Tips For Lawyers Writing In A Time Crunch, Anna Hemingway, Jennifer Lear
Dec 2012
Tips For Lawyers Writing In A Time Crunch, Anna Hemingway, Jennifer Lear
Anna P. Hemingway
This article provides writing tips for practitioners working under time pressure. It suggests ways to adapt a lawyer's typical writing schedule to meet a short turnaround time. Using the analogy of a Top Chef Quickfire challenge, the article reconceives the panic that tight writing deadlines inflict as a tool for honing efficiency.
Thinking Outside The Box: Publication Opportunities Beyond The Traditional Law Review, Susan Chesler, Anna Hemingway, Tamara Herrera
Dec 2012
Thinking Outside The Box: Publication Opportunities Beyond The Traditional Law Review, Susan Chesler, Anna Hemingway, Tamara Herrera
Anna P. Hemingway
Traditionally, legal scholarship within the academy has been defined somewhat by its heft and placement. There is value, however, in seeking diverse audiences found in often overlooked venues. This article presents several publication opportunities organized by intended audience: practitioners, law students and professors, and the general public.
When You're The Editor: Editing The Writing Of Other Lawyers Uses Skills Similar To Those Applied In Editing Your Own Writing But Also Requires 'Additional Roles', Anna Hemingway, Jennifer Lear
Dec 2010
When You're The Editor: Editing The Writing Of Other Lawyers Uses Skills Similar To Those Applied In Editing Your Own Writing But Also Requires 'Additional Roles', Anna Hemingway, Jennifer Lear
Anna P. Hemingway
This article provides editing tips and advice for editors of other people’s writing. It starts with the premise that editing other writers’ work requires many of the same skills as self-editing. It goes on to suggest, however, that in addition to using those skills, editors should adopt several unique strategies to more efficiently revise other writers’ drafts. It recommends that lawyers as editors take on the roles of reader, manager, coach, and copy editor. The article also provides editing advice for lawyers to follow as they comment on other writers’ drafts.
Making Effective Use Of Practitioners' Briefs In The Law School Curriculum, Anna Hemingway
Dec 2009
Making Effective Use Of Practitioners' Briefs In The Law School Curriculum, Anna Hemingway
Anna P. Hemingway
This article explains how practitioners’ briefs filed in cases law students are currently studying can be used in the classroom to enhance legal education. It provides pedagogical reasons, such as increased student interest and richer appreciation of the legal process, for why these documents should become part of the law school curriculum. It discusses the goals Roy Stuckey proposed for legal education in Best Practices for Lawyers and argues that by uniting theory with practice, the use of practitioners’ briefs would help law schools attain those goals. The article provides different ways that practitioners’ briefs can be used in the …
Keeping Students Interested While Teaching Citation, Anna P. Hemingway
Jul 2005
Keeping Students Interested While Teaching Citation, Anna P. Hemingway
Anna P. Hemingway
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