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Tip Jars At The Law Library Reference Desk, Kelly Kunsch
Tip Jars At The Law Library Reference Desk, Kelly Kunsch
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Kelly Kunsch humorously argues for law reference librarians' right to accept tips for their service to the law school community.
Legal Writing: A Revised View, Chris Rideout, Jill J. Ramsfield
Legal Writing: A Revised View, Chris Rideout, Jill J. Ramsfield
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This article begins with the premise that most law students will become professional writers: that is, they will make their living from writing, whether in practice or academia. As such, they should be confident and comfortable with legal discourse and composition in practical, social, and intellectual contexts. That confidence must be based on good training throughout their law school careers, and that training must look beyond legal writing problems to solutions. To suggest solutions to legal writing problems, this article examines traditional definitions of legal writing, definitions that may themselves be impeding progress toward more effective training. It then offers …