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Full-Text Articles in Legal Writing and Research
The Centrality Of Metaphor In Legal Analysis And Communication: An Introduction, David T. Ritchie
The Centrality Of Metaphor In Legal Analysis And Communication: An Introduction, David T. Ritchie
Mercer Law Review
Law, as a domain of human enterprise, is fundamentally discursive in nature. As such, understanding the elements of legal discourse, both analytical and communicative, is vital to understanding the nature of the enterprise. Metaphorical reasoning, and the communication of that reasoning, is one such element. Perhaps metaphor is one among many elements of legal discourse. In this view, metaphor theory would take its place alongside logic, narrative theory, rhetoric, and so on.
Capital Defense Lawyers: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Sean D. O'Brien
Capital Defense Lawyers: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Sean D. O'Brien
Michigan Law Review
Professor Welsh S. White's book Litigating in the Shadow of Death: Defense Attorneys in Capital Cases collects the compelling stories of "a new band of dedicated lawyers" that has "vigorously represented capital defendants, seeking to prevent their executions" (p.3). Sadly, Professor White passed away on New Year's Eve, 2005, days before the release of his final work. To the well-deserved accolades of Professor White that were recently published in the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, I can only add a poignant comment in a student blog that captures his excellence as a scholar and educator: "I wanted to …
Young Associates In Trouble, William D. Henderson, David Zaring
Young Associates In Trouble, William D. Henderson, David Zaring
Michigan Law Review
Large law firms have reputations as being tough places to work, and the larger the firm, the tougher the firm. Yet, notwithstanding the grueling hours and the shrinking prospects of partnership, these firms perennially attract a large proportion of the nation's top law school graduates. These young lawyers could go anywhere but choose to work at large firms. Why do they do so if law firms are as inhospitable as their reputations suggest? Two recent novels about the lives of young associates in large, prestigious law firms suggest that such a rational calculation misapprehends the costs. Law professor Kermit Roosevelt's …
Zaranska V. U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Bethany L. Ow
Zaranska V. U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Bethany L. Ow
NYLS Law Review
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Introduction, Stephanie Sado
Writing About The Law, Jethro K. Lieberman
Charles Reich’S Journey From The Yale Law Journal To The New York Times Bestseller List: The Personal History Of The Greening Of America, Rodger D. Citron
Charles Reich’S Journey From The Yale Law Journal To The New York Times Bestseller List: The Personal History Of The Greening Of America, Rodger D. Citron
NYLS Law Review
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Reading, Writing, And Citing: In Praise Of Law Reviews, Cameron Stracher
Reading, Writing, And Citing: In Praise Of Law Reviews, Cameron Stracher
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Lost In Translation? Some Brief Notes On Writing About Law For The Layperson, Brandt Goldstein
Lost In Translation? Some Brief Notes On Writing About Law For The Layperson, Brandt Goldstein
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.