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Symposium Introduction - The Law Librarian's Role In The Scholarly Enterprise, Duncan E. Alford
Symposium Introduction - The Law Librarian's Role In The Scholarly Enterprise, Duncan E. Alford
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Book Review: Unified Business Laws For Africa: Common Law Perspectives On Ohada, Duncan E. Alford
Book Review: Unified Business Laws For Africa: Common Law Perspectives On Ohada, Duncan E. Alford
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Book Review: Lexicon Of Human Rights, Duncan E. Alford
Book Review: Lexicon Of Human Rights, Duncan E. Alford
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The Universe Of Thinkable Thoughts Versus The Facts Of Empirical Research, Joseph A. Custer
The Universe Of Thinkable Thoughts Versus The Facts Of Empirical Research, Joseph A. Custer
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Mr. Custer considers the use of "literary warrant" as it affects the usefulness of the West Digest System, and reports on the results of a survey he conducted with both legal practitioners and law faculty. He concludes that the West Digest System has some viability, but it will need to extend its literary warrant to remain a player in today's legal culture.
The Legal Writing Institute: Celebrating 25 Years Of Teaching & Scholarship, Robin Boyle
The Legal Writing Institute: Celebrating 25 Years Of Teaching & Scholarship, Robin Boyle
Faculty Publications
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BRITTANY FLOWE: Welcome everyone. I am Brittany Flowe, the Lead Articles editor of the Mercer Law Review. On behalf of all the students and faculty, we are truly grateful for your presence here today. We are excited and honored to be celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Legal Writing Institute. Thank you all for being here; we are looking forward to a wonderful panel. Now, I would like to introduce Dean Daisy Hurst Floyd.
DEAN DAISY FLOYD: Thank you everyone. Good morning. It is my great privilege to welcome you to Macon, to Mercer University, and to Mercer University's …
Meeting Students’ Demand For Models Of Good Legal Writing, Patricia Grande Montana
Meeting Students’ Demand For Models Of Good Legal Writing, Patricia Grande Montana
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First-year legal writing students always plead for model examples of the types of writing we teach. Though most legal writing texts include an appendix of sample legal documents, the students invariably ask for more. They insist that a multitude of samples are needed to fully grasp the structure and organizational approach that is expected of them. Their reasons for wanting models of good legal writing are not without merit. Interoffice memoranda, trial and appellate briefs, as well as the other kinds of legal documents we teach in the first-year writing curriculum are unlike anything our law students have previously …