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Straddling The Electronic And Paper Realms—E-Filing: Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Straddling The Electronic And Paper Realms—E-Filing: Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
In August 2003, Colorado took another huge stride toward the electornic age by announcing that it would become the first state to allow free online filing of civil cases for qualifying low-income people. The last "Scrivener" column addressed how the courts' shift to electronic formats may alter the way lawyers and judges read and write legal documents. This column addresses some of the practical aspects of preparing documents that some readers will view on paper and others will view only in electronic format.
E-Filing: Entering The Electronic Age—Part I, K.K. Duvivier
E-Filing: Entering The Electronic Age—Part I, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
With today's communication converting from paper to electronic format, we are living in an age of transformation as well. This shift will metamorphose the way lawyers and judges read--and write--legal documents.
Lawmanac-Another Tool For The Shed Or Your Computer Desktop, K.K. Duvivier
Lawmanac-Another Tool For The Shed Or Your Computer Desktop, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
This column addresses another recently released tool to help legal writers: Lawmanac. Lawmanac is not a book; it is software you load onto your computer hard drive to provide "click- able help for legal writers." Lawmanac includes seven types of "clickable help": (1) a 4,700-word legal dictionary; (2) a list of 2,800 abbreviations of legal sources, with website links; (3) tables for state and federal authorities, with website links; (4) advice on punctuation, capitalization, and typeface conventions; (5) a twenty-lesson course for learning and perfecting legal citation style and form; (6) lists of examples illustrating proper punctuation and form for …
Nothing New Under The Sun-Plagiarism In Practice, K.K. Duvivier
Nothing New Under The Sun-Plagiarism In Practice, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
The word "plagiarism" comes from the Ltin word "plagiariius," meaning kidnapper, and has been defined as the "purloining of ideas or language from another source. Some law schools have strict tests: if students borrow a unique phrase of two or three words, a string of seven words or more, or a single idea, these students may be guilty of plagiarism.
White Space-The Sequel, K.K. Duvivier
White Space-The Sequel, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Just as an artist must be conscious of the "negative space" surrounding a form, a legal writer should be aware of the white areas on a page of prose, the space between and around the words.
Questions From Readers: Redbook Responses-Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Questions From Readers: Redbook Responses-Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
After the last "Scrivener" article, I received several questions from readers about capitalization, so this entire column will address capitalization concerns.