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Polishing Makes Perfect . . . Or Maybe Not, Melissa N. Henke
Polishing Makes Perfect . . . Or Maybe Not, Melissa N. Henke
Law Faculty Popular Media
This column offers some tips and strategies that can improve the proofreading process you use. To be clear, I use the term proofreading to refer to the final stage of editing. Of course proofreading can never take the place of earlier stages of rewriting or revising for organization, content, clarity, or conciseness. But this final stage of editing is crucial, because it is where you identify and fix any problems with spelling, grammar, and punctuation that leave your document looking less than polished.
Creac In The Real World, Diane B. Kraft
Creac In The Real World, Diane B. Kraft
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This article will examine the extent to which common legal writing paradigms such as CREAC are used by attorneys in the "real world" of practice when writing on the kinds of issues law students may encounter in the first-year legal writing classroom. To that end, it will focus on the analysis of two factor-based criminal law issues: whether a defendant was in custody and whether a defendant had a reasonable expectation of privacy. In focusing on "first-year" issues, the article seeks not to examine whether organizational paradigms are used at all in legal analysis, but to discover whether and how …
Effective Writing Is Organized Writing, Melissa N. Henke
Effective Writing Is Organized Writing, Melissa N. Henke
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Effective legal writers organize their analysis with the reader in mind. This article focuses on two common techniques used in creating organized writing strong topic sentences and appropriate transitions.
Law, Legitimacy, And The Maligned Adverb, James M. Donovan
Law, Legitimacy, And The Maligned Adverb, James M. Donovan
James M. Donovan
The standard rules for good writing dictate that adverbs should be avoided. They undermine the effectiveness of the text and detract from the author’s point. Lawyers have incorporated this general rule, leading them not only to avoid adverbs in their own writings but also to overlook them in the writings of others, including statutes. However, as philosopher Michael Oakeshott has argued, law happens not in the rules but in the adverbs. Through its adverbs the law allows moral space for the citizen to consent to the social order, rather than merely conforming to an imposed command to comply. To become …
Helping International Students Avoid The Plagiarism Minefield: Suggestions From A Second Language Teacher And Writer, Diane B. Kraft
Helping International Students Avoid The Plagiarism Minefield: Suggestions From A Second Language Teacher And Writer, Diane B. Kraft
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In this column for Perspectives: Teaching and Writing, Professor Diane B. Kraft provides suggestions to address the problem of plagiarism by international law students.
Citations: Suggestions For Citing Authority Without Distracting The Reader, Kristin J. Hazelwood
Citations: Suggestions For Citing Authority Without Distracting The Reader, Kristin J. Hazelwood
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In this column for Kentucky Bar Association's magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Hazelwood makes four suggestions to "un-clutter" legal writing. Practitioners are encouraged to: (1) limit string citations; (2) keep citations at the end of the sentence; (3) use explanatory parentheticals to explain the significance of citations, but not to replace text; and (4) avoid unnecessary repetition.
Technology And Client Communications: Preparing Law Students And New Lawyers To Make Choices That Comply With The Ethical Duties Of Confidentiality, Competence, And Communication, Kristin J. Hazelwood
Technology And Client Communications: Preparing Law Students And New Lawyers To Make Choices That Comply With The Ethical Duties Of Confidentiality, Competence, And Communication, Kristin J. Hazelwood
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
That the use of technology has radically changed the legal profession is beyond dispute. Through technology, lawyers can now represent clients in faraway states and countries, and they can represent even local clients through a “virtual law office.” Gone are the times in which the lawyer’s choices for communicating with clients primarily involve preparing formal business letters to convey advice, holding in-person client meetings in the office, or conducting telephone calls with clients on landlines from the confines of the lawyer’s office. Not only do lawyers have choices about how to communicate with their clients, but they also frequently choose …
Take A P.A.S.S. On Your Next Legal Document, Melissa N. Henke
Take A P.A.S.S. On Your Next Legal Document, Melissa N. Henke
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In this column for Kentucky Bar Association's magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Henke suggests that writers to contemplate: Purpose, Audience, Scope, and Stance. The goal is to improve the legal writing of practicing lawyers.
Something Bad In Your Briefs, Richard H. Underwood
Something Bad In Your Briefs, Richard H. Underwood
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In a profession heavily driven by writing, plagiarism is an ethical issue that plagues the legal community. The legal profession generally views plagiarism as unethical, but often sends mixed messages by condemning it in some settings, but not others. In this short Commentary, Professor Underwood discusses the ethical implications of plagiarism in legal writing.
When Is Copying Ok In Legal Writing?, Diane B. Kraft
When Is Copying Ok In Legal Writing?, Diane B. Kraft
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In this column for Kentucky Bar Association's magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Diane B. Kraft discusses the best practices for copying in legal writing.
Give Outlines Another Chance, Melissa N. Henke
Give Outlines Another Chance, Melissa N. Henke
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Much has been written on the benefits of outlining for legal writing specifically and for other professional writing more generally. This commentary provides some of the more common benefits of outlining a legal document.
Checklists: Not Just For Pilots Anymore, Diane B. Kraft
Checklists: Not Just For Pilots Anymore, Diane B. Kraft
Law Faculty Popular Media
In this column for Kentucky Bar Association's magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Diane B. Kraft discusses how using checklists can improve an individual's legal writing skills.
The Perils Of Hyperbole, Diane B. Kraft
The Perils Of Hyperbole, Diane B. Kraft
Law Faculty Popular Media
In this column for Kentucky Bar Association's magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Diane B. Kraft makes suggestions about avoiding hyperbole in legal writing.
Commas And Colons And Semicolons - Oh My! 10 Rules To Remember, Diane B. Kraft
Commas And Colons And Semicolons - Oh My! 10 Rules To Remember, Diane B. Kraft
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In this column for Kentucky Bar Association's magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Kraft provides ten helpful grammar rules for commas. colons, and semicolons.
Wanted: Advocates Who Can Argue In Writing, J. Clifford Wallace
Wanted: Advocates Who Can Argue In Writing, J. Clifford Wallace
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
On Legal Style, George John Miller
Our Obsolete Legal English, Dagobert D. Runes
Our Obsolete Legal English, Dagobert D. Runes
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.