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Teaching Written Advocacy In A Law Clinic Setting, Tamar Ezer Apr 2021

Teaching Written Advocacy In A Law Clinic Setting, Tamar Ezer

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Written advocacy is a critical lawyering skill and vital component of student work in many clinics. This is certainly true in appellate advocacy and policy-based clinics, such as my own focused on human rights advocacy. Teaching written advocacy requires a deliberate and thoughtful pedagogy, just as with other aspects of clinical teaching. There is a rich literature on teaching legal writing, but only sparse discussion of its applicability in the fast-paced law clinic setting, where written products have real world consequences and need to be of high quality. This article delves into this literature and argues that written advocacy consists …


Advocacy Before The Eleventh Circuit: A Clerk’S Perspective, Kevin Golembiewski, Jessica Arden Ettinger Jun 2019

Advocacy Before The Eleventh Circuit: A Clerk’S Perspective, Kevin Golembiewski, Jessica Arden Ettinger

University of Miami Law Review

Appellate attorneys must tailor their advocacy to the court hearing their appeal. Each court of appeals has different jurisprudence, rules, traditions, and decision-making processes. Yet there are few articles on appellate advocacy tailored to a particular court. We wrote this article to help fill that gap. As former law clerks for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, we offer advice specifically for attorneys who practice before the Eleventh Circuit. Our advice is based on our experiences as clerks, as well as our analysis of the Eleventh Circuit’s rules, procedures, and public statistics. We offer no inside …


Simple Legal Writing Can Improve Business Outcomes In Latin America, Leon C. Skornicki Apr 2019

Simple Legal Writing Can Improve Business Outcomes In Latin America, Leon C. Skornicki

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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“What We’Ve Got Here Is Failure To Communicate”: The Plain Writing Act Of 2010, Rachel Stabler Jan 2013

“What We’Ve Got Here Is Failure To Communicate”: The Plain Writing Act Of 2010, Rachel Stabler

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Paper Tectonics, Patrick O. Gudridge Jan 2011

Paper Tectonics, Patrick O. Gudridge

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Jewish Law For The Law Librarian, David Hollander Jan 2006

Jewish Law For The Law Librarian, David Hollander

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Mr Hollander provides an introductory guide to the Jewish legal system with the intent of providing law librarians with the basic knowledge necessary to begin to help a patron conduct research in Jewish law.


Jewish Law For The Law Librarian, David Hollander Jan 2006

Jewish Law For The Law Librarian, David Hollander

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Mr Hollander provides an introductory guide to the Jewish legal system with the intent of providing law librarians with the basic knowledge necessary to begin to help a patron conduct research in Jewish law.


Legal Research Tools: In Search Of The Best Format, Robin Schard Jan 1999

Legal Research Tools: In Search Of The Best Format, Robin Schard

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Search Tools: Skills And Strategies, Robin Schard Jan 1999

Search Tools: Skills And Strategies, Robin Schard

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Latcrit Theory And The Post-Identity Era: Transcending The Legacies Of Color And Coalescing A Politics Of Consciousness, Mary I. Coombs Jan 1997

Latcrit Theory And The Post-Identity Era: Transcending The Legacies Of Color And Coalescing A Politics Of Consciousness, Mary I. Coombs

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Outsider Scholarship: The Law Review Stories, Mary I. Coombs Jan 1992

Outsider Scholarship: The Law Review Stories, Mary I. Coombs

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Refocusing The New Evidence Scholarship : A Comment On Robert S. Thompson's "Decision, Disciplined Inferences And The Adversary Process", Terence J. Anderson Jan 1991

Refocusing The New Evidence Scholarship : A Comment On Robert S. Thompson's "Decision, Disciplined Inferences And The Adversary Process", Terence J. Anderson

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Lowering One's Cites: A (Sort Of) Review Of The University Of Chicago Manual Of Legal Citation, Mary I. Coombs Jan 1990

Lowering One's Cites: A (Sort Of) Review Of The University Of Chicago Manual Of Legal Citation, Mary I. Coombs

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