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A Novel Response: How Law Libraries Adapted To The Pandemic, Aamir S. Abdullah Jan 2021

A Novel Response: How Law Libraries Adapted To The Pandemic, Aamir S. Abdullah

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A Grammar Of Legal Thought, Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson Jan 2021

A Grammar Of Legal Thought, Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson

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From The Courtroom To The Classroom: How A Litigator Became A Transactional Drafting Professor, Amy Bauer Jan 2019

From The Courtroom To The Classroom: How A Litigator Became A Transactional Drafting Professor, Amy Bauer

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The Architecture Of Drama: How Lawyers Can Use Screenwriting Techniques To Tell More Compelling Stories, Teresa M. Bruce Jan 2019

The Architecture Of Drama: How Lawyers Can Use Screenwriting Techniques To Tell More Compelling Stories, Teresa M. Bruce

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Hollywood writers have a secret. They know how to tell a compelling story—so compelling that the top-grossing motion pictures rake in millions, and sometimes billions, of dollars. How do they do it? They use a simple formula involving three acts that propel the story forward, three "plot points" that focus on the protagonist, and two "pinch points" that focus on the adversary. The attached Article argues that lawyers should build their stories in the same way Hollywood writers do. It deconstructs the storytelling formula used in movies and translates it into an IRAC-like acronym, SCOR. Attorneys who use SCOR will …


From The Editor, Susan Nevelow Mart Jan 2016

From The Editor, Susan Nevelow Mart

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A Shift To Narrativity, Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson Jan 2012

A Shift To Narrativity, Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson

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Slipshod, inconsistent use of core Applied Legal Storytelling terminology muddles its discourse and hampers its growth. Refining the field’s vocabulary is essential, but insufficient, as exclusive focus on the field’s objects of inquiry, such as story and narrative, and the means of creating or conveying them, such as storytelling and narrating, risks losing the “A” in ALS. We need a new focus, one unburdened by the ambiguities and negative associations of existing options that more accurately reflects Applied Legal Storytelling scholars’ unique contributions. A shift to narrativity. Narrativity, as imagined here, is a top-level quality of a legal text or …


A Novelist's Perspective, Marianne Wesson Jan 2001

A Novelist's Perspective, Marianne Wesson

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Climb High: High Altitude Mountaineering Lessons For Librarians, Georgia Briscoe Jan 2000

Climb High: High Altitude Mountaineering Lessons For Librarians, Georgia Briscoe

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Colorado Association Of Law Libraries, Georgia Briscoe Jan 2000

Colorado Association Of Law Libraries, Georgia Briscoe

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Three's A Crowd: Law, Literature, And Truth, Marianne Wesson Jan 1999

Three's A Crowd: Law, Literature, And Truth, Marianne Wesson

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Capturing The Literature Of The Bar: A Proposal For Library Package Plans, Georgia Briscoe Jan 1991

Capturing The Literature Of The Bar: A Proposal For Library Package Plans, Georgia Briscoe

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Publications of state and local bar associations are difficult for libraries to acquire and maintain because bar associations' publication activities are often not centralized. Standing orders or package plans will enhance services of bar associations. The American Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association offer models for other states to follow.


Preface: On Natural Resources As An Area Of The Law, David H. Getches Jan 1982

Preface: On Natural Resources As An Area Of The Law, David H. Getches

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