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Res Ipsa Non Loquitur: The Writing Of Opinions, Harold H. Kolb Jr. Apr 2013

Res Ipsa Non Loquitur: The Writing Of Opinions, Harold H. Kolb Jr.

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Professional Legal Writing Declaring Your Independence, Patrick R. Hugg Apr 2013

Professional Legal Writing Declaring Your Independence, Patrick R. Hugg

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

This article proposes two controversial assertions about the writing of many lawyers and judges today and offers a central theme for improving that writing. These bold propositions are offered in an effort to awaken and perhaps inspire the legions of overworked, harried legal scriveners inhabiting our legal community to adopt a new methodology of writing. Too many legal writers today are forced by the various (nefarious) circumstances of their work to crank out reams of hastily conceived and poorly edited text. The time has arrived for us to admit to this unacceptable state of affairs and to declare independence from …

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Professional Writing Methodology , Patrick R. Hugg Apr 2013

Professional Writing Methodology , Patrick R. Hugg

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

Characterizing attorneys as professional writers, in the literary sense, who just happen to work in the legal milieu, this article discusses the author’s principles of “Professional Writing Methodology.”

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The Art Of Legal Writing, Thomas E. Spahn Apr 2013