, Southeastern Association of Law Schools, Boca Raton, FL. August 2019

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Courses and Seminars

  • Intergroup Dialogue
  • Legal writing
  • Legal Writing III: Transactional

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania, BA
  • Rutgers University School of Law – Camden, JD