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Opinion Writing And Opinion Readers, Meehan Rasch Dec 2008

Opinion Writing And Opinion Readers, Meehan Rasch

Meehan Rasch

The authors - a federal appellate judge and his law clerks - bring unique perspectives to bear on the topic of opinion writing and opinion readers. The contents of this Article were inspired in large part by the work done by the authors in editing and preparing the second edition of Judge Aldisert's classic book Opinion Writing, which for many years was distributed to all federal trial and appellate judges, and to all state appellate judges, when they took the bench. A broader audience of professional opinion writers and students of the judicial process now has access to Opinion Writing, …


Writing Essay Exams To Succeed In Law School (Not Just To Survive), John Dernbach Dec 2008

Writing Essay Exams To Succeed In Law School (Not Just To Survive), John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Writer's Block, David Spratt Jan 2008

Writer's Block, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Toward A Deeper Understanding Of Professionalism: Learning To Write And Writing To Learn During The First Two Weeks Of Law School, Ben Bratman Jan 2008

Toward A Deeper Understanding Of Professionalism: Learning To Write And Writing To Learn During The First Two Weeks Of Law School, Ben Bratman

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Law schools are under pressure to instill in their students a sense of professionalism, but what exactly does professionalism mean? And what can professors of legal writing do to lay an educational foundation of professionalism? They are, after all, the teachers who at most schools have the greatest interaction with the impressionable first-year students.

Professionalism is frequently used to mean a variety of behaviors that are important for lawyers to exhibit, but that are also important for those in business - outside the traditional professions - to exhibit. In the context of legal education, professionalism is better understood to mean …


A Practical Guide To Legal Writing And Legal Method, John Dernbach, Richard Singleton, Cathleen Wharton, Joan Ruthenberg, Catherine Wasson Dec 2006

A Practical Guide To Legal Writing And Legal Method, John Dernbach, Richard Singleton, Cathleen Wharton, Joan Ruthenberg, Catherine Wasson

John C. Dernbach

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Writing Like A Contemporary (And Effective Lawyer): The Joys And Pitfalls Of Legal Writing, David Spratt Jan 2005

Writing Like A Contemporary (And Effective Lawyer): The Joys And Pitfalls Of Legal Writing, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Bad Writing: Some Thoughts On The Abuse Of Scholarly Rhetoric, Jethro K. Lieberman Jan 2005

Bad Writing: Some Thoughts On The Abuse Of Scholarly Rhetoric, Jethro K. Lieberman

NYLS Law Review

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Shall - Take No. 2, Debra R. Cohen Jan 1998

Shall - Take No. 2, Debra R. Cohen

Journal Articles

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Writing Our Lives: Making Introspective Writing A Part Of Legal Education, James R. Elkins Jan 1993

Writing Our Lives: Making Introspective Writing A Part Of Legal Education, James R. Elkins

Law Faculty Scholarship

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Dean Brings New Ideas To Law School, Evelyn Elllison Dec 1991

Dean Brings New Ideas To Law School, Evelyn Elllison

Alfred Aman Jr. (1991-2002)

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A Practical Guide To Legal Writing And Legal Method, John Dernbach, Richard Singleton Dec 1980

A Practical Guide To Legal Writing And Legal Method, John Dernbach, Richard Singleton

John C. Dernbach

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Fundamentals Of Legal Writing, By Sidney F. Parham, F. Reed Dickerson Jul 1969

Fundamentals Of Legal Writing, By Sidney F. Parham, F. Reed Dickerson

Indiana Law Journal

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And/Or--Its Use And Abuse Apr 1936

And/Or--Its Use And Abuse

West Virginia Law Review

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