From July 1 to 4, the Conference on Promoting the Teaching of Legal Writing in South Africa, organized by APPEAL, and supported by ALWD and LWI, took place at the University of Pretoria. At the conference, U.S. and African participants shared information about legal education, legal skills training, and the legal systems of their countries. One highlight for the U.S. participants was a field trip to a local magistrate's court, to sit in on criminal, family, and civil proceedings. Laurel Oates and Mimi Samuel, from Seattle University, deserve much of the credit for making the conference happen. Apparently a legal writing organization for South Africa is now in the works.hat tips: Cynthis Adams, Larry Cunningham, Catherine Wasson (spl)