Amanda Maus Stephen

Professor Stephen is an Assistant Teaching Professor at her alma mater, the University of Washington School of Law, where she teaches in the Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing program. After graduating with honors in 2010, she clerked for several judges on the Washington State Court of Appeals. She also managed a solo legal practice, focusing on appellate law and providing freelance legal research and writing services for attorneys.

Before joining the University of Washington faculty in 2022, Professor Stephen spent three years as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Lawyering skills at Seattle University School of Law. She is an active member of the Legal Writing Institute and the Association of American Law Schools’ Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Section. A frequent presenter at regional and national legal writing conferences, her scholarship includes articles and presentations on bias in legal writing, generative artificial intelligence, and promoting mindfulness in the classroom.