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Professional Legal Writing Declaring Your Independence, Patrick R. Hugg
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 …
Professional Writing Methodology , Patrick R. Hugg
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.”
Evidence Column, Paul R. Troeh Jr
Evidence Column, Paul R. Troeh Jr
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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The Art Of Legal Writing, Thomas E. Spahn
The Art Of Legal Writing, Thomas E. Spahn
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.
Rhetorical Judgments: Using Holistic Assessment To Improve The Quality Of Administrative Decisions, Roger J. Klurfeld, Steven Placek
Rhetorical Judgments: Using Holistic Assessment To Improve The Quality Of Administrative Decisions, Roger J. Klurfeld, Steven Placek
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
Federal, state, and local governments issue hundreds of thousands of administrative decisions annually. Considering the number of encounters the public has with administrative appeal agencies, administrative decisions may be the largest category of legal writing and reading interaction the public has with the legal system. Many of these agencies have identified writing quality - however they define it - as a priority in their strategic plans, but the overwhelming number of hearings and decisions, coupled with regulatory guidelines for timeliness, may subordinate this goal to other management priorities. Improving the quality of administrative decisions at these agencies presents a practical …
Summary Of Administrative Law Judge Responsibilities, Daniel F. Solomon
Summary Of Administrative Law Judge Responsibilities, Daniel F. Solomon
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.