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2007

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Road To Legal Writing Paved With Attention To Reader, Kathleen Elliott Vinson Sep 2007

Road To Legal Writing Paved With Attention To Reader, Kathleen Elliott Vinson

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

Writers need to write for their reader, not themselves. Writers should think of their reader when drafting any document. Writers should be kind to their readers by being clear, concise, thorough and precise. This Article discusses ways writers can guide their reader throughout a document and make their points explicit and obvious.


Why I Teach, Kathleen Elliott Vinson Jan 2007

Why I Teach, Kathleen Elliott Vinson

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

When discussing learning in the context of academia, most people would think of students learning from the teacher but great teaching moments occur when a teacher reflects on what she has learned from the other side of the podium, from student to teacher. Teaching is not a one way linear approach, but rather is recursive and reflective for both student and teacher. In the end, the knowledge that a teacher has shared with her students may be as great as the knowledge that she has gained from them.